Merandy Gonzalez vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Merandy Gonzalez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Merandy Gonzalez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Merandy Gonzalez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.73 and WHIP 1.818 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Merandy Gonzalez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merandy Gonzalez and Sterling Slaughter

Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
12.68
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
11.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.77
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
42.14
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
38.86
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
37.45
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.14
42.14
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Merandy Gonzalez and Sterling Slaughter

Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merandy Gonzalez and Sterling Slaughter

Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA