Chris Mears vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Mears posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.44 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Chris Mears had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mears and Sterling Slaughter

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.89
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.89
10.89
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
38.76
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
35.49
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Chris Mears and Sterling Slaughter

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mears and Sterling Slaughter

Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
7.62
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-13.25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA