Mark Lowe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2016)

Mark Lowe was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 11 seasons. Across 382 career appearances, he went 10-27 with a 4.22 ERA and 352 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 738.5.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 10–27
ERA 4.22
WHIP 1.42
SO 352
Pitcher PIV 738.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 210 lb
Born
6/7/1983 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2006-07-07
Last Game
2016-09-23

Full name: Mark Christopher Lowe

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Lowe — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
10 27 382 0 0 0 6 385.2 386 181 47 163 352 4.22 738.5

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Lowe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2006 SEA AL 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 18.2 12 4 9 20 1.93 4.53 (+57%) 495.9
2007 SEA AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 2 3 3 6.75 — 0.0
2008 SEA AL 1 5 57 0 0 0 1 63.2 78 38 34 55 5.37 4.32 (-24%) -153.1
2009 SEA AL 2 7 75 0 0 0 3 80.0 71 29 29 69 3.26 4.32 (+25%) 1473.2
2010 SEA AL 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 10.1 11 4 5 7 3.48 4.08 (+15%) -91.5
2010 TEX AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 4 1 5 12.00 — 0.0
2011 TEX AL 2 3 52 0 0 0 1 45.0 46 19 19 42 3.80 3.94 (+4%) -243.3
2012 TEX AL 0 2 36 0 0 0 0 39.1 35 15 13 28 3.43 4.01 (+15%) -295.4
2013 LAA AL 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 11.2 11 12 11 7 9.26 3.87 (-139%) -561.5
2014 CLE AL 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 3 6 6 3.86 — 0.0
2015 SEA AL 0 1 34 0 0 0 0 36.0 31 4 11 47 1.00 3.96 (+75%) 1884.0
2015 TOR AL 1 2 23 0 0 0 1 19.0 15 8 1 14 3.79 3.96 (+4%) 43.4
2016 DET AL 1 3 54 0 0 0 0 49.1 57 39 21 49 7.11 4.19 (-70%) -1813.2
Career · 13 seasons 10 27 382 0 0 0 6 385.2 386 181 163 352 4.22 — 738

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 Batting Statistics

Mark Lowe — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
382 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark 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
2006 SEA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 SEA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 SEA AL 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 SEA AL 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 SEA AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TEX AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 TEX AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TEX AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAA AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SEA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 DET AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 382 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 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

Mark Lowe — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Lowe — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALCS TOR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS2 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 WS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 WS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Lowe — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 10 0 0 6.0 8 9 3 7 13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Lowe — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 ALCS TOR 0 0 4 0 0 3.1 1 2 0 4 5.40
2015 ALDS2 TOR 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 2 0.00
2011 WS TEX 0 1 2 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 1 18.00
2010 WS TEX 0 0 2 0 0 0.2 4 5 1 0 67.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Lowe — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home19400000—
Away18810000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Lowe — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home194208.020686761793.72
Away188177.218095871734.81

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Lowe — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-09-23 DETKCR — 0.2222110
2016-09-22 DETMIN — 1.0000020
2016-09-20 DETMIN — 1.0000120
2016-09-16 DETCLE — 1.0000010
2016-09-15 DETMIN — 0.2100000
2016-09-10 DETBAL — 1.0000000
2016-09-07 DETCHW — 0.2000110
2016-09-03 DETKCR — 0.1100100
2016-08-28 DETLAA — 1.1100040
2016-08-19 DETBOS — 1.0322120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Lowe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 382 0 14 28 5 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Lowe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 SEA P 15 0 0 1 1 0
2007 SEA P 4 0 0 0 0 0
2008 SEA P 57 0 2 5 1 0
2009 SEA P 75 0 3 5 2 0
2010 SEA P 11 0 0 1 0 0
2010 TEX P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2011 TEX P 52 0 3 3 0 0
2012 TEX P 36 0 2 2 0 1
2013 LAA P 11 0 0 4 0 0
2014 CLE P 7 0 0 0 1 0
2015 SEA P 34 0 1 2 0 0
2015 TOR P 23 0 1 1 0 0
2016 DET P 54 0 2 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Mark Lowe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 382

Salary History

Mark Lowe — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 DET AL $5,500,000
2012 TEX AL $1,700,000
2011 TEX AL $1,200,000
2010 SEA AL $1,150,000
2009 SEA AL $418,000
2008 SEA AL $390,000
2007 SEA AL $380,000
Total Career Earnings $10,738,000

College History

Mark Lowe — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Texas at Arlington Arlington TX 2002, 2004

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mark Lowe (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Nick Masset
    20-16, 4.06 ERA
  2. 90
    Will Ohman
    12-16, 4.28 ERA
  3. 90
    Cliff Politte
    22-23, 4.40 ERA
  4. 89
    Phil Coke
    22-27, 4.19 ERA
  5. 88
    Luke Jackson
    24-16, 4.22 ERA
  6. 86
    Kevin Jepsen
    18-33, 4.00 ERA

Mark Lowe: the record in brief

According to the bio, Mark Lowe debuted on July 7, 2006 and played a final game on September 23, 2016. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (2006 to 2015), the Texas Rangers (2010 through 2012), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013), the Cleveland Indians (2014), the Toronto Blue Jays (2015), and the Detroit Tigers (2016). At 6'3" and 210 pounds, Lowe is listed as a pitcher. Lowe hit left-handed while throwing right-handed, per the bio block. Lowe was born on June 7, 1983, in Houston, TX, USA. Mark Lowe was the playing name; the full given name is Mark Christopher.

Lowe's career pitching line is 10 wins, 27 losses and a 4.22 ERA over 382 appearances. Lowe had 352 strikeouts. Lowe's 4.22 ERA was close to the 4.13 league figure for those seasons. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.26 in 2009, when the league's was 4.32. Lowe's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 738.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Lowe

What years did Mark Lowe play?
Mark Lowe played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016.
Was Mark Lowe a pitcher?
Yes. Mark Lowe pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 352 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Lowe hit?
Mark Lowe hit 0 career home runs.
What was Mark Lowe's career batting average?
Mark Lowe batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Mark Lowe's career ERA?
Mark Lowe finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 10-27 with 352 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mark Lowe have?
Mark Lowe recorded 352 career strikeouts.