Derek Lowe

Texas Rangers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Derek Lowe threw 17,690 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2013, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2013, they relied primarily on their Sinker using a Two-seam Fastball grip (89mph), also mixing in a Slider (81mph) and Cutter (87mph). He also rarely threw a Change using a Circle Change grip (85mph) and Fourseam Fastball (89mph).


In 2013, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker using a two-seam fastball grip has heavy sinking action, has below average velo, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slight armside run. Their slider has exceptional depth and has below average velo. Their cutter is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has little cutting action and has slightly below average velo. Their change using a circle change grip (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2013) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2013) comes in below hitting speed, has heavy sinking action, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run.