Russ Meyer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1959)

W–L 94–73
ERA 3.99
WHIP 1.40
SO 672
Pitcher PIV 5650.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
10/25/1923 in Peru, IL, USA
Died
11/16/1997 in Oglesby, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1946-09-13
Last Game
1959-06-28

Full name: Russell Charles Meyer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
94 73 319 219 65 13 5 1531.3 1,606 679 136 541 672 3.99 5650.9

Career ERA 3.99 vs. league average 3.97 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 SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1946 CHN NL 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 17.0 21 6 10 10 3.18 3.59 (+12%) -473.1
1947 CHN NL 3 2 23 2 1 0 0 45.0 43 17 14 22 3.40 3.97 (+14%) 111.1
1948 CHN NL 10 10 29 26 8 3 0 164.7 157 67 77 89 3.66 4.10 (+11%) 1526.5
1949 PHI NL 17 8 37 28 14 2 1 213.0 199 73 70 78 3.08 4.12 (+25%) 2700.8
1950 PHI NL 9 11 32 25 3 0 1 159.7 193 94 67 74 5.30 4.36 (-22%) -1216.0
1951 PHI NL 8 9 28 24 7 2 0 168.0 172 65 55 65 3.48 4.04 (+14%) 1351.9
1952 PHI NL 13 14 37 32 14 1 1 232.3 235 81 65 92 3.14 3.70 (+15%) 4144.1
1953 BRO NL 15 5 34 32 10 2 0 191.3 201 97 63 106 4.56 4.14 (-10%) -229.2
1954 BRO NL 11 6 36 28 6 2 0 180.3 193 80 49 70 3.99 3.90 (-2%) 944.5
1955 BRO NL 6 2 18 11 2 1 0 73.0 86 44 31 26 5.42 4.00 (-36%) -649.5
1956 CHN NL 1 6 20 9 0 0 0 57.0 71 40 26 28 6.32 3.96 (-59%) -2001.9
1956 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1957 BOS AL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5.0 10 3 3 1 5.40 — 0.0
1959 KC1 AL 1 0 18 0 0 0 1 24.0 24 12 11 10 4.50 3.90 (-15%) -558.4
Career · 14 seasons 94 73 319 219 65 13 5 1,531.1 1,606 679 541 672 3.99 — 5,651

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
319 484 26 55 6 2 1 25 0 22 146 .114 .154 .140 .294 -4,084

Career AVG .114 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 56.3% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 53.9% below league average.

Career SLG .140 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Career OPS .294 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1946 CHN NL 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1947 CHN NL 23 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1948 CHN NL 29 56 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 19 .107 .263 (-59%) .340 (-68%) .379 (-62%) .719 (-65%) -593.6
1949 PHI NL 37 70 3 10 2 1 0 4 0 2 19 .143 .262 (-46%) .343 (-51%) .384 (-48%) .727 (-50%) -581.5
1950 PHI NL 32 50 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 20 .140 .265 (-47%) .346 (-45%) .401 (-60%) .747 (-53%) -444.4
1951 PHI NL 28 48 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 3 8 .104 — — — — -490.3
1952 PHI NL 37 79 4 7 1 0 1 6 0 3 23 .089 .252 (-65%) .326 (-59%) .369 (-62%) .696 (-61%) -755.4
1953 BRO NL 34 75 6 11 1 0 0 2 0 3 21 .147 .264 (-44%) .335 (-47%) .397 (-60%) .733 (-54%) -653.4
1954 BRO NL 36 47 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 20 .043 — — — — -565.6
1955 BRO NL 18 27 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 10 .037 — — — — 0.0
1956 CHN NL 20 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083 — — — — 0.0
1956 CIN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1957 BOS AL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1959 KC1 AL 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 319 484 26 55 6 2 1 25 0 22 146 .114 — — — — -4,084

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1955 WS BRO 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1953 WS BRO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1950 WS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 4 0 0 11.7 16 4 6 10 3.09

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1955 WS BRO 0 0 1 0 0 5.7 4 0 2 4 0.00
1953 WS BRO 0 0 1 0 0 4.3 8 3 4 5 6.23
1950 WS PHI 0 1 2 0 0 1.7 4 1 0 1 5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home157223112807.126
Away1622611527118.103

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home157770.08083532663534.13
Away162761.27993252783223.84

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1959-06-28 KC1MINL 000000000
1959-06-26 KC1MINL 000000000
1959-06-25 KC1NYYL 000000000
1959-06-23 KC1NYYL 000000000
1959-06-18 KC1MINL 000000000
1959-06-15 KC1MINL 100000001
1959-06-11 KC1NYYW 000000000
1959-06-09 KC1NYYL 000000000
1959-06-07 KC1BALL 000000000
1959-06-04 KC1BOSL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1959-06-28 KC1MIN — 0.0211000
1959-06-26 KC1MIN — 1.2233201
1959-06-25 KC1NYY — 0.0211101
1959-06-23 KC1NYY — 1.0211000
1959-06-18 KC1MIN — 2.0200010
1959-06-15 KC1MIN — 3.0311210
1959-06-11 KC1NYY SV 0.2000000
1959-06-09 KC1NYY — 2.0311210
1959-06-07 KC1BAL — 2.0100110
1959-06-04 KC1BOS — 1.2100020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 319 49 69 257 13 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1946 CHN P 4 0 0 4 0 0
1947 CHN P 23 0 1 6 0 1
1948 CHN P 29 0 12 26 1 0
1949 PHI P 37 0 14 28 1 3
1950 PHI P 32 0 8 31 0 4
1951 PHI P 28 0 5 21 1 1
1952 PHI P 37 0 8 37 4 6
1953 BRO P 34 0 8 33 3 1
1954 BRO P 36 28 5 27 3 0
1955 BRO P 18 11 1 21 0 1
1956 CHN P 20 9 4 17 0 2
1956 CIN P 1 0 1 0 0 0
1957 BOS P 2 1 0 4 0 0
1959 KC1 P 18 0 2 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 319

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1949 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 8.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Russ Meyer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Cal McLish
    92-92, 4.00 ERA
  2. 78
    Ruben Gomez
    76-86, 4.09 ERA
  3. 76
    Tex Carleton
    100-76, 3.91 ERA
  4. 74
    Bob Walk
    105-81, 4.03 ERA
  5. 66
    Carl Morton
    87-92, 3.73 ERA
  6. 65
    Jim Wilson
    86-89, 4.01 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Russ Meyer

What years did Russ Meyer play?
Russ Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1959.
Was Russ Meyer a pitcher?
Yes. Russ Meyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 94 wins and 672 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Russ Meyer hit?
Russ Meyer hit 1 career home runs with 55 hits.