Sean Lowe vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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. Rip Sewell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.95 and 1.582 for Sean Lowe. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Lowe and Rip Sewell

Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
4.95
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
9.92
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
8.92
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.97
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
40.23
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
5.34
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
34.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Sean Lowe and Rip Sewell

Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.92
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.379
0.379
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Lowe and Rip Sewell

Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-4.04
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
200
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100