How Derek Lowe's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Derek Lowe totaled 794 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2013, posting 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 33.8 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 72, well above the starting pitcher average of 37.9 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 70 in 2011 to 51 in 2012 and 3 in 2013, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 3 to 72 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Derek Lowe Walks Per Season

Derek Lowe's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Derek Lowe Walks per season line chart

Derek Lowe Walks by Team

Derek Lowe's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Derek Lowe career Walks by team bar chart

Derek Lowe Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Derek Lowe's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Derek Lowe Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Derek Lowe Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Derek Lowe's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Derek Lowe Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Derek Lowe Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Derek Lowe's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Derek Lowe Walks season-by-season breakdown table