He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lowder puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39% of his pitches to left-handers.
250 pitches to right-handed hitters, 405 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lowder's sinker moves 18.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
194 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lowder throws a fastball 63.5% of the time, against 39.9% when he is ahead.
219 pitches behind in the count, 163 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lowder throws 36.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 538 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lowder releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
655 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lowder lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
655 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lowder's slider spins at 2,770 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
163 thrown in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lowder lands 52.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.7% of his breaking balls.
351 of his fastballs, 164 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lowder's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
157 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lowder works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 29.6% of everything he throws.
655 classified pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lowder throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
167 plate appearances started in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Lowder, 16th percentile.
655 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lowder's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 87.6 off his changeup.
194 and 140 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lowder puts 58.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
219 located pitches behind, 163 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lowder throws the changeup 27.2% of the time against left-handers and 12% against right-handers.
250 pitches to right-handers, 405 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lowder goes to the slider: 30.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.1% the rest of the time.
166 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lowder releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
463 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lowder's sinker averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 94.5.
194 thrown, 29.6% of his pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Lowder's fastball averages 92.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.4 past his 75th.
115 early fastballs, 57 late ones.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lowder's stuff spins at 2,338 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
655 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 196th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lowder projects a .342 average, 34th percentile.
655 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 357th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lowder puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39% of his pitches to left-handers.
250 pitches to right-handed hitters, 405 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lowder's sinker moves 18.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
194 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lowder's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
157 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lowder throws a fastball 63.5% of the time, against 39.9% when he is ahead.
219 pitches behind in the count, 163 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lowder throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
167 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lowder puts 58.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
219 located pitches behind, 163 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lowder goes to the slider: 30.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.1% the rest of the time.
166 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lowder throws 36.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 538 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lowder releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
655 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lowder releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
463 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Lowder's fastball averages 92.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.4 past his 75th.
115 early fastballs, 57 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lowder lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
655 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lowder's slider spins at 2,770 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
163 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lowder works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 29.6% of everything he throws.
655 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lowder's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 87.6 off his changeup.
194 and 140 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lowder throws the changeup 27.2% of the time against left-handers and 12% against right-handers.
250 pitches to right-handers, 405 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lowder's sinker averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 94.5.
194 thrown, 29.6% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lowder lands 52.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.7% of his breaking balls.
351 of his fastballs, 164 of his breaking balls.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Lowder, 16th percentile.
655 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lowder projects a .342 average, 34th percentile.
655 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 357th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lowder's stuff spins at 2,338 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
655 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 196th in MLB.
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