How Derek Lowe's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Derek Lowe posted a career WHIP of 1.33, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2002, posting .974, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.37 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 1.62, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.31 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.51 in 2011 to 1.62 in 2012 and 1.46 in 2013. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 17 seasons.
Derek Lowe Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Derek Lowe
| Derek Lowe
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.33 |
| Season Avg. | 1.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.33 |
| More Info | See More |
Derek Lowe WHIP Per Season
Derek Lowe's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Derek Lowe's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Derek Lowe WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Derek Lowe's career WHIP 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 WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Derek Lowe's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Derek Lowe's MLB career with WHIP 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.
