Egg logo
Chief meyers catcher 768x518

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

Where Does Jack Meyers Rank Among Catchers?

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

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Meyers
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.025.322.718.112.4244.153.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
Download SVG
Download PNG
Download CSV