Sean Lowe vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.95 and 1.582 for Sean Lowe. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Lowe and Joe Smith

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.53
60.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.95
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
9.92
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.97
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
40.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
5.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
34.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Sean Lowe and Joe Smith

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Lowe and Joe Smith

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-4.04
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100