Pittsburgh Pirates#5 · 2BActive

Brandon Lowe

Age 32

Contract Value $11,000,000/yr

Size 5' 9" · 181

Bats Left

From Suffolk, VA, USA

150G · 656 PA

.260

AVG

.331

OBP

.493

SLG

.824

OPS

RBI

4.1

WAR

76H-ScoreSTRONG

Volume and power lead the profile; plate discipline grades weak. 45th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 4, 3:34 AM ETLast game Sep 10 at CWS

Season overview

AVG

.260129th

OBP

.331133rd

SLG

.49331st

OPS

.82449th

3511th

RBI

9613th

BB%

9.3%172nd

29.0%383rd

wOBA

.34681st

WAR

4.121st

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production8550

VERY STRONG

Contact Quality8750

VERY STRONG

Plate Discipline3750

WEAK

Volume9750

ELITE

Power9650

ELITE

Splits6850

ABOVE AVG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.9540022.2%11.1%

Last 141.1612325.0%14.3%

Last 301.05561233.6%11.2%

Season.824298329.4%9.5%45.0%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity90.9 mph87th

Barrel rate11.4%82nd

Hard-hit rate45.0%83rd

Launch angle15.9°

Pull / center / oppo47 / 33 / 21

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.24831.3%.581

Slider.20442.9%.441

Sinker.30719.5%.373

Changeup.27037.3%.500

Sweeper.08942.1%.244

Cutter.30629.2%.510

Curveball.36536.1%.615

Best production: curveball and 4-seam fastball.

Highest whiff rate against: slider and sweeper.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.910

AVG .279

vs LHP

.612

AVG .214

+.298 OPS vs RHP

Home / away

Home

.804

AVG .259

Away

.800

AVG .256

+.004 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep.89211

Aug.708511

Jul.825314

Jun.692620

May.858617

Apr.796516

Mar1.34434

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Pittsburgh Pirates150.260.331.493.82435964.1

2025Tampa Bay Rays134.256.307.477.7843183

2024Tampa Bay Rays107.244.311.473.7842158

2023Tampa Bay Rays109.231.328.443.7712168

2022Tampa Bay Rays65.221.308.383.691825

2021Tampa Bay Rays149.247.340.523.8633999

2020Tampa Bay Rays56.269.362.554.9161437

2019Tampa Bay Rays82.270.336.514.8501751

2018Tampa Bay Rays43.233.324.450.774625

Frequently asked

What is Brandon Lowe's 2026 batting line?+

.260/.331/.493 with 35 home runs and 96 RBI and 150 games — a .824 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

76 out of 100, which we label strong. 45th among 459 qualified hitters. Volume and power lead the profile; plate discipline grades weak.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Right-handed: a .910 OPS versus a .612 OPS against left-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against slider and sweeper. Best production against curveball and 4-seam fastball.