Rusty Gerhardt vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Rusty Gerhardt
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Rusty Gerhardt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sterling Slaughter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.75 and WHIP 1.974 compared to 7.07 and 1.850 for Rusty Gerhardt. By the career numbers, Sterling Slaughter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rusty Gerhardt and Sterling Slaughter

Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.75
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
11.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.1
11.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
5.55
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.094
1.094
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
41.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.77
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
36.08
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.64
41.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Rusty Gerhardt and Sterling Slaughter

Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rusty Gerhardt and Sterling Slaughter

Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Rusty Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA