Willie Blair vs. Lou Lowdermilk — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Lowdermilk
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Lowdermilk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Lowdermilk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.04 and 1.476 for Willie Blair. By the career numbers, Lou Lowdermilk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Lou Lowdermilk

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.25
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.38
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.93
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.36
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.48
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
38.25
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.41
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Lou Lowdermilk

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3822
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.99
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.51
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.45
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Lou Lowdermilk

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
20
480
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
534.94
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
15.7
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
9.27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
321.69
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
360
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA