Rocky Childress vs. Grover Lowdermilk — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Grover Lowdermilk
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Grover Lowdermilk built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grover Lowdermilk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.542 compared to 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Grover Lowdermilk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Grover Lowdermilk

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.84
59.84
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.58
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590.1
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
5.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
4.51
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.56
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2542
38.75
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.02
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
5.03
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2129
32.46
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Grover Lowdermilk

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.1
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
37.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
58.34
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.52
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
70.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
63.93
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.75
90.75
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.689
1.689
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Grover Lowdermilk

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
364.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
570.15
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
74.63
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
53.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
12.83
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.91
17.63
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
98.51
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
98.51
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.81
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.34
4.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
70
208.96
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.97
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Grover Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100