Sterling Slaughter vs. Mike Walters — Career Comparison

Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Walters
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Walters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Walters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Mike Walters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sterling Slaughter and Mike Walters

Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.7
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.99
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
8.49
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.48
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
37.74
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.35
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.6
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
32.93
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Sterling Slaughter and Mike Walters

Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.7
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.23
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sterling Slaughter and Mike Walters

Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
7.62
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-13.25
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA