Jamie Arnold vs. Bill Slayback — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Slayback
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Slayback built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Slayback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Bill Slayback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Bill Slayback

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.79
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.012
1.012
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
38.97
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
34.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Bill Slayback

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.49
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.88
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Bill Slayback

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1008
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
552
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
15.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
11.21
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Slayback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Slayback
Career
Per 600 PA