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Full Name: Derek Christopher Lowe Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 6"/170 First Game: April 26, 1997
Birthdate: June 1, 1973 MLB Experience: 10 years
Birthplace: Dearborn, Michigan
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Born on June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan, Derek Lowe (Derek Christopher Lowe) played for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 10 year career. Lowe broke into the bigs on April 26, 1997 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 6.13 ERA in 69 innings pitched in 1997, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Derek Lowe's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2000, when he posted a 2.56 ERA, notched 42 saves and struck out 79 batters. However, others believe that it was 2002, when he posted a 2.58 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 127 batters.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1997 SEA A 12 9 2 4 6.96 39 43 41 0 0 0 53 59 11 20 2 2 2
1997 BOS A 8 0 0 2 3.38 13 6 6 0 0 0 16 15 0 3 1 0 2
1997 TOT A 20 9 2 6 6.13 52 49 47 0 0 0 69 74 11 23 3 2 4
1998 BOS A 63 10 3 9 4.02 77 65 55 0 0 4 123 126 5 42 5 8 4
1999 BOS A 74 0 6 3 2.63 80 35 32 0 0 15 109.1 84 7 25 1 1 4
2000 BOS A 74 0 4 4 2.56 79 27 26 0 0 42 91.1 90 6 22 5 2 2
2001 BOS A 67 3 5 10 3.53 82 40 36 0 0 24 91.2 103 7 29 9 4 5
2002 BOS A 32 32 21 8 2.58 127 65 63 1 1 0 219.2 166 12 48 0 5 12
2003 BOS A 33 33 17 7 4.47 110 113 101 1 0 0 203.1 216 17 72 4 3 11
2004 BOS A 33 33 14 12 5.42 105 138 110 0 0 0 182.2 224 15 71 2 3 8
2005 LA N 35 35 12 15 3.61 146 113 89 2 2 0 222 223 28 55 1 3 5
2006 LA N 35 34 16 8 3.63 123 97 88 1 0 0 218 221 14 55 2 3 5
2007 LA N 33 32 12 14 3.88 147 100 86 3 0 0 199.1 194 20 59 2 3 1
Total NL 103 101 40 37 3.70 416 310 263 6 2 0 639.1 638 62 169 5 9 11
Total AL 396 120 72 59 3.88 712 532 470 2 1 85 1090 1083 80 332 29 28 50
Total 499 221 112 96 3.81 1128 842 733 8 3 85 1729.1 1721 142 501 34 37 61

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1997 SEA A P 12 9 53 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.000
1997 BOS A P 8 0 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1997 TOT A P 20 9 69 3 10 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1.000
1998 BOS A P 63 10 123 12 24 4 4 0 0 17 5 0 .900
1999 BOS A P 74 0 109.1 8 14 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1.000
2000 BOS A P 74 0 91.1 8 11 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1.000
2001 BOS A P 67 3 91.2 6 17 1 2 0 0 17 2 0 .958
2002 BOS A P 32 32 219.2 18 31 0 2 0 1 19 7 0 1.000
2003 BOS A P 33 33 203.1 20 45 0 0 0 1 14 3 1 1.000
2004 BOS A P 33 33 182.2 22 39 3 1 0 0 34 2 2 .953
2005 LA N P 35 35 222 21 48 1 5 0 2 19 6 0 .986
2006 LA N P 35 34 218 19 49 3 4 0 0 26 4 1 .958
2007 LA N P 33 32 199.1 15 24 0 3 0 0 14 12 0 1.000
Total P 499 221 1729.1 152 312 12 22 0 5 179 44 4 .975

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1997 SEA A 12 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BOS A 8 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 TOT A 20 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1998 BOS A 63 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
1999 BOS A 74 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 BOS A 74 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 BOS A 67 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 BOS A 32 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2003 BOS A 33 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2004 BOS A 33 4 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2005 LA N 35 65 3 10 0 4 .154 .179 .185 2 0 2 17 0 9 1 0 2
2006 LA N 35 64 5 6 0 3 .094 .145 .125 2 0 4 19 0 10 0 0 1
2007 LA N 33 59 2 7 0 1 .119 .185 .119 0 0 5 17 0 6 1 0 1
Total NL 103 188 10 23 0 8 .122 .169 .144 4 0 11 53 0 25 2 0 4
Total AL 396 20 0 2 0 1 .100 .182 .150 1 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 1
Total 499 208 10 25 0 9 .120 .170 .144 5 0 13 61 0 28 2 0 5

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed June 7, 1991).
  • Traded by Seattle Mariners with Jason Varitek to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Heathcliff Slocumb (July 31, 1997).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 11, 2005).

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