Mark Lowe
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 41
Draft: 2004 | Rd: 5, #153, Seattle Mariners | Texas-Arlington
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 0 1 3.86 7 0 0 7 6 2.29
2015 1 3 1.96 57 0 1 55 61 1.05
2016 1 3 7.11 54 0 0 49.1 49 1.58
11 Seasons 10 27 4.22 382 0 6 385.2 352 1.42
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 7 0-1 3.86 7 6 2.29
2015 57 1-3 1.96 55 61 1.05
2016 54 1-3 7.11 49.1 49 1.58
11 Seasons 382 10-27 4.22 385.2 352 1.42
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 32 814 140 2 1.4 0.9 86.8 110.3 11.8 33.6 .205 .285 .267 .239 .304 28.6 28.5 5.6 1.96 2.33
2016 33 868 153 15 9.8 6.7 91.2 115.9 16.7 37.3 .253 .481 .380 .340 .403 43.1 21.9 9.4 7.12 4.97
Player 1682 293 17 5.8 3.9 89.1 115.9 14.4 35.5 .229 .382 .325 .290 .356 36.2 25.1 7.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lowe relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(57.2%) ,
Slider
(41.6%) ,
Sinker
(1.0%) ,
Changeup
(0.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 41.4 22.9 30.0 5.7 42.1 31.4 25.7 5.7 32.1 27.1 28.6 4.3 1.4 0.9
2016 37.3 24.8 26.1 11.8 42.5 35.9 20.9 1.3 28.8 28.1 21.6 9.2 9.8 6.7
Player 39.2 23.9 28.0 8.9 42.3 33.8 23.2 3.4 30.4 27.6 24.9 6.8 5.8 3.9
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2016 Sinker DET R 8 91.9 23.6 0.9 16.6ARM 2.4 9.9 -0.3 16.6ARM 3.3
2016 Changeup DET R 1 85.2 29.5 -2.6 18.5ARM 5.6 8.6 -0.3 18.5ARM 6.8
2016 4-Seam Fastball DET R 476 92.9 18.7 -1.9 14.7ARM 6.7 13.5 -2.3 14.7ARM 8.3
2016 Slider DET R 347 85.2 34.8 -1.2 2.3ARM -6.9 3.2 -0.7 2.3ARM -8.3
2015 Slider TOR R 396 87.2 33.5 -0.2 0.2GLV -4.2 3.0 -0.8 0.2GLV -5.8
2015 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 320 96.1 17.1 -2.1 13.9ARM 6.0 13.2 -2.6 13.9ARM 7.2
2015 Sinker TOR R 87 96.2 22.4 2.2 17.9ARM 3.7 8.1 0.9 17.9ARM 4.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 299 1,198 5 8 -14 -6 -7
2009 330 1,263 -3 18 -9 -5 1
2010 66 265 0 -4 1 -1 -4
2011 196 785 6 -4 -3 -1 -1
2012 162 637 3 5 -3 -2 3
2013 55 242 1 -2 -1 -4 -7
2014 35 128 -1 0 0 0 -2
2015 230 893 6 15 -2 -4 15
2016 222 860 -8 6 -7 -6 -14
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 814 52.3 65.0 77.3 29.9 50.0 40.4 67.8 48.3 30.5 9.0 69.9
2016 868 50.1 67.4 80.5 24.7 66.4 38.9 61.6 46.1 23.3 8.1 77.1
Player 1,682 51.2 66.2 78.9 27.2 57.8 39.7 64.6 47.1 26.9 8.5 73.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 97 91 96 98 96 100 100 86 83 90 78 91 54 90 98 22
2016 20 41 8 2 36 49 1 1 2 59 27 50 8 49 95 9
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.0 12 12.8 -1 4 8 7 58.3
Player 23.0 12 12.8 -1 4 8 7 58.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 12 15 9 13 13 13 14 13 13 10 12 15 13 9 13 14 8 11 14 14 12 10 16 16 11 14 13 16 13 15 11
Player 12 15 9 13 13 13 14 13 13 10 12 15 13 9 13 14 8 11 14 14 12 10 16 16 11 14 13 16 13 15 11
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.1 92.9 -3.2
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 86.5 0.0
Breaking Velocity 87.3 85.2 -2.1
Exit Velocity 86.8 91.2 4.4
Launch Angle 11.8 16.7 4.9
Barrel % 1.4 9.8 8.4
Hard Hit % 28.6 43.1 14.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.6 37.3 3.7
xBA .205 .253 0.048
BA .231 .291 0.060
xwOBA .239 .340 0.101
wOBA .267 .380 0.113
xSLG .285 .481 0.196
SLG .337 .571 0.234
K% 28.5 21.9 -6.6
BB% 5.6 9.4 3.8
Swing % 48.3 46.1 -2.2
Whiff% 30.5 23.3 -7.2
In Zone % 52.3 50.1 -2.2
Out of Zone % 47.7 49.9 2.2
Out of Zone Swing % 29.9 24.7 -5.2
First Pitch Swing % 31.8 28.6 -3.2
First Pitch Strike % 67.8 61.6 -6.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 219 .376 122 1 0.8 97 16 16.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 53 20.0 0.0% 1.9% 40 24.0 0.0% 12.5%
2011 182 20.2 0.0% 0.5% 158 25.0 0.6% 13.9%
2012 190 21.1 2.1% 1.6% 117 24.8 0.0% 12.8%
2013 52 22.7 0.0% 7.7% 51 27.1 0.0% 29.4%
2014 30 22.0 0.0% 6.7% 25 26.5 0.0% 20.0%
2015 234 21.3 5.6% 8.1% 141 26.0 4.3% 24.8%
2016 205 21.0 4.4% 9.3% 191 24.7 2.6% 19.9%

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Pitch Distribution