Bumpus Jones vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Bumpus Jones
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Bumpus Jones 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 7.99 and 1.896 for Bumpus Jones. By the career numbers, Sterling Slaughter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bumpus Jones and Sterling Slaughter

Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.75
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.3
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
45.14
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
43.03
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9.29
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.896
1.896
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.858
1.858
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
35.86
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Bumpus Jones and Sterling Slaughter

Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.93
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bumpus Jones and Sterling Slaughter

Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
80.65
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
79.66
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA