John Lowenstein stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1985

Designated Hitter

Age 79 · 6' 0"

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John Lowenstein played 16 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,368
AB
3,476
R
510
H
881
HR
116
RBI
441
SB
128
AVG
.253

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1970CLE1743511161.256
1971CLE581401526491.186
1972CLE6815116326212.212
1973CLE9830542896405.292
1974CLE1405086512384836.242
1975CLE912653764123315.242
1976CLE93229334721411.205
1977CLE8114924364121.242
1978TEX77176283952116.222
1979BAL971973350113416.254
1980BAL10419638614277.311
1981BAL8318919476207.249
1982BAL1223226910324667.320
1983BAL122310528715602.281
1984BAL10527034648281.237
1985BAL122602020.077

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
16
AB
38
R
6
H
10
HR
2
RBI
9
SB
0
AVG
.263

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,988
TB
1,402
XBH
271
HBP
9
IBB
30
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1970CLE441950000
1971CLE1594390100
1972CLE17260150000
1973CLE334125230000
1974CLE574165242200
1975CLE297107180200
1976CLE25765120300
1977CLE17256110100
1978TEX21768162200
1979BAL23295211300
1980BAL23181120100
1981BAL21372131100
1982BAL3841944111000
1983BAL366149301100
1984BAL307101211300
1985BAL29200000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
8.1
RC
507.7
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.150
SECA
.293
BB/K
0.75
AB/HR
30.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1970CLE0.65.44.6.1860.20.1430
1971CLE-0.810.62.4.1210.20.6350
1972CLE0.618.44.1850.30.525.20
1973CLE0.744.25.3.1180.20.650.80
1974CLE2.057.53.8.0830.20.663.50
1975CLE-0.534.84.4.1620.3122.10
1976CLE-1.418.92.6.0790.20.7114.50
1977CLE-0.317.73.9.1340.20.737.30
1978TEX0.730.35.8.1650.41.335.20
1979BAL1.837.26.5.2280.40.817.90
1980BAL0.936.26.9.1020.31.1490
1981BAL-1.024.64.5.1320.30.731.50
1982BAL3.4799.2.2830.50.913.40
1983BAL1.659.57.2000.40.920.70
1984BAL0.335.34.6.1370.30.633.80
1985BAL-0.5-0.7-0.8.0000.10.700

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
79 yearsJan 27, 1947
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
Wolf Point, MT
College
UC Riverside

What were John Lowenstein's career stats?

John Lowenstein played 16 seasons for the Guardians, the Rangers and the Orioles. He was a career .253 hitter with 881 hits, 116 home runs and 441 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .320 batting average, 24 home runs and 66 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1970 to 1985

John Lowenstein led MLB in OPS (1982); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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