Willard Mains vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Willard Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Sterling Slaughter

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.08
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.18
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
40.99
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
35.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.99
40.99
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Sterling Slaughter

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.84
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Sterling Slaughter

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
207.69
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
572.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.69
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA