Brandon Lowe Stats
|
Year
|
Team
|
GP
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
HR
|
Avg
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021
|
 Rays
|
149
|
535
|
97
|
132
|
99
|
68
|
167
|
39
|
.247
|
|
2020
|
Rays
|
56
|
193
|
36
|
52
|
37
|
25
|
58
|
14
|
.269
|
|
2019
|
 Rays
|
82
|
296
|
42
|
80
|
51
|
25
|
113
|
17
|
.270
|
|
2018
|
Rays
|
43
|
129
|
16
|
30
|
25
|
16
|
38
|
6
|
.233
|
|
Career
|
330
|
1,153
|
191
|
294
|
212
|
134
|
376
|
76
|
.255
|
How Good is Brandon Lowe?
Brandon Lowe followed up his breakout 2020 season with one of Tampa Bay Rays history’s finest offensive seasons. He batted.247/.340/.523 with a 137 wRC+.
Lowe’s 137 wRC+ is tied for fourth greatest among players with 600 or more plate appearances, behind 2007 Carlos Pea (167 wRC+), 1999 Fred McGriff (140 wRC+), and 2010 Evan Longoria (139 wRC+).
Lowe’s 39 homers were tied with 2009 Pea for second most in franchise history, after only Pena’s 46 in 2007.
Lowe demonstrated what he could accomplish in a smaller sample size in 2020, hitting.269/.362/.554 with a 152 wRC+ despite only getting 224 plate appearances due to the COVID abbreviated season.
Lowe’s breakthrough in 2021 was better than his breakthrough in 2020. Instead of a 60-game season, he was able to maintain high run production for the entire year.
Over 60 plate appearances, he batted.300/.417/.720 and had a 208 wRC+ versus left-handed pitchers. With a.1998/.261/.401 line and 83 wRC+ in 2021, he returned to his career norms.
Lowe wreaked havoc on right-handed pitchers this season. Against right-handed pitchers in 2020, he hit.259/.341/.497 for a 131 wRC+. He improved his line to.270/.375/.581 with a 161 wRC+ this season.
Lowe has a 141 wRC+ and has hit.253/.346/.532 among qualified batters. Shohei Ohtani (136 wRC+), Mookie Betts (136 wRC+), and Nelson Cruz (134 wRC+) are among the top hitters in the majors with 141 wRC+.
