Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1991Rd 8, Pk 214
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1991Rd 8, Pk 214
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 681
- W
- 176
- L
- 157
- ERA
- 4.03
- IP
- 2671.1
- K
- 1,722
- BB
- 794
- WHIP
- 1.33
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  BOS/SEA | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6.13 | 69.0 | 52 | 23 | 1.41 |
| 1998 | BOS | 63 | 3 | 9 | 4.02 | 123.0 | 77 | 42 | 1.37 |
| 1999 | BOS | 74 | 6 | 3 | 2.63 | 109.1 | 80 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 2000 | BOS | 74 | 4 | 4 | 2.56 | 91.1 | 79 | 22 | 1.23 |
| 2001 | BOS | 67 | 5 | 10 | 3.53 | 91.2 | 82 | 29 | 1.44 |
| 2002 | BOS | 32 | 21 | 8 | 2.58 | 219.2 | 127 | 48 | 0.97 |
| 2003 | BOS | 33 | 17 | 7 | 4.47 | 203.1 | 110 | 72 | 1.42 |
| 2004 | BOS | 33 | 14 | 12 | 5.42 | 182.2 | 105 | 71 | 1.61 |
| 2005 | LAD | 35 | 12 | 15 | 3.61 | 222.0 | 146 | 55 | 1.25 |
| 2006 | LAD | 35 | 16 | 8 | 3.63 | 218.0 | 123 | 55 | 1.27 |
| 2007 | LAD | 33 | 12 | 14 | 3.88 | 199.1 | 147 | 59 | 1.27 |
| 2008 | LAD | 34 | 14 | 11 | 3.24 | 211.0 | 147 | 45 | 1.13 |
| 2009 | ATL | 34 | 15 | 10 | 4.67 | 194.2 | 111 | 63 | 1.52 |
| 2010 | ATL | 33 | 16 | 12 | 4.00 | 193.2 | 136 | 61 | 1.37 |
| 2011 | ATL | 34 | 9 | 17 | 5.05 | 187.0 | 137 | 70 | 1.51 |
| 2012 |  CLE/NYY | 38 | 9 | 11 | 5.11 | 142.2 | 55 | 51 | 1.62 |
| 2013 | TEX | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 13.0 | 8 | 3 | 1.46 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 26
- W
- 5
- L
- 7
- ERA
- 3.42
- IP
- 97.1
- K
- 70
- BB
- 32
- WHIP
- 1.16
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 205
- CG
- 10
- SHO
- 4
- K/9
- 5.8
- GB
- 3,670
- FB
- 2,216
- G/F
- 1.70
- WP
- 55
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | BOS/SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1999 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | BOS | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | BOS | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | BOS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 415 | 240 | 1.7 | 3 |
| 2005 | LAD | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5.9 | 469 | 259 | 1.8 | 3 |
| 2006 | LAD | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 496 | 234 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 2007 | LAD | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 | 414 | 210 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | LAD | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 404 | 254 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2009 | ATL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 389 | 287 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2010 | ATL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 366 | 256 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2011 | ATL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 374 | 246 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2012 | CLE/NYY | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 317 | 212 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2013 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 26 | 18 | 1.4 | 0 |
What were Derek Lowe's career stats?
Derek Lowe played 17 seasons for the Red Sox, the Dodgers, the Braves and the Rangers. He had 176 wins and 1,722 strikeouts with a 4.03 ERA over 2,671.1 innings. His best season was 2002: 21 wins, a 2.58 ERA and 127 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1997 to 2013
Derek Lowe finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.
Championships
- 2004 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
All-time career rank
- 151st in strikeouts (pitching) (1,722)
- 166th in wins (pitching) (176)
- 213th in saves (86)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2002 (4th), 2003 (8th), 2006 (8th)
- ERA: 1999 (4th), 2002 (4th)
- Saves: 2000 (3rd)
- WHIP: 1999 (3rd), 2002 (2nd), 2008 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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