Matt Harrison vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Matt Harrison
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harrison built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Harrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. By the career numbers, Matt Harrison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harrison and Lou Sleater

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.21
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
9.48
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.97
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.15
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
5.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2863
38.55
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
34.78
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Matt Harrison and Lou Sleater

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.17
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.54
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harrison and Lou Sleater

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
3709.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
798.17
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.32
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.86
-50.65
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
327.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA