Russ Meyer vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Milt Steengrafe

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Milt Steengrafe

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Milt Steengrafe

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA