Steve Slayton vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Steve Slayton
Greatest GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Slayton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Slayton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Steve Slayton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Slayton and Steve Smyth

Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
33.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Steve Slayton and Steve Smyth

Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Slayton and Steve Smyth

Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
10.54
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA