What years did Lou Sleater play?

Lou Sleater played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1958.

Was Lou Sleater a pitcher?

Yes. Lou Sleater pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 152 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lou Sleater hit?

Lou Sleater hit 4 career home runs with 21 hits.

Lou Sleater

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1958)

W–L 12–18

ERA 4.70

WHIP 1.59

SO 152

Pitcher PIV -4617.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 9/8/1926 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 3/25/2013 in Timonium, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1950-04-25
Last Game: 1958-09-28

Full name: Louis Mortimer Sleater

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	18	131	21	7	1	5	300.7	306	157	32	172	152	4.70	-4617.0

Career ERA 4.70 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 18.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1950	SLA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
1951	SLA	AL	1	9	20	8	4	0	1	81.0	88	46	53	33	5.11	4.04 (-27%)	-1814.8
1952	SLA	AL	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	8.7	9	7	5	1	7.27	—	0.0
1952	WS1	AL	4	2	14	9	3	1	0	57.0	56	23	30	22	3.63	3.70 (+2%)	-730.4
1955	KC1	AL	1	1	16	1	0	0	0	25.7	33	22	21	11	7.71	4.00 (-93%)	-953.8
1956	ML1	NL	2	2	25	1	0	0	2	45.7	42	16	27	32	3.15	3.96 (+20%)	-553.9
1957	DET	AL	3	3	41	0	0	0	2	69.3	61	29	28	43	3.76	3.83 (+2%)	-564.1
1958	DET	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5.3	3	4	6	4	6.75	—	0.0
1958	BAL	AL	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	7.0	14	10	2	5	12.86	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			12	18	131	21	7	1	5	300.2	306	157	172	152	4.70	—	-4,617

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
145	103	8	21	0	1	4	12	0	4	11	.204	.234	.340	.573	0

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 21.2% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.

Career SLG .340 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 13.0% below league average.

Career OPS .573 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 20.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1950	SLA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	SLA	AL	25	31	2	7	1	0	1	2	5	.226	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	SLA	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	WS1	AL	15	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	KC1	AL	21	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	ML1	NL	25	10	1	5	0	0	2	1	3	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	DET	AL	41	20	4	5	0	3	7	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	DET	AL	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	BAL	AL	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			145	103	8	21	1	4	12	4	11	.204	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	81	58	6	13	4	9	.224
Away	64	46	2	8	0	3	.174

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	71	168.1	160	76	106	82	4.06
Away	60	132.1	146	81	66	69	5.51

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1958-09-28	BAL	NYY	L	1	0
1958-09-19	BAL	NYY	W	1	1
1958-08-27	BAL	CLE	L	0	0
1958-08-12	BAL	NYY	L	0	0
1958-06-14	BAL	CHW	L	0	0
1958-06-13	BAL	CHW	L	1	0
1958-06-10	BAL	CLE	L	1	0
1958-06-04	BAL	DET	W	1	0
1958-06-02	BAL	MIN	L	1	0
1958-05-23	DET	NYY	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1958-09-28	BAL	NYY	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
1958-09-19	BAL	NYY	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1958-08-27	BAL	CLE	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	0
1958-08-12	BAL	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1958-06-14	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	4	4	4	1	0	0
1958-06-10	BAL	CLE	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
1958-05-23	DET	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1958-05-21	DET	BAL	—	1.2	1	2	2	2	1	1
1958-05-15	DET	CLE	—	1.0	1	2	2	3	0	1
1958-04-18	DET	CLE	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	131	2	11	47	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1950	SLA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1951	SLA	P	20	0	2	10	1	1
1952	SLA	P	4	0	0	2	0	0
1952	WS1	P	14	0	0	6	1	0
1955	KC1	P	16	1	2	3	0	0
1956	ML1	P	25	1	4	11	0	0
1957	DET	P	41	0	2	11	3	2
1958	DET	P	4	0	0	2	0	0
1958	BAL	P	6	0	1	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	131

Frequently Asked Questions about Lou Sleater

What years did Lou Sleater play?: Lou Sleater played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1958.
Was Lou Sleater a pitcher?: Yes. Lou Sleater pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 152 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lou Sleater hit?: Lou Sleater hit 4 career home runs with 21 hits.