Howard McGraner vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Howard McGraner
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard McGraner 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 7.11 and 1.526 for Howard McGraner. By the career numbers, Sterling Slaughter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard McGraner and Sterling Slaughter

Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.75
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.42
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
40.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Howard McGraner and Sterling Slaughter

Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard McGraner and Sterling Slaughter

Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
66.97
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
79.88
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA