Brian Edmondson vs. Derek Lowe — Career Comparison

Brian Edmondson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Derek Lowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Edmondson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Lowe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 85), and strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 68). Role difference aside, Derek Lowe holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Edmondson and Derek Lowe

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.53
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.98
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2759
9.3
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.29
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.19
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
5.8
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
40.34
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.43
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.45
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.01
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
34.46
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Brian Edmondson and Derek Lowe

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.06
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.96
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Edmondson and Derek Lowe

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
3025
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
73.03
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.61
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.73
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
25.78
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
18.58
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
91.01
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
28.09
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
16.2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.81
13.26
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100