Fred Archer vs. Sean Lowe — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Sean Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Sean Lowe

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
4.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
9.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
40.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
34.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Sean Lowe

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.379
0.379
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Sean Lowe

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-4.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA