Jose Mercedes vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Sleater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. By the career numbers, Lou Sleater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Lou Sleater

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Lou Sleater

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Lou Sleater

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
145
798.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
566.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA