Sean Lowe vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Sean Lowe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.95 and 1.582 for Sean Lowe. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Lowe and Roy Witherup

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
9.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
5.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
40.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
34.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Sean Lowe and Roy Witherup

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Lowe and Roy Witherup

Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
6200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.16
-4.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA