Ed Chandler vs. Derek Lowe — Career Comparison

Ed Chandler
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Derek Lowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Chandler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Lowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Derek Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Chandler and Derek Lowe

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.4
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2759
9.3
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
5.8
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
39.74
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10330
34.8
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Ed Chandler and Derek Lowe

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8014
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2671.1
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Chandler and Derek Lowe

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
489.89
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
105.62
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
28.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
60.67
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.81
13.26
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.58
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.28
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100