Ray Herbert vs. Doug Slaten — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doug Slaten
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Slaten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Slaten led in home run suppression (HR9+ 148 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 141 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 78). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 97). Role difference aside, Doug Slaten holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Doug Slaten

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.29
49.29
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
9.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.8
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
6.57
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
40.26
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
35.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Doug Slaten

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.61
82.61
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Doug Slaten

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
374.31
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
216
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
600
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
133
122.02
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA