David Hess vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

David Hess
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Hess 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. Lou Sleater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 6.25 and 1.545 for David Hess. By the career numbers, Lou Sleater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hess and Lou Sleater

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.7
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.42
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
40.78
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.42
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
35.53
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for David Hess and Lou Sleater

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.443
0.443
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Hess and Lou Sleater

David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3381.82
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
798.17
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-32.43
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA