Derek Lowe played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2013, appearing in 681 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 176 W and 157 L, an ERA of 4.03, 1,722 SO, a WHIP of 1.33, and a WAR of 33.3.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Derek Lowe |
Date of Birth | June 1, 1973 |
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MLB Debut | 1997 |
📊 Career Summary
Derek Lowe appeared in 681 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1997 to 2013. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 377 (MLB Rank: 172) |
GF | 168 (MLB Rank: 375) |
W | 176 (MLB Rank: 175) |
L | 157 (MLB Rank: 134) |
SV | 86 (MLB Rank: 205) |
ERA | 4.03 (MLB Rank: 4,273) |
IP | 2671.1 (MLB Rank: 210) |
SHO | 4 (MLB Rank: 1,229) |
CG | 10 (MLB Rank: 2,120) |
SO | 1,722 (MLB Rank: 149) |
BB | 794 (MLB Rank: 263) |
H | 2,759 (MLB Rank: 175) |
HR | 217 (MLB Rank: 210) |
SO9 | 5.8 (MLB Rank: 4,211) |
BB9 | 2.68 (MLB Rank: 9,372) |
H9 | 9.3 (MLB Rank: 6,251) |
HR9 | 0.73 (MLB Rank: 5,890) |
WHIP | 1.33 (MLB Rank: 8,755) |
WAR | 33.3 (MLB Rank: 246) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2013)
In his final season (2013), Derek Lowe recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 2 |
W | 1 |
ERA | 9 |
IP | 13 |
SO | 8 |
BB | 3 |
H | 16 |
HR | 3 |
SO9 | 5.54 |
BB9 | 2.08 |
H9 | 11.08 |
HR9 | 2.08 |
WHIP | 1.462 |
WAR | −0.5 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2002, 21 W
- Most SO: 2007, 147 SO
- Most IP: 2005, 222 IP
- Best WAR: 2002, 7.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 2000, 2.57 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Derek Lowe appeared in 23 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.29, pitched 93 IP, struck out 69 batters, with 5 W and 7 L.
Derek Lowe Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | 2 | 6 | 6.13 | 0.25 | 0 | 52 | 69 | -0.5 | 1.406 | 11 | 74 | 23 | 49 | 47 | 75 | 4.85 | 6.8 | 2.26 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 298 |
1998 | 3 | 9 | 4.02 | 0.25 | 4 | 77 | 123 | 0.7 | 1.366 | 5 | 126 | 42 | 65 | 55 | 117 | 3.54 | 5.6 | 1.83 | 10 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 527 |
1999 | 6 | 3 | 2.63 | 0.667 | 15 | 80 | 109.1 | 3.5 | 0.997 | 7 | 84 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 191 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 74 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 436 |
2000 | 4 | 4 | 2.56 | 0.5 | 42 | 79 | 91.1 | 3.5 | 1.226 | 6 | 90 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 199 | 3.05 | 7.8 | 3.59 | 0 | 74 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 379 |
2001 | 5 | 10 | 3.53 | 0.333 | 24 | 82 | 91.2 | 2.2 | 1.44 | 7 | 103 | 29 | 39 | 36 | 127 | 3.37 | 8.1 | 2.83 | 3 | 67 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 404 |
2002 | 21 | 8 | 2.58 | 0.724 | 0 | 127 | 219.2 | 7.2 | 0.974 | 12 | 166 | 48 | 65 | 63 | 177 | 3.34 | 5.2 | 2.65 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 854 |
2003 | 17 | 7 | 4.47 | 0.708 | 0 | 110 | 203.1 | 2.8 | 1.416 | 17 | 216 | 72 | 113 | 101 | 105 | 4.26 | 4.9 | 1.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 886 |
2004 | 14 | 12 | 5.42 | 0.538 | 0 | 105 | 182.2 | -0.7 | 1.615 | 15 | 224 | 71 | 138 | 110 | 89 | 4.26 | 5.2 | 1.48 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 11 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 839 |
2005 | 12 | 15 | 3.61 | 0.444 | 0 | 146 | 222 | 1.5 | 1.252 | 28 | 223 | 55 | 113 | 89 | 114 | 4.16 | 5.9 | 2.65 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.1 | 9 | 2.2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 934 |
2006 | 16 | 8 | 3.63 | 0.667 | 0 | 123 | 218 | 4.7 | 1.266 | 14 | 221 | 55 | 97 | 88 | 124 | 3.68 | 5.1 | 2.24 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 913 |
2007 | 12 | 14 | 3.88 | 0.462 | 0 | 147 | 199.1 | 2.5 | 1.269 | 20 | 194 | 59 | 100 | 86 | 114 | 3.97 | 6.6 | 2.49 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 831 |
2008 | 14 | 11 | 3.24 | 0.56 | 0 | 147 | 211 | 4.5 | 1.133 | 14 | 194 | 45 | 84 | 76 | 129 | 3.26 | 6.3 | 3.27 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 851 |
2009 | 15 | 10 | 4.67 | 0.6 | 0 | 111 | 194.2 | 0.9 | 1.515 | 16 | 232 | 63 | 109 | 101 | 88 | 4.06 | 5.1 | 1.76 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 855 |
2010 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.571 | 0 | 136 | 193.2 | 2 | 1.368 | 18 | 204 | 61 | 88 | 86 | 98 | 3.89 | 6.3 | 2.23 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 824 |
2011 | 9 | 17 | 5.05 | 0.346 | 0 | 137 | 187 | -1 | 1.508 | 14 | 212 | 70 | 110 | 105 | 76 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.96 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 830 |
2012 | 9 | 11 | 5.11 | 0.45 | 1 | 55 | 142.2 | 0 | 1.619 | 10 | 180 | 51 | 88 | 81 | 77 | 4.37 | 3.5 | 1.08 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 640 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | -0.5 | 1.462 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 5.97 | 5.5 | 2.67 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 |