Welcome Gaston vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Welcome Gaston
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Welcome Gaston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Welcome Gaston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.737 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Welcome Gaston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Welcome Gaston and Sterling Slaughter

Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
42.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.737
1.737
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
35.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.16
42.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Welcome Gaston and Sterling Slaughter

Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Welcome Gaston and Sterling Slaughter

Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
86.6
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA