How Derek Lowe's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Derek Lowe totaled 2,671 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2005, posting 222, well above the starting pitcher average of 114.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 13, well below the starting pitcher average of 107.8 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 187 in 2011 to 142 in 2012 and 13 in 2013, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 13 to 222 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Derek Lowe Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Derek Lowe Innings Pitched Per Season

Derek Lowe's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Derek Lowe Innings Pitched by Team

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

Derek Lowe Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

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

Derek Lowe Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Derek Lowe Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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