Elmer Myers vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Elmer Myers
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elmer Myers built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.06 and 1.441 for Elmer Myers. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Myers and Skel Roach

Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.31
43.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
9.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
38.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
5.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4256
34.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Elmer Myers and Skel Roach

Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.108
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Myers and Skel Roach

Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
266.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
566.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
127.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
105.96
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.39
39.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
155.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
145.87
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
101.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.65
43.55
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
89.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA