Bob Porterfield vs Russ Meyer

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Bob Porterfield and Russ Meyer compared on their MLB careers: Bob Porterfield played 12 seasons, 1948 to 1959, Russ Meyer 13 seasons, 1946 to 1959. Bob Porterfield has 87 wins to Russ Meyer's 94. Bob Porterfield won 3 titles, Russ Meyer won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Porterfield and Russ Meyer career totals
318GP319
87W94
97L73
3.8ERA4.0
1567.2IP1531.1
572K672
552BB541
1.4WHIP1.4
8SV5

Titles and awards

  • Bob Porterfield: 3 championships; none on file
  • Russ Meyer: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Porterfield and Russ Meyer season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1948534.501946003.18
2nd1949254.061947323.40
3rd1950118.69194810103.66
4th1951983.5019491783.08
5th195213142.7219509115.30
6th195322103.351951893.48
7th195413153.32195213143.14
8th195510174.4519531554.56
9th19563125.1419541163.99
10th1957444.051955625.42
11th1958463.341956166.21
12th1959125.291957005.40
13th————1959104.50

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA