How Derek Lowe's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Derek Lowe totaled 377 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2005, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 34 in 2011 to 21 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Derek Lowe Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Derek Lowe Starts Per Season

Derek Lowe's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Derek Lowe Starts by Team

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

Derek Lowe Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Derek Lowe's career Starts, 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 Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Derek Lowe Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Derek Lowe's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Derek Lowe Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Derek Lowe's MLB career with Starts 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 Starts season-by-season breakdown table