Lee Griffeth vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Lee Griffeth
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Griffeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Griffeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Lee Griffeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Griffeth and Sterling Slaughter

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.87
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.93
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
7.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
37.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
32.87
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Lee Griffeth and Sterling Slaughter

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Griffeth and Sterling Slaughter

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA