Derek Lowe was born on Friday, June 1, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan. Lowe was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1997, with the Seattle Mariners. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Derek Lowe baseball stats page.
"That (winning Game 4 of the 2004 World Series) was classic Derek (Lowe). He's not orthodox about the way he does things, but there is no doubt about the ability he has and the size of his heart." - Timlin, Mike. Boston Red Sox Relief Pitcher. Post Game Press Conference. 28 October 2004.
Derek LoweDerek Lowe Autograph on a 1995 Signature Series Baseball Card (#22) |
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Derek LoweDerek Lowe Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1997 | 24 | Mariners | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 234 | 59 | 41 | 43 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1997 | 24 | Red Sox | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1998 | 25 | Red Sox | 63 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 4.02 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 123.0 | 527 | 126 | 55 | 65 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 0 | - |
1999 | 26 | Red Sox | 74 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 109.1 | 436 | 84 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
2000 | 27 | Red Sox | 74 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 91.1 | 379 | 90 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2001 | 28 | Red Sox | 67 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 91.2 | 404 | 103 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 82 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
2002 | 29 | Red Sox | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .724 | 2.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 219.2 | 854 | 166 | 63 | 65 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 127 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 30 | Red Sox | 33 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 203.1 | 886 | 216 | 101 | 113 | 17 | 72 | 4 | 110 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 31 | Red Sox | 33 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 5.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182.2 | 839 | 224 | 110 | 138 | 15 | 71 | 2 | 105 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 32 | Dodgers | 35 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3.61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 222.0 | 934 | 223 | 89 | 113 | 28 | 55 | 1 | 146 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
2006 | 33 | Dodgers | 35 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 218.0 | 913 | 221 | 88 | 97 | 14 | 55 | 2 | 123 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
2007 | 34 | Dodgers | 33 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 3.88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 199.1 | 831 | 194 | 86 | 100 | 20 | 59 | 2 | 147 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 35 | Dodgers | 34 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211.0 | 851 | 194 | 76 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 7 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 36 | Braves | 34 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194.2 | 855 | 232 | 101 | 109 | 16 | 63 | 7 | 111 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
2010 | 37 | Braves | 33 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193.2 | 824 | 204 | 86 | 88 | 18 | 61 | 10 | 136 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
2011 | 38 | Braves | 34 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 5.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187.0 | 830 | 212 | 105 | 110 | 14 | 70 | 4 | 137 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 39 | Indians | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119.0 | 542 | 156 | 73 | 79 | 8 | 45 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 39 | Yankees | 17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 98 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 40 | Rangers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 57 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
17 Years | 681 | 377 | 168 | 176 | 157 | .529 | 4.03 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 2,671.1 | 11,358 | 2,759 | 1,195 | 1,333 | 217 | 794 | 67 | 1,722 | 54 | 78 | 13 | 29 |
Derek LoweDerek Lowe Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1997 | 24 | Mariners | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1997 | 24 | Red Sox | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1998 | 25 | Red Sox | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
1999 | 26 | Red Sox | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2000 | 27 | Red Sox | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2001 | 28 | Red Sox | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2002 | 29 | Red Sox | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
2003 | 30 | Red Sox | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2004 | 31 | Red Sox | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
2005 | 32 | Dodgers | 35 | 65 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .179 | .185 |
2006 | 33 | Dodgers | 35 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .094 | .145 | .125 |
2007 | 34 | Dodgers | 33 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .119 | .185 | .119 |
2008 | 35 | Dodgers | 34 | 65 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .176 | .138 |
2009 | 36 | Braves | 34 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .276 | .222 |
2010 | 37 | Braves | 33 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .151 | .224 | .226 |
2011 | 38 | Braves | 34 | 52 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .232 | .308 |
2012 | 39 | Indians | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
2012 | 39 | Yankees | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2013 | 40 | Rangers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 681 | 436 | 30 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 129 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .149 | .201 | .186 |
Derek LoweDerek Lowe Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1997 Mariners | P | 12 | 9 | 159 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.36 |
1997 Red Sox | P | 8 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.81 |
1998 Red Sox | P | 63 | 10 | 369 | 40 | 0.6 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.63 |
1999 Red Sox | P | 74 | 0 | 328 | 22 | 0.3 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.81 |
2000 Red Sox | P | 74 | 0 | 274 | 18 | 0.2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.77 |
2001 Red Sox | P | 67 | 3 | 275 | 24 | 0.4 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.26 |
2002 Red Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 659 | 49 | 1.5 | 49 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.01 |
2003 Red Sox | P | 33 | 33 | 203 | 65 | 2.0 | 65 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.65 |
2004 Red Sox | P | 33 | 33 | 366 | 64 | 1.9 | 61 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 4.50 |
2005 Dodgers | P | 35 | 35 | 666 | 70 | 2.0 | 69 | 21 | 48 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.80 |
2006 Dodgers | P | 35 | 34 | 654 | 71 | 2.0 | 68 | 19 | 49 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.81 |
2007 Dodgers | P | 33 | 32 | 597 | 39 | 1.2 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
2008 Dodgers | P | 34 | 34 | 633 | 56 | 1.6 | 54 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.30 |
2009 Braves | P | 34 | 34 | 585 | 43 | 1.3 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 1.89 |
2010 Braves | P | 33 | 33 | 582 | 44 | 1.3 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.04 |
2011 Braves | P | 34 | 34 | 561 | 44 | 1.3 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
2012 Indians | P | 21 | 21 | 357 | 20 | 1.0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.51 |
2012 Yankees | P | 17 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 0.4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.90 |
2013 Rangers | P | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 681 | 377 | 7,426 | 690 | 1.0 | 673 | 220 | 453 | 17 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.45 | |
17 Years | 681 | 377 | 7,426 | 690 | 1.0 | 673 | 220 | 453 | 17 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.45 |
Derek LoweDerek Lowe Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1997 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.95 | 6.62 | 3.40 |
1997 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.33 | 7.31 | 1.69 |
1998 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.83 | 5.63 | 3.07 |
1999 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.20 | 6.59 | 2.06 |
2000 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.59 | 7.78 | 2.17 |
2001 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.83 | 8.05 | 2.85 |
2002 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.65 | 5.20 | 1.97 |
2003 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.53 | 4.87 | 3.19 |
2004 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.48 | 5.17 | 3.50 |
2005 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 16.3 | 2.65 | 5.92 | 2.23 |
2006 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 21.3 | 2.24 | 5.08 | 2.27 |
2007 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 59.0 | 2.49 | 6.64 | 2.66 |
2008 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 13.0 | 3.27 | 6.27 | 1.92 |
2009 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 54.0 | 1.76 | 5.13 | 2.91 |
2010 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 17.7 | 2.23 | 6.32 | 2.83 |
2011 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 1.96 | 6.59 | 3.37 |
2012 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 3.10 | 3.40 |
2012 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.33 | 5.33 | 2.28 |
2013 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.67 | 5.54 | 2.08 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 436.0 | 3.4 | 17.4 | 2.17 | 5.80 | 2.68 |
Derek LoweDerek Lowe Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1997 Seattle Mariners | 36 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Boston Red Sox | 43 | " " | - | - |
1998 Boston Red Sox | 32 | $172,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Boston Red Sox | 32 | $245,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Boston Red Sox | 32 | $625,000.00 | Stats | - |
2001 Boston Red Sox | 32 | $2,125,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Boston Red Sox | 32 | $3,125,000.00 | Stats | - |
2003 Boston Red Sox | 32 | $3,625,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Boston Red Sox | 32 | $4,500,000.00 | - | Stats |
2005 Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | $7,000,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | $9,500,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | $9,500,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | $10,000,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Atlanta Braves | 32 | $15,000,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Atlanta Braves | 32 | $15,000,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Atlanta Braves | 32 | $15,000,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Cleveland Indians | 26 | $15,000,000.00 | - | - |
2012 New York Yankees | 34 | " " | - | - |
2013 Texas Rangers | 55 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
Derek Lowe Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that only eighteen pitchers in Major League Baseball history have earned a win against all thirty Major League teams? Sportswriter AJ Cassavell once wrote, "Beating one Major League team figures to be difficult enough for a starting pitcher. Beating all 30 of them, however, is nothing short of pitching history." We agree and are pleased to present the I've Beaten Every Major League Team "club" that includes these 18 twirlers: Kevin Brown, A.J. Burnett, Bartolo Colon, Dan Haren, Tim Hudson, Randy Johnson, John Lackey, Al Leiter (who started the "club"), Kyle Lohse, Derek Lowe, Jamie Moyer, Terry Mulholland, Vicente Padilla, Max Scherzer, Curt Schilling, Javier Vazquez, Woody Williams and Barry Zito.
In 2006, Derek Lowe won sixteen games and finished the season leading the National League (along with Aaron Harang, Brad Penny, John Smoltz, Brandon Webb and Carlos Zambrano) in games won. [Top 25]
Derek Lowe and Aaron Harang each pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006. Their tie for league leader in games won was the first time two Los Angeles Dodgers led the senior circuit in games won, and only the second instance in franchise history - joining Kirby Higbe and Whit Wyatt who won twenty-two each in 1941, with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The six-way tie for league leader in games won was the most ever in National League history, two ahead of the four pitchers who led the league with twenty-wins each in 1926; the league leading aces that season were Pete Donohue, Ray Kremer, Lee Meadows, and Flint Rhem.
Derek Lowe was the third Boston Red Sox pitcher (Jeff Reardon, 40 saves, 1999 & Tom Gordon, 46 saves, 1998) to save at least forty games in a season when he finished the 2000 season with 42 saves. Two years later he won twenty-games, the forty-fourth 20-win season by a Red Sox pitcher, but the first – and to date only – by one with a 40-save season. That same year, on April 27, 2002, Derek Lowe recorded his fourth win of the month in style, no-hitting the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - the first time the Rays were held hitless.