Lou Sleater vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Kerry Wood 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. Kerry Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. By the career numbers, Kerry Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Sleater and Kerry Wood

Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
9.16
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
4.34
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Lou Sleater and Kerry Wood

Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.443
0.443
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Sleater and Kerry Wood

Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
666.83
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
87.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
68.32
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.4
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.41
28.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
127.72
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
103.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
47.52
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
71.29
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.59
23.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
16.34
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA