Brandon

Lowe

2BAge : 32Bats : L

Brandon Lowe

Height : 5' 9" · Weight : 82 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-08-05

Born in : Suffolk, VA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Pittsburgh Pirates	150	584	152	35	96	.260	.824
2025	Tampa Bay Rays	134	507	130	31	83	.256	.784
2024	Tampa Bay Rays	107	385	94	21	58	.244	.784
2023	Tampa Bay Rays	109	377	87	21	68	.231	.771
2022	Tampa Bay Rays	65	235	52	8	25	.221	.691
2021	Tampa Bay Rays	149	535	132	39	99	.247	.863
2020	Tampa Bay Rays	56	193	52	14	37	.269	.916
2019	Tampa Bay Rays	82	296	80	17	51	.270	.850
2018	Tampa Bay Rays	43	129	30	6	25	.233	.774
Career totals		895	3241	809	192	542	.250	.810

ContractPittsburgh Pirates payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 8 yrs · 2019–2026
Total value: 45.0 M$
AAV: 4.00 M$

2026
11.50 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

121

wOBA

.354

xwOBA

.331

OPS

.824

AVG

.260

OBP

.331

RBI

656

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

4.4

Home runs

2026 WAR

4.9

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Rising (+21)

20232.9 WAR · 4.0 per full season
20242.2 WAR · 3.1 per full season
20251.7 WAR · 1.8 per full season
20264.9 WAR · 4.5 per full season

Outlook, age included

+21 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

CON: Contact; 64
POW: Power; 85
EYE: Eye; 65
SPD: Speed; 71
FLD: Fielding; 80
DUR: Durability; 77
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

4.9

#16 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

94 / 100

#16 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

91 / 100

Surplus $36.4M · salary $11.5M

PAL: dimensions

Offense78

Power92

Discipline17

Speed38

Defense95

WAR, in runs

Batting+16.7

Baserunning-0.3

Fielding+9.9

Positional+0.8

Replacement+20.0

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

91.0 mi/h

82th percentile

Max exit velocity

111.1 mi/h

54th percentile

Barrels

12.4 %

84th percentile

Hard-hit

45.8 %

80th percentile

xBA

.240

36th percentile

Bat speed

73.5 mi/h

70th percentile

Sprint speed

27.0 pi/s

40th percentile

Outs above average

95th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	PIT	4.9	94	79	91.0	111.1	12.4	45.8	.240
2025	TB	1.7	38	72	91.1	112.6	12.9	46.6	.254
2024	TB	2.2	76	79	89.8	111.0	12.4	44.7	.248
2023	TB	2.9	81	78	91.4	110.7	10.7	47.5	.229
2022	TB	0.6	42	76	89.4	112.2	10.3	38.9	.229
2021	TB	4.5	80	79	89.3	111.2	14.0	43.1	.241

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 26	@ DET	4	1	1	1	0	0	.260
Sep 25	@ DET	4	0	0	0	1	2	.260
Sep 24	vs STL	3	1	0	1	1	2	.262
Sep 23	vs STL	4	2	1	1	0	1	.262
Sep 22	vs STL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.260
Sep 20	vs KC	4	1	0	0	1	1	.262
Sep 19	vs KC	4	2	1	2	0	1	.262
Sep 18	vs KC	5	1	1	2	0	2	.260
Sep 17	vs MIL	2	1	0	1	1	1	.261
Sep 16	vs MIL	3	2	1	2	1	1	.260