Sean Lowe vs. Fred Shepherd — Career Comparison

Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Shepherd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Shepherd 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. Sean Lowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 20.25 and 3.750 for Fred Shepherd. By the career numbers, Sean Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Lowe and Fred Shepherd

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
5.07
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
4.95
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
9.92
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.97
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
40.23
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.34
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
34.88
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Sean Lowe and Fred Shepherd

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
5.07
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.92
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.379
0.379
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Lowe and Fred Shepherd

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
550
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.15
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.16
-4.04
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA