Derek Lowe

Q: When was Derek Lowe born?

Derek Lowe was born on June 1, 1973.

Q: Where was Derek Lowe born?

Derek Lowe was born in Dearborn, MI .

Q: How tall is Derek Lowe?

Derek Lowe is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Derek Lowe weigh when playing?

Derek Lowe weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Derek Lowe in the Hall of Fame?

Derek Lowe has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Derek Lowe drafted?

Derek Lowe was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Edsel Ford HS (Dearborn, MI) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Derek Lowe have?

Derek Lowe had 1,722 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Derek Lowe played for?

Derek Lowe played for 7 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.

Q: How many World Series has Derek Lowe won?

Derek Lowe has won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Derek Lowe retire?

Derek Lowe last played in 2013.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 230lb (198cm, 104kg)

Born: June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Edsel Ford HS (Dearborn, MI).

High School: Edsel Ford HS (Dearborn, MI)

Debut: April 26, 1997 (Age 23-329d, 17,040th in major league history)
vs. TOR 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: May 19, 2013 (Age 39-352d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Derek Christopher Lowe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.3

176

157

ERA

4.03

681

377

2671.1

1722

WHIP

1.330

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1991	18	SEA-min	Rk	5	3	.625	2.41	12	12	0	0	0	0	71.0	58	26	19	1	21	0	60	2	6	4	295			1.113	7.4	0.1	2.7	7.6	2.86	MRE ARIZ
1992	19	SEA-min	A-	7	3	.700	2.42	14	13	1	2	1	0	85.2	69	34	23	2	22	0	66	4	4	5	349			1.062	7.2	0.2	2.3	6.9	3.00	BLH NORW
1993	20	SEA-min	A+	12	9	.571	5.26	27	26	1	3	2	0	154.0	189	104	90	9	60	0	80	2	9	12	687			1.617	11.0	0.5	3.5	4.7	1.33	RVS CALL
1994	21	SEA-min	AA	7	10	.412	4.94	26	26	0	2	0	0	151.1	177	92	83	7	50	1	75	9	7	11	676			1.500	10.5	0.4	3.0	4.5	1.50	JCK SOUL
1995	22	SEA-min	AA,Rk	2	6	.250	5.29	12	12	0	1	0	0	63.0	75	42	37	8	24	1	41	3	0	2	279			1.571	10.7	1.1	3.4	5.9	1.71	PTC,MRE SOUL,ARIZ
1996	23	SEA-min	AAA,AA	11	12	.478	3.97	27	26	0	1	1	0	170.0	174	91	75	14	54	1	87	4	2	1	721			1.341	9.2	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.61	TAC,PTC PCL,SOUL
1997	24	SEA-BOS-min	AAA	7	4	.636	3.08	16	14	1	1	0	0	87.2	76	34	30	6	31	0	70	3	0	1	363			1.221	7.8	0.6	3.2	7.2	2.26	TAC,PAW PCL,IL
1997	24	TOT	AL	2	6	.250	6.13	20	9	1	0	0	0	69.0	74	49	47	11	23	3	52	4	0	2	298	75	4.85	1.406	9.7	1.4	3.0	6.8	2.26
1997	24	SEA	AL	2	4	.333	6.96	12	9	1	0	0	0	53.0	59	43	41	11	20	2	39	2	0	2	234	65	5.58	1.491	10.0	1.9	3.4	6.6	1.95
1997	24	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	3.38	8	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	15	6	6	0	3	1	13	2	0	0	64	141	2.42	1.125	8.4	0.0	1.7	7.3	4.33
1998	25	BOS	AL	3	9	.250	4.02	63	10	8	0	0	4	123.0	126	65	55	5	42	5	77	4	0	8	527	117	3.54	1.366	9.2	0.4	3.1	5.6	1.83
1999	26	BOS	AL	6	3	.667	2.63	74	0	32	0	0	15	109.1	84	35	32	7	25	1	80	4	0	1	436	191	3.30	0.997	6.9	0.6	2.1	6.6	3.20
2000	27	BOS	AL	4	4	.500	2.56	74	0	64	0	0	42	91.1	90	27	26	6	22	5	79	2	1	2	379	199	3.05	1.226	8.9	0.6	2.2	7.8	3.59	AS
2001	28	BOS	AL	5	10	.333	3.53	67	3	50	0	0	24	91.2	103	39	36	7	29	9	82	5	0	4	404	127	3.37	1.440	10.1	0.7	2.8	8.1	2.83
2002	29	BOS	AL	21	8	.724	2.58	32	32	0	1	1	0	219.2	166	65	63	12	48	0	127	12	0	5	854	177	3.34	0.974	6.8	0.5	2.0	5.2	2.65	AS,CYA-3,MVP-19
2003	30	BOS	AL	17	7	.708	4.47	33	33	0	1	0	0	203.1	216	113	101	17	72	4	110	11	0	3	886	105	4.26	1.416	9.6	0.8	3.2	4.9	1.53
2004	31	BOS	AL	14	12	.538	5.42	33	33	0	0	0	0	182.2	224	138	110	15	71	2	105	8	0	3	839	89	4.26	1.615	11.0	0.7	3.5	5.2	1.48
2005	32	LAD	NL	12	15	.444	3.61	35	35	0	2	2	0	222.0	223	113	89	28	55	1	146	5	2	3	934	114	4.16	1.252	9.0	1.1	2.2	5.9	2.65
2006	33	LAD	NL	16	8	.667	3.63	35	34	1	1	0	0	218.0	221	97	88	14	55	2	123	5	2	3	913	124	3.68	1.266	9.1	0.6	2.3	5.1	2.24
2007	34	LAD	NL	12	14	.462	3.88	33	32	0	3	0	0	199.1	194	100	86	20	59	2	147	1	1	3	831	114	3.97	1.269	8.8	0.9	2.7	6.6	2.49
2008	35	LAD	NL	14	11	.560	3.24	34	34	0	1	0	0	211.0	194	84	76	14	45	7	147	1	0	2	851	129	3.26	1.133	8.3	0.6	1.9	6.3	3.27
2009	36	ATL	NL	15	10	.600	4.67	34	34	0	0	0	0	194.2	232	109	101	16	63	7	111	4	2	4	855	88	4.06	1.515	10.7	0.7	2.9	5.1	1.76
2010	37	ATL	NL	16	12	.571	4.00	33	33	0	0	0	0	193.2	204	88	86	18	61	10	136	4	2	4	824	98	3.89	1.368	9.5	0.8	2.8	6.3	2.23
2011	38	ATL	NL	9	17	.346	5.05	34	34	0	0	0	0	187.0	212	110	105	14	70	4	137	3	2	1	830	76	3.70	1.508	10.2	0.7	3.4	6.6	1.96
2012	39	TOT	AL	9	11	.450	5.11	38	21	10	1	1	1	142.2	180	88	81	10	51	5	55	3	1	7	640	77	4.37	1.619	11.4	0.6	3.2	3.5	1.08
2012	39	CLE	AL	8	10	.444	5.52	21	21	0	1	1	0	119.0	156	79	73	8	45	3	41	3	1	5	542	71	4.49	1.689	11.8	0.6	3.4	3.1	0.91
2012	39	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	3.04	17	0	10	0	0	1	23.2	24	9	8	2	6	2	14	0	0	2	98	141	3.77	1.268	9.1	0.8	2.3	5.3	2.33
2013	40	TEX	AL	1	0	1.000	9.00	9	0	2	0	0	0	13.0	16	13	13	3	3	0	8	2	0	0	57	47	5.97	1.462	11.1	2.1	2.1	5.5	2.67
17 Yrs				176	157	.529	4.03	681	377	168	10	4	86	2671.1	2759	1333	1195	217	794	67	1722	78	13	55	11358	109	3.83	1.330	9.3	0.7	2.7	5.8	2.17
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.529	4.03	44	24	11	1	0	6	172	177	86	77	14	51	4	111	5	1	4	730	109	3.83	1.330	9.3	0.7	2.7	5.8	2.17
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BOS (8 yrs)				70	55	.560	3.72	384	111	154	2	1	85	1037.0	1024	488	429	69	312	27	673	48	1	26	4389	127	3.66	1.288	8.9	0.6	2.7	5.8	2.16
LAD (4 yrs)				54	48	.529	3.59	137	135	1	7	2	0	850.1	832	394	339	76	214	12	563	12	5	11	3529	120	3.77	1.230	8.8	0.8	2.3	6.0	2.63
ATL (3 yrs)				40	39	.506	4.57	101	101	0	0	0	0	575.1	648	307	292	48	194	21	384	11	6	9	2509	87	3.89	1.463	10.1	0.8	3.0	6.0	1.98
TEX (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	9.00	9	0	2	0	0	0	13.0	16	13	13	3	3	0	8	2	0	0	57	47	5.97	1.462	11.1	2.1	2.1	5.5	2.67
CLE (1 yr)				8	10	.444	5.52	21	21	0	1	1	0	119.0	156	79	73	8	45	3	41	3	1	5	542	71	4.49	1.689	11.8	0.6	3.4	3.1	0.91
NYY (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.04	17	0	10	0	0	1	23.2	24	9	8	2	6	2	14	0	0	2	98	141	3.77	1.268	9.1	0.8	2.3	5.3	2.33
SEA (1 yr)				2	4	.333	6.96	12	9	1	0	0	0	53.0	59	43	41	11	20	2	39	2	0	2	234	65	5.58	1.491	10.0	1.9	3.4	6.6	1.95

AL (10 yrs)				82	70	.539	4.07	443	141	167	3	2	86	1245.2	1279	632	564	93	386	34	775	55	2	35	5320	114	3.85	1.337	9.2	0.7	2.8	5.6	2.01
NL (7 yrs)				94	87	.519	3.98	238	236	1	7	2	0	1425.2	1480	701	631	124	408	33	947	23	11	20	6038	105	3.82	1.324	9.3	0.8	2.6	6.0	2.32

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Derek Lowe?

Derek Lowe is 49 years old.

When was Derek Lowe born?

Derek Lowe was born on June 1, 1973.

Where was Derek Lowe born?

Derek Lowe was born in Dearborn, MI.

How tall is Derek Lowe?

Derek Lowe is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

How much did Derek Lowe weigh when playing?

Derek Lowe weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Derek Lowe play?

Derek Lowe played 17 seasons.

Is Derek Lowe in the Hall of Fame?

Derek Lowe has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Derek Lowe drafted?

Derek Lowe was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Edsel Ford HS (Dearborn, MI).

What position did Derek Lowe play?

Derek Lowe was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Derek Lowe have?

Derek Lowe had 1,722 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Derek Lowe played for?

Derek Lowe played for 7 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.

How many World Series has Derek Lowe won?

Derek Lowe has won 1 World Series.

When did Derek Lowe retire?