Sean Lowe vs. Greg Smith — Career Comparison

Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greg Smith
MillenialLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Greg Smith 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. Greg Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 4.95 and 1.582 for Sean Lowe. By the career numbers, Greg Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Lowe and Greg Smith

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.95
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.51
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
9.92
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.56
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.14
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.97
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.36
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.57
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
40.23
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
38.54
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
5.34
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.71
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.63
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
34.88
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
33.24
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Sean Lowe and Greg Smith

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.41
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.73
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.92
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.73
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Lowe and Greg Smith

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1326.32
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
67.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-4.04
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
76.9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA