Lance McCullers vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers and Sterling Slaughter

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers and Sterling Slaughter

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers and Sterling Slaughter

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA