Sean Lowe vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Lowe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Sanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 4.95 and 1.582 for Sean Lowe. By the career numbers, Fred Sanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Lowe and Fred Sanford

Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
4.95
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
4.45
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
9.92
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9.29
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.81
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.97
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
3.45
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
40.23
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
39.99
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
5.34
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
34.88
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
35.23
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Sean Lowe and Fred Sanford

Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.92
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.379
0.379
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Lowe and Fred Sanford

Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
538.82
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.14
26.21
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-4.04
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
21.04
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.24
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
200
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
157.65
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
32.94
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0