Kent Mercker vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Mercker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kent Mercker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Kent Mercker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kent Mercker and Sterling Slaughter

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.02
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
4.16
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.88
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
4.12
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.37
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5792
39.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.59
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Kent Mercker and Sterling Slaughter

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Mercker and Sterling Slaughter

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
1485.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
527.66
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
14.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
82.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.53
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.57
-1.21
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
244.68
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
46.81
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA