Jack Meyers

#74 RANKED AT POSITION

1909—1917

Catcher

BORN

July 29, 1880, in Riverside, CA

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-11 / 194

PRIMARY TEAM

New York Giants

.291

BATTING AVERAGE

992 GAMES

25.3 WAR

.367

ON-BASE PCT

276 RUNS

22.7 WAR7

.378

SLUGGING

826 HITS

12.4 WAR3

.744

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

14 HOME RUNS

4.1 WAR PER SEASON

Meyers was an excellent catcher for John McGraw’s Giants in the early 20th century. He handled the racism and overt prejudice that came with being a Native American at that time in America. Newspapers and teammates typically called him “Chief,” an unwanted nickname that indicates how insensitive American culture was at that time toward minority groups.

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Meyers	25.3	22.7	18.1	12.4	24.0	4.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	53.5	35.0	25.5	17.5	44.3	4.4

Hall of Fame Catchers Chart Comparison

Where Does Jack Meyers Rank

Among Catchers?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
74	56	55	35	59	56
EGG RANKING	WAR	WAR7	WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	WAR3	JAWS