Derek Lowe vs. Zach McClellan — Career Comparison

Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Zach McClellan
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Lowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McClellan 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 5.79 and 1.929 for Zach McClellan. By the career numbers, Derek Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lowe and Zach McClellan

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.59
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2759
9.3
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
12.86
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.73
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
1.06
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10330
34.8
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
36.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Derek Lowe and Zach McClellan

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.53
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
2.33
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
2.27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lowe and Zach McClellan

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
13.26
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA