Derek Lowe Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Derek Lowe
NameDerek Lowe
Date of BirthJune 1, 1973
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1997
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Derek Lowe Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Derek Lowe.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS377 (MLB Rank: 172)
GF168 (MLB Rank: 382)
W176 (MLB Rank: 175)
L157 (MLB Rank: 135)
SV86 (MLB Rank: 210)
ERA4.03 (MLB Rank: 4,314)
IP2671.1 (MLB Rank: 210)
SHO4 (MLB Rank: 1,230)
CG10 (MLB Rank: 2,120)
SO1,722 (MLB Rank: 152)
BB794 (MLB Rank: 264)
H2,759 (MLB Rank: 175)
HR217 (MLB Rank: 216)
SO95.8 (MLB Rank: 4,350)
BB92.68 (MLB Rank: 9,526)
H99.3 (MLB Rank: 6,326)
HR90.73 (MLB Rank: 6,050)
WHIP1.33 (MLB Rank: 8,877)
WAR33.3 (MLB Rank: 247)

📊 Last Season Summary (2013)

In his final season (2013), Derek Lowe recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF2
W1
ERA9
IP13
SO8
BB3
H16
HR3
SO95.54
BB92.08
H911.08
HR92.08
WHIP1.462
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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