How Lou Sleater's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Lou Sleater posted a career ERA of 4.7, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1950, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.86 that year. The highest point came in 1958 at 10.22, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.99 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.15 in 1956 to 3.76 in 1957 and 10.22 in 1958. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 10.22 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Lou Sleater Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Lou Sleater
| Lou Sleater
ERA | Lou Sleater
Component ERA | Lou Sleater
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.7 | 4.89 | 5.17 |
| Season Avg. | 4.7 | 4.89 | 5.17 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.7 | 4.89 | 5.17 |
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Lou Sleater ERA Per Season
Lou Sleater's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lou Sleater ERA by Team
Lou Sleater's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Sleater ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Lou Sleater's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Lou Sleater ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lou Sleater's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lou Sleater ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lou Sleater's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
