Dick Midkiff vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Dick Midkiff
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Midkiff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Midkiff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.811 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Dick Midkiff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Midkiff and Sterling Slaughter

Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
10.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.55
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
43.05
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
43.03
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.811
1.811
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.7
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
37.45
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.05
43.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Dick Midkiff and Sterling Slaughter

Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Midkiff and Sterling Slaughter

Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
13
780
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
35.04
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
29.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA