Jim Mertz vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Mertz posted a stronger line than Sterling Slaughter. Jim Mertz posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.63 vs 5.75) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.974). By the career numbers, Jim Mertz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Mertz and Sterling Slaughter

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Jim Mertz and Sterling Slaughter

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mertz and Sterling Slaughter

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
460.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
26.28
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
25.55
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA