Sean Lowe vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel 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. Tom Sunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 4.95 and 1.582 for Sean Lowe. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Lowe and Tom Sunkel

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
9.92
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.97
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
40.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
5.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
34.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Sean Lowe and Tom Sunkel

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.379
0.379
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Lowe and Tom Sunkel

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-4.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
200
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA