Russ Meyer vs. Manny Sarmiento — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Manny Sarmiento
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Sarmiento as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Manny Sarmiento posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ Meyer. By the career numbers, Manny Sarmiento had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Manny Sarmiento

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
8.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.18
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.01
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.96
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
37.39
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.37
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.92
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1903
33.34
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Manny Sarmiento

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.37
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Manny Sarmiento

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
1321.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
87
501.92
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
7.91
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
14
80.77
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-4.6
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
65.38
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA