Tug McGraw vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tug McGraw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Tug McGraw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tug McGraw and Sterling Slaughter

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.46
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Tug McGraw and Sterling Slaughter

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.357
0.357
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tug McGraw and Sterling Slaughter

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA