What years did Bobby Lowe play?

Bobby Lowe played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1907.

Was Bobby Lowe a pitcher?

No. Bobby Lowe was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Bobby Lowe hit?

Bobby Lowe hit 71 career home runs with 1934 hits.

What was Bobby Lowe's career batting average?

Bobby Lowe batted .273 over his career, with 1,934 hits in 7,078 at bats.

How many RBI did Bobby Lowe have?

Bobby Lowe drove in 989 runs in his career.

What was Bobby Lowe's career ERA?

Bobby Lowe finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Bobby Lowe

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1890-1907)

Bobby Lowe was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1907 for 4 teams, including the Boston Braves, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,821 career games, he hit .273 with 1,934 hits, 71 home runs, and 989 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .273

HR 71

RBI 989

H 1,934

OPS .685

PIV -2,245

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 150 lb
Born: 7/10/1865 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died: 12/8/1951 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1890-04-19
Last Game: 1907-10-06

Full name: Robert Lincoln Lowe

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Career Batting Statistics

Bobby Lowe — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,821	7,078	1,135	1,934	230	85	71	989	303	474	436	.273	.325	.360	.685	-2,245

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .360 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .685 vs. league average .682 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bobby Lowe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1890	BSN	NL	52	207	35	58	13	2	2	21	15	26	32	.280	.260 (+8%)	.336 (+9%)	.351 (+11%)	.687 (+10%)	379.8
1891	BSN	NL	125	497	92	129	19	5	6	74	43	53	54	.260	.254 (+2%)	.331 (+3%)	.343 (+3%)	.675 (+3%)	348.8
1892	BSN	NL	124	475	79	115	16	7	3	57	36	37	47	.242	.244 (-1%)	.316 (-3%)	.327 (-1%)	.644 (-2%)	-159.4
1893	BSN	NL	126	526	130	157	19	5	14	89	22	55	29	.298	.279 (+7%)	.356 (+4%)	.379 (+14%)	.735 (+9%)	974.3
1894	BSN	NL	133	613	158	212	34	11	17	115	23	50	25	.346	.309 (+12%)	.379 (+6%)	.435 (+20%)	.814 (+13%)	1763.6
1895	BSN	NL	100	417	102	124	12	7	7	62	24	40	16	.297	.296 (avg)	.361 (+2%)	.399 (+3%)	.761 (+2%)	258.1
1896	BSN	NL	73	306	59	98	11	4	2	48	15	20	12	.320	.290 (+10%)	.354 (+4%)	.387 (+4%)	.741 (+4%)	239.3
1897	BSN	NL	123	499	87	154	24	8	5	106	16	32	20	.309	.291 (+6%)	.354 (avg)	.387 (+8%)	.741 (+4%)	364.3
1898	BSN	NL	147	559	65	152	11	7	4	94	12	29	26	.272	.270 (avg)	.333 (-7%)	.347 (-3%)	.680 (-5%)	-474.9
1899	BSN	NL	152	559	81	152	5	9	4	88	17	35	16	.272	.282 (-4%)	.343 (-8%)	.366 (-9%)	.710 (-8%)	-782.4
1900	BSN	NL	127	474	65	132	11	5	3	71	15	26	16	.278	.279 (avg)	.338 (-5%)	.366 (-7%)	.705 (-6%)	-437.1
1901	BSN	NL	129	491	47	125	11	1	3	47	22	17	29	.255	.271 (-6%)	.326 (-13%)	.359 (-17%)	.686 (-15%)	-1130.4
1902	CHN	NL	121	480	44	119	13	3	0	35	17	12	28	.248	.266 (-7%)	.321 (-15%)	.343 (-16%)	.665 (-16%)	-1158.1
1903	CHN	NL	32	105	14	28	5	3	0	15	5	4	6	.267	.261 (+2%)	.316 (+1%)	.345 (+7%)	.662 (+4%)	55.3
1904	PIT	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1904	DET	AL	140	506	47	105	14	6	0	40	15	17	43	.208	.246 (-16%)	.300 (-21%)	.321 (-19%)	.622 (-20%)	0.0
1905	DET	AL	58	181	17	35	7	2	0	9	3	13	17	.193	.248 (-22%)	.307 (-17%)	.322 (-21%)	.629 (-19%)	-493.2
1906	DET	AL	41	145	11	30	3	0	1	13	3	4	16	.207	.247 (-16%)	.307 (-24%)	.315 (-21%)	.622 (-23%)	-476.6
1907	DET	AL	17	37	2	9	2	0	0	5	0	4	3	.243	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			1,821	7,078	1,135	1,934	230	85	71	989	303	474	436	.273	—	—	—	—	-729

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Bobby Lowe — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	0	1	0	9.00	0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 3.52 across their career seasons — 155.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bobby Lowe — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1891	BSN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	9.00	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bobby Lowe — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	23	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.130

