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Derek
Lowe		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 175
 
Born: June 1, 1973 in Usa, MI, DEARBORN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 2005    2007    2009    2010   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 31 BOS AL $ 3,150,000 7 6 6 6 6 8 7 9 10 9
2005 32 BOS AL $ 4,200,000 7 7 7 7 6 8 7 9 9 9
2006 33 BOS AL $ 4,200,000 7 7 7 7 6 8 7 8 9 9
2007 34 WSH NL $ 4,200,000 7 7 7 7 6 8 7 7 8 8
2008 35 CHA AL $ 7,620,000 7 6 6 6 5 7 6 7 7 7
2009 36 CHA AL $ 7,620,000 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 7 7
2010 37 CHA AL $ 7,620,000 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
2011 38 CLE AL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,620,000 7 7 7 7 6 8 7 9 10 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 31 BOS AL $ 3,150,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 32 BOS AL $ 4,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 33 BOS AL $ 4,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 34 WSH NL $ 4,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 35 CHA AL $ 7,620,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 36 CHA AL $ 7,620,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2010 37 CHA AL $ 7,620,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2011 38 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,620,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 31 BOS AL 18 10 .643 33 33 0 0 0 204.3 216 80 11 57 150 3.52 .273 .328 .365 .692 17.8
2005 32 BOS AL 16 9 .640 34 34 0 0 0 214.7 217 90 12 68 164 3.77 .267 .329 .355 .684 14.5
2006 33 BOS AL 11 9 .550 33 33 1 1 0 212.3 227 102 10 55 168 4.32 .273 .323 .366 .689 12.2
2007 34 BOS AL 8 6 .571 19 19 0 0 0 120.3 118 40 10 33 78 2.99 .256 .313 .364 .678 10.1
  WSH NL 5 7 .417 15 15 0 0 0 76.3 82 36 7 27 78 4.24 .274 .339 .395 .734 3.6
  TOT   13 13 .500 34 34 0 0 0 196.7 200 76 17 60 156 3.48 .263 .324 .376 .700 13.7
2008 35 WSH NL 11 5 .688 21 21 0 0 0 137.3 120 46 9 31 107 3.01 .239 .290 .321 .610 13.3
  CHA AL 4 5 .444 12 12 0 0 0 76.7 71 23 6 17 64 2.70 .250 .301 .338 .639 6.8
  TOT   15 10 .600 33 33 0 0 0 214.0 191 69 15 48 171 2.90 .243 .294 .327 .621 20.1
2009 36 CHA AL 11 12 .478 35 35 2 0 0 195.7 274 139 36 73 129 6.39 .336 .394 .509 .903 3.7
2010 37 CHA AL 9 10 .474 27 27 0 0 0 146.7 167 79 23 63 103 4.85 .289 .366 .452 .818 7.8
2011 38 CLE AL 1 1 .500 3 1 0 0 0 6.3 10 5 3 2 4 7.11 .385 .429 .885 1.313 0.0
    AAA   10 10 .500 29 29 0 0 0 163.0 189 97 22 68 145 5.36 .291 .358 .451 .810  
8 Years Sim 94 74 .560 232 230 3 1 0 1390.6 1502 640 127 426 1045 4.14 .278 .336 .393 .730 89.9
1 Years AAA 10 10 .500 29 29 0 0 0 163.0 189 97 22 68 145 5.36 .291 .358 .451 .810  
Season Average 11 9 .550 29 28 0 0 0 173.8 187 80 15 53 130 4.14 .278 .336 .393 .730  
Career Highs 18 13 .643 35 35 2 1 0 214.7 274 139 36 73 171 7.11 .385 .429 .885 1.313  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   741 295 47 174 515   .279 .324 .378 .702
vs LH   761 345 80 252 530   .277 .337 .407 .745
Home 45 39 .536 117 116 1 1 0 701.0 768 324 61 217 533 4.16 .281 .334 .397 .731
Away 49 35 .583 115 114 2 0 0 689.7 734 316 66 209 512 4.12 .275 .327 .389 .716
Mar/Apr 16 9 .640 33 33 0 0 0 209.0 215 97 20 67 171 4.18 .266 .323 .394 .717
May 17 12 .586 42 42 0 0 0 265.3 287 120 22 75 189 4.07 .280 .329 .385 .714
June 15 11 .577 39 39 0 0 0 226.3 236 114 25 74 167 4.53 .270 .327 .399 .726
July 15 8 .652 32 32 2 1 0 199.3 220 82 15 50 141 3.70 .282 .325 .392 .717
August 16 15 .516 41 41 1 0 0 246.0 266 113 24 82 180 4.13 .281 .338 .392 .730
Sep/Oct 15 19 .441 45 43 0 0 0 244.6 278 114 21 78 197 4.19 .287 .340 .398 .738
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2007 34 WSH NL 15 24 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .125 .125 .167 .292 -0.2 0.0
2008 35 WSH NL 21 47 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .128 .146 .128 .273 -0.7 0.0
2 Years Sim 36 71 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .127 .139 .141 .280 -0.9 0.0
162 Game Average 319 9 40 4 0 0 13 0 0 4 103 .127 .139 .141 .280 -4.1  
Career Highs 21 47 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .128 .146 .167 .292 -0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   55 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .164 .179 .182 .360 0.6
vs LH   16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5
Home 15 32 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.7
Away 21 39 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .128 .150 .154 .304 -0.2
RISP   14 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .214 .429 0.4
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1
May 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .154 .214 .154 .368 0.3
June 6 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
July 6 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
August 7 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4
Sep/Oct 6 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 31 BOS AL P 33 33 204.3 13 38 2 3 .962 2.25    
2005 32 BOS AL P 34 34 214.7 17 41 1 3 .983 2.43    
2006 33 BOS AL P 33 33 212.3 12 39 1 2 .981 2.16    
2007 34 BOS AL P 19 19 120.3 15 21 1 2 .973 2.69    
  WSH NL P 15 15 76.3 9 14 1 1 .958 2.71    
  TOT   P 34 34 196.7 24 35 2 3 .967 2.70    
2008 35 WSH NL P 21 21 137.3 10 31 3 2 .932 2.69    
  CHA AL P 12 12 76.7 6 17 1 1 .958 2.70    
  TOT   P 33 33 214.0 16 48 4 3 .941 2.69    
2009 36 CHA AL P 35 35 195.7 15 42 0 4 1.000 2.62    
2010 37 CHA AL P 27 27 146.7 11 26 0 2 1.000 2.27    
2011 38 CLE AL P 3 1 6.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.84    
Career Totals   232 230 1390.6 108 271 10 20 .974 2.45    
Career Highs   35 35 214.7 24 48 4 4 1.000 2.84    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2004-2-3.52
 Wins
2004-2-18
2005-7-16
 Winning Pct
2004-8-.643
 Games Started
2009-8-35
 Shutouts
2006-4-1
 Hits Allowed
2009-8-274
Homeruns Allowed
2009-7-36
 OSLG
2004-6-.365
2006-8-.366
 OOPS
2004-7-.692
2006-7-.689
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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  1. Mark Buehrle (968)
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  4. Kevin Millwood (953)
  5. Lawrence Ballew (949)
  6. Erik Kirby (948)
  7. Trey Hodges (945)
  8. Joe Blanton (944)
  9. Jack Tackitt (939)
  10. Noe Niemi (939)
History
Earned first career win on 4/19/2004
Won Player of the Week award on 9/5/2005, winning 2 games with a 0.79 ERA
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2005
Traded from Boston to Washington on 7/17/2007 (Going to WSH: 2B Jose Vidro, P Derek Lowe. Going to BOS: P Rich Harden, P Ryan Wing, LF Carlos Lee)
7/17/2007: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $7,620,000 per year, for 3 years
Had first career hit on 8/23/2007, off Aaron Harang (CIN)
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2007
Traded from Washington to Chicago (A) on 7/31/2008 (Going to CHA: P Derek Lowe, P Matt Riley, LF Raul Aguinaldo. Going to WSH: C Miguel Olivo, P Arthur Giuliano)
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2009
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2010
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/27/2011 to a minor league contract
 
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