Jimmy Anderson vs. Sean Lowe — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Lowe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Lowe led in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 56), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 92). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 99). Role difference aside, Sean Lowe holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Sean Lowe

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
4.95
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
9.92
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.76
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.97
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967
40.23
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.34
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
34.88
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Sean Lowe

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.92
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Sean Lowe

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
13.81
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
96.37
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.2
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
52.85
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-4.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
200
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA