Lou Sleater vs. Vern Underhill — Career Comparison

Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Underhill
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Underhill built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Sleater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.7 and 2.092 for Vern Underhill. By the career numbers, Lou Sleater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Sleater and Vern Underhill

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.72
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.99
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.7
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
11.15
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
5.15
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.68
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.95
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1367
40.92
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
44.83
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.62
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.42
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.42
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.092
2.092
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
35.53
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.92
40.92
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83

Fielding Stats for Lou Sleater and Vern Underhill

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.443
0.443
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Sleater and Vern Underhill

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
15
642.86
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
115.6
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.76
48.25
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
192.66
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
137.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.81
42.99
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.85
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA