During his playing career, Meyer was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

[2] In 1972, Meyer enrolled in Santa Ana College where he played second base on the school's baseball team.

[4] In 1972, at the age of 19, Meyer made his professional baseball debut in the Detroit Tigers minor league organization.

[5] During his second professional season in 1973, Meyer was assigned to the Lakeland Tigers of the Class-A Florida State League.

[citation needed] Meyer began the 1974 season in the minor leagues with the Evansville Triplets of the Triple-A American Association.

On September 14, 1974, he made his MLB debut with the Tigers in a game against the New York Yankees, where in one at bat he went hitless.

[citation needed] During the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft, Meyer was selected by the Seattle Mariners, who chose him ninth overall.

[15] Meyer also set multiple career highs in 1977 that would stand until the end of his professional tenure in games played, plate appearances (639), at bats (582), runs scored, hits, home runs, RBIs, walks (43), strikeouts (51), on-base percentage (.320), and total bases (257).

[citation needed] In 1984, Meyer found himself starting the season in the minor league for the first time in ten years.

With the Tacoma Tigers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, Meyer batted .293 with 134 hits, 19 doubles, two triples, and seven home runs in 124 games played.

[19] As a member of the Athletics, Meyer batted .318 with one run scored, seven hits, three doubles, one triple, and four RBIs in 20 games played.

For the duration of the 1985 season, Meyer played with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, who were the minor league affiliates of the Detroit Tigers.

With the Sounds that year, Meyer batted .225 with 36 hits, 13 doubles, one triple, and one home run in 51 games played.

Meyer played in the inaugural season of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989–1990 as a member of the Bradenton Explorers.