Ed Green vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Ed Green
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Green 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 5.8 and 1.890 for Ed Green. By the career numbers, Sterling Slaughter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Green and Sterling Slaughter

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.04
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.8
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.75
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
12.58
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
11.15
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.43
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
43.96
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
43.03
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
8.67
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.858
1.858
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
39.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
37.45
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Ed Green and Sterling Slaughter

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.42
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.78
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.31
89.31
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Green and Sterling Slaughter

Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
164.79
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
532.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
25.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
76.06
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
84.51
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
19.36
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA