Rick Grapenthin vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Grapenthin 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 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Sterling Slaughter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Sterling Slaughter

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.75
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
39.97
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Sterling Slaughter

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Sterling Slaughter

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA