Pitcher · 2016
Mark Lowe
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #57
- Born
- June 7, 1983 in Houston, TX, USA
- MLB debut
- July 7, 2006
- dbWAR
- .6 2 season(s)
- IP
- 49.1
- ERA
- 7.11
- FIP
- 5.66
- K/9
- 8.9
- FIP−
- 135 100 = avg
Mark Lowe is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2016 he struck out 49 batters over 49.1 innings across 54 appearances, going 1-3. His ERA of 7.11 was 69.8% higher than the league average of 4.19 — the worst on his team, and 491st of 512 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.66 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 23.3% of swings (10.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.9%. His -0.6 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2016.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 54 | 0 | 49.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 49 | 21 | 7.11 | 5.66 | 1.58 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 170 | 135 | -0.6 | |
| 2015 | 57 | 0 | 55.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 61 | 12 | 1.96 | 2.57 | 1.05 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 50 | 65 | 1.2 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 100 | 87 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 25 | .253 | .320 | .529 | .353 | 25.0% |
| vs RHB | 124 | 109 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 24 | .321 | .379 | .606 | .411 | 19.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Mark Lowe throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2016.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 481 | 92.3 | 2,370 | 42.2% | 12.3% | |
| Slider | 350 | 84.6 | 584 | 52.0% | 39.4% | |
| Unknown | 19 | 89.2 | 1,774 | 42.1% | 22.2% |
Head to head
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Similar players
Nearest 2016 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.