How Lou Sleater's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Lou Sleater posted a career Component ERA of 4.89, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1950, posting -0.56, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.95 that year. The highest point came in 1958 at 8.06, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.05 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.1 in 1956 to 3.48 in 1957 and 8.06 in 1958. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from -0.56 to 8.06 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Lou Sleater Lifetime Component ERA

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Season Avg.4.89
162 Game Avg.4.89
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Lou Sleater Component ERA Per Season

Lou Sleater's Component 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 Component ERA per season line chart

Lou Sleater Component ERA by Team

Lou Sleater's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Sleater career Component ERA by team bar chart

Lou Sleater Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Lou Sleater's career Component 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 Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Sleater Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lou Sleater's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lou Sleater Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lou Sleater's MLB career with Component 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.
Lou Sleater Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table