What years did John Lowenstein play?

John Lowenstein played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1985.

Was John Lowenstein a pitcher?

No. John Lowenstein was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did John Lowenstein hit?

John Lowenstein hit 116 career home runs with 881 hits.

John Lowenstein

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1985)

AVG .253

HR 116

RBI 441

H 881

OPS .741

PIV 4,704

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 1/27/1947 in Wolf Point, MT, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-09-02
Last Game: 1985-05-04

Full name: John Lee Lowenstein

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,368	3,476	510	881	137	18	116	441	128	446	596	.253	.337	.403	.741	4,704

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career OPS .741 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1970	CLE	AL	17	43	5	11	3	1	1	6	1	1	9	.256	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	CLE	AL	58	140	15	26	5	0	4	9	1	16	28	.186	.249 (-26%)	.316 (-15%)	.365 (-16%)	.682 (-15%)	-323.5
1972	CLE	AL	68	151	16	32	8	1	6	21	2	20	43	.212	.243 (-13%)	.310 (-2%)	.353 (+12%)	.664 (+6%)	137.0
1973	CLE	AL	98	305	42	89	16	1	6	40	5	23	41	.292	.256 (+14%)	.325 (+4%)	.378 (+8%)	.703 (+6%)	306.9
1974	CLE	AL	140	508	65	123	14	2	8	48	36	53	85	.242	.256 (-6%)	.324 (-3%)	.369 (-12%)	.693 (-8%)	-580.2
1975	CLE	AL	91	265	37	64	5	1	12	33	15	28	28	.242	.257 (-6%)	.327 (-4%)	.374 (+8%)	.701 (+2%)	91.1
1976	CLE	AL	93	229	33	47	8	2	2	14	11	25	35	.205	.255 (-20%)	.320 (-11%)	.360 (-21%)	.681 (-17%)	-556.1
1977	CLE	AL	81	149	24	36	6	1	4	12	1	21	29	.242	.264 (-9%)	.329 (+2%)	.401 (-6%)	.730 (-3%)	-24.2
1978	TEX	AL	77	176	28	39	8	3	5	21	16	37	29	.222	.257 (-14%)	.323 (+12%)	.378 (+2%)	.702 (+7%)	334.4
1979	BAL	AL	97	197	33	50	8	2	11	34	16	30	37	.254	.265 (-4%)	.329 (+6%)	.397 (+21%)	.727 (+15%)	550.0
1980	BAL	AL	104	196	38	61	8	0	4	27	7	32	29	.311	.264 (+18%)	.326 (+23%)	.387 (+7%)	.714 (+14%)	664.2
1981	BAL	AL	83	189	19	47	7	0	6	20	7	22	32	.249	.255 (-3%)	.320 (+3%)	.368 (+3%)	.688 (+3%)	136.8
1982	BAL	AL	122	322	69	103	15	2	24	66	7	54	59	.320	.261 (+22%)	.324 (+28%)	.388 (+55%)	.712 (+43%)	2767.6
1983	BAL	AL	122	310	52	87	13	2	15	60	2	49	55	.281	.260 (+8%)	.324 (+15%)	.389 (+23%)	.714 (+20%)	1259.9
1984	BAL	AL	105	270	34	64	13	0	8	28	1	33	54	.237	.259 (-9%)	.322 (-1%)	.384 (-3%)	.707 (-2%)	-59.9
1985	BAL	AL	12	26	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			1,368	3,476	510	881	137	18	116	441	128	446	596	.253	—	—	—	—	4,704

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	38	6	10	3	0	2	9	4	10	.263

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	BAL	3	6	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	.167
1983	WS	BAL	4	13	2	5	1	1	1	0	3	.385
1979	ALCS	BAL	4	6	2	1	0	1	3	2	2	.167
1979	WS	BAL	6	13	2	3	1	0	3	1	3	.231

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	670	1625	243	411	53	210	.253
Away	698	1851	267	470	63	231	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1985-05-04	BAL	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0
1985-04-28	BAL	CLE	W	0	0	1	0	0
1985-04-26	BAL	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0
1985-04-24	BAL	TEX	W	1	0	0	0	1
1985-04-22	BAL	TEX	L	3	0	0	0	1
1985-04-19	BAL	TOR	L	1	0	0	0	0
1985-04-18	BAL	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0
1985-04-17	BAL	CLE	W	2	1	0	0	0
1985-04-16	BAL	CLE	L	4	1	0	0	0
1985-04-14	BAL	TOR	L	3	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	28	21	202	13	4	17
2B	71	53	145	164	3	41
3B	72	62	60	138	12	9
OF	906	698	1391	55	23	10
SS	4	3	5	6	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	CLE	2B	10	7	12	31	0	5
1970	CLE	3B	2	2	1	6	2	1
1970	CLE	OF	2	0	2	0	0	0
1970	CLE	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1971	CLE	2B	29	25	81	59	2	17
1971	CLE	OF	18	9	17	1	1	0
1971	CLE	SS	3	3	5	6	1	1
1972	CLE	1B	2	0	5	0	0	0
1972	CLE	OF	58	36	77	7	0	3
1973	CLE	1B	1	0	4	1	0	0
1973	CLE	2B	25	21	49	64	1	19
1973	CLE	3B	8	6	9	15	1	2
1973	CLE	OF	51	44	62	5	5	1
1974	CLE	1B	12	10	88	8	0	6
1974	CLE	2B	4	0	3	7	0	0
1974	CLE	3B	28	27	23	63	3	4
1974	CLE	OF	100	95	200	6	3	1
1975	CLE	2B	2	0	0	3	0	0
1975	CLE	3B	8	5	5	11	1	0
1975	CLE	OF	36	31	56	2	1	1
1976	CLE	1B	9	9	81	3	4	8
1976	CLE	OF	61	48	97	7	3	1
1977	CLE	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1977	CLE	OF	39	28	62	1	0	0
1978	TEX	3B	25	21	22	41	5	2
1978	TEX	OF	16	6	12	1	1	0
1979	BAL	1B	1	0	4	1	0	1
1979	BAL	3B	1	1	0	2	0	0
1979	BAL	OF	72	45	120	4	1	2
1980	BAL	OF	91	52	128	3	1	0
1981	BAL	OF	73	54	100	3	1	0
1982	BAL	OF	111	94	202	2	0	0
1983	BAL	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1983	BAL	OF	107	98	155	8	3	1
1984	BAL	1B	2	2	19	0	0	2
1984	BAL	OF	67	54	94	5	3	0
1985	BAL	OF	4	4	7	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	30
Second Base	72
Third Base	73
Shortstop	4
Left Field	691
Center Field	48
Right Field	201
Designated Hitter	127

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1982	Player of the Week	Week of 1982-05-14

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Riverside	Riverside	CA	1966, 1967, 1968

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Lowenstein

What years did John Lowenstein play?: John Lowenstein played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1985.
Was John Lowenstein a pitcher?: No. John Lowenstein was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did John Lowenstein hit?: John Lowenstein hit 116 career home runs with 881 hits.