Playoff Batting by Year

Bobby Lowe — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1892	CS	BSN	6	23	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.130

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bobby Lowe — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	490	1750	222	449	12	219	.257
Away	477	1783	172	438	3	196	.246

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bobby Lowe — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1907-10-06	DET	SLA	L	4	0	2	1	2	0
1907-10-06	DET	SLA	L	4	0	1	0	2	0
1907-10-03	DET	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1907-09-21	DET	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1907-09-15	DET	SLA	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
1907-09-15	DET	SLA	W	3	0	1	0	1	0
1907-09-14	DET	SLA	L	4	1	1	0	1	0
1907-09-14	DET	SLA	L	4	1	1	0	0	0
1907-09-13	DET	CLE	L	2	0	1	0	0	0
1907-09-12	DET	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bobby Lowe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	7	1	63	4	2	5
2B	1316	159	3336	4171	389	530
3B	179	28	221	313	53	17
OF	240	22	441	38	33	4
P	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	77	22	165	230	31	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bobby Lowe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1890	BSN	3B	12	0	19	16	4	1
1890	BSN	OF	15	0	34	0	1	0
1890	BSN	SS	24	0	50	66	6	1
1891	BSN	2B	17	0	23	49	6	1
1891	BSN	3B	1	0	1	0	2	0
1891	BSN	OF	107	0	186	16	16	2
1891	BSN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1891	BSN	SS	2	0	4	5	0	1
1892	BSN	2B	10	0	36	29	6	4
1892	BSN	3B	14	0	24	39	7	3
1892	BSN	OF	90	0	175	17	15	2
1892	BSN	SS	13	0	29	34	9	9
1893	BSN	2B	121	0	308	409	49	58
1893	BSN	SS	5	0	12	16	3	1
1894	BSN	2B	130	0	345	402	59	62
1894	BSN	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1894	BSN	SS	2	0	3	5	0	1
1895	BSN	2B	100	0	267	340	29	51
1896	BSN	2B	73	0	193	280	17	31
1897	BSN	2B	123	0	270	404	34	33
1898	BSN	2B	145	0	397	457	37	63
1898	BSN	SS	2	0	8	10	1	1
1899	BSN	2B	148	0	361	461	40	66
1899	BSN	SS	4	0	5	12	0	0
1900	BSN	2B	127	0	323	335	34	38
1901	BSN	2B	18	0	52	52	5	9
1901	BSN	3B	111	0	149	192	33	12
1902	CHN	2B	119	0	328	412	34	60
1902	CHN	3B	2	0	3	4	0	0
1903	CHN	1B	6	0	54	4	2	5
1903	CHN	2B	22	0	37	72	6	8
1903	CHN	3B	1	0	2	4	3	0
1904	DET	2B	140	140	328	402	27	44
1905	DET	1B	1	1	9	0	0	0
1905	DET	2B	6	2	12	7	1	0
1905	DET	3B	22	18	16	36	1	1
1905	DET	OF	24	22	45	5	1	0
1905	DET	SS	4	4	9	5	1	0
1906	DET	2B	17	17	56	60	5	2
1906	DET	3B	5	2	3	5	0	0
1906	DET	SS	19	18	43	76	11	1
1907	DET	3B	10	8	4	16	3	0
1907	DET	OF	4	0	1	0	0	0
1907	DET	SS	2	0	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Bobby Lowe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	7
Second Base	1317
Third Base	180
Shortstop	78
Left Field	172
Center Field	56
Right Field	12

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Bobby Lowe: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bobby Lowe debuted on April 19, 1890 and played a final game on October 6, 1907. By club, Lowe's seasons break down as the Boston Beaneaters (1890 through 1901), the Chicago Orphans (1902), the Chicago Cubs (1903), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1904), and the Detroit Tigers (1904 to 1907). Lowe, a second baseman by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 10 inches and 150 pounds. Lowe was born on July 10, 1865, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Lowe died on December 8, 1951, in Detroit, MI, USA. On the record, Bobby Lowe was born Robert Lincoln Lowe.

Lowe collected 1,934 hits in 7,078 at bats across 1,821 games, good for a .273 batting average; the totals also include 71 home runs, 989 RBI, and 303 stolen bases. Lowe got on base at a .325 rate and slugged .360 (.685 OPS). The .273 career average is close to the .266 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Lowe

What years did Bobby Lowe play?: Bobby Lowe played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1907.
Was Bobby Lowe a pitcher?: No. Bobby Lowe was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Bobby Lowe hit?: Bobby Lowe hit 71 career home runs with 1934 hits.
What was Bobby Lowe's career batting average?: Bobby Lowe batted .273 over his career, with 1,934 hits in 7,078 at bats.
How many RBI did Bobby Lowe have?: Bobby Lowe drove in 989 runs in his career.
What was Bobby Lowe's career ERA?: Bobby Lowe finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.