What years did Jack Meyer play?

Jack Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1961.

Was Jack Meyer a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Meyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 375 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Meyer hit?

Jack Meyer hit 1 career home runs with 14 hits.

Jack Meyer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1961)

W–L 24–34

ERA 3.92

WHIP 1.38

SO 375

Pitcher PIV 948.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 3/23/1932 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 3/9/1967 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-04-16
Last Game: 1961-04-30

Full name: John Robert Meyer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	34	202	24	4	0	21	455.0	385	198	49	244	375	3.92	948.3

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1955	PHI	NL	6	11	50	5	0	16	110.3	75	42	66	97	3.43	4.00 (+14%)	-377.8
1956	PHI	NL	7	11	41	7	2	2	96.0	86	47	51	66	4.41	3.96 (-11%)	411.8
1957	PHI	NL	0	2	19	2	0	0	37.7	44	24	28	34	5.73	3.83 (-50%)	-1453.8
1958	PHI	NL	3	6	37	5	1	2	90.3	77	36	33	87	3.59	3.86 (+7%)	2373.6
1959	PHI	NL	5	3	47	1	1	1	93.7	76	35	53	71	3.36	3.90 (+14%)	-238.1
1960	PHI	NL	3	1	7	4	0	0	25.0	25	12	11	18	4.32	3.82 (-13%)	232.6
1961	PHI	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	2	2	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			24	34	202	24	4	21	455.0	385	198	244	375	3.92	—	948

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
202	86	6	14	0	1	1	3	0	8	31	.163	.234	.221	.455	0

Career AVG .163 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 28.4% below league average.

Career SLG .221 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Career OPS .455 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 36.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1955	PHI	NL	50	20	2	2	1	0	1	4	7	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	PHI	NL	41	20	1	4	0	1	1	1	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	PHI	NL	19	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	PHI	NL	37	18	1	5	0	0	1	0	2	.278	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	PHI	NL	47	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	PHI	NL	7	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	PHI	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			202	86	6	14	1	1	3	8	31	.163	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	107	45	2	7	0	1	.156
Away	95	41	4	7	1	2	.171

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	107	251.0	205	95	108	229	3.41
Away	95	204.0	180	102	136	146	4.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1961-04-30	PHI	STL	W	0	0	0	0	0
1960-05-22	PHI	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0
1960-05-14	PHI	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	2
1960-05-08	PHI	LAD	W	2	0	1	0	1
1960-05-03	PHI	CHC	W	2	1	0	1	1
1960-04-27	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1960-04-21	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1960-04-17	PHI	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1959-09-25	PHI	ATL	W	2	0	0	0	1
1959-09-22	PHI	CIN	W	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1961-04-30	PHI	STL	—	2.0	2	2	2	2	2	1
1960-05-22	PHI	LAD	—	0.1	3	4	3	1	0	0
1960-05-14	PHI	CIN	W	8.0	5	2	2	4	5	1
1960-05-08	PHI	LAD	W	6.0	6	1	1	2	2	0
1960-05-03	PHI	CHC	W	5.0	3	3	3	1	5	1
1960-04-27	PHI	PIT	L	3.2	6	2	2	2	4	0
1960-04-21	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1960-04-17	PHI	ATL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1959-09-25	PHI	ATL	W	5.2	4	0	0	2	3	0
1959-09-22	PHI	CIN	SV	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	202	24	24	61	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1955	PHI	P	50	5	6	13	1	0
1956	PHI	P	41	7	4	17	1	2
1957	PHI	P	19	2	5	6	0	0
1958	PHI	P	37	5	4	7	1	1
1959	PHI	P	47	1	4	14	1	2
1960	PHI	P	7	4	1	4	0	0
1961	PHI	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	202

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1955	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	3.0	336	0
1955	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	7.0	24	7

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Meyer

What years did Jack Meyer play?: Jack Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1961.
Was Jack Meyer a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Meyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 375 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Meyer hit?: Jack Meyer hit 1 career home runs with 14 hits.