How Derek Lowe's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Derek Lowe posted a career ERA of 4.03, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2000, posting 2.56, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.78 that year. The highest point came in 2013 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.05 in 2011 to 5.11 in 2012 and 9.0 in 2013. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.56 to 9.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Derek Lowe Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Derek Lowe
| Derek Lowe
ERA | Derek Lowe
Component ERA | Derek Lowe
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.03 | 3.82 | 3.75 |
| Season Avg. | 4.03 | 3.82 | 3.75 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.03 | 3.82 | 3.75 |
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Derek Lowe ERA Per Season
Derek Lowe's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Derek Lowe's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Derek Lowe ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Derek Lowe's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Derek Lowe ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Derek Lowe's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Derek Lowe's MLB career with ERA 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.
