Mac MacArthur vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mac MacArthur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Mac MacArthur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Sterling Slaughter

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.02
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.87
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
41.54
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
37.45
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Sterling Slaughter

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Sterling Slaughter

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
7.62
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-11.28
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA