Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 32 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 181 lb |
| Debut | 2018-08-05 |
Player profile / Pittsburgh Pirates
Brandon Lowe
2B · Bats/Throws L/R · 5' 9", 181 lb · Age 32
Club Pittsburgh Pirates
Position 2B
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 425 | 56 | 94 | 21 | 5 | .244 | .311 | .473 | .784 |
| 2025 | 553 | 79 | 130 | 31 | 3 | .256 | .307 | .477 | .784 |
| 2026 | 563 | 81 | 126 | 28 | 2 | .251 | .320 | .476 | .796 |
| 9 Seasons | 3557 | 496 | 783 | 185 | 35 | .248 | .325 | .480 | .805 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
82
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.339 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.321 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.326 |
| Observed weight | 72% |
xwOBA
0.305
0.315
0.326
0.337
0.347
wOBA
0.330
0.342
0.356
0.369
0.381
ISO
0.189
0.200
0.213
0.226
0.238
K%
26.4%
27.5%
28.7%
29.9%
31.0%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%7.4%
83
Exit velocity91.2
89
Hard-hit%46.4%
84
xBA0.352
82
xSLG0.636
86
xwOBA0.321
70
BB%9.3%
60
Bat speed70.9
71
K%29.7%
17
-18 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Strength84.7 · 2B
28
Outs Above Avg10.0 · 2B
97
Range Runs7.9 · 2B
94
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs0.2 · 2B
49
Sprint Speed27.0 · 2B
39
SB Success Rate100.0% · 2B
Small sample
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 63.4% · rebadged research
40
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 24.3% · rebadged research
61
Correct Decisions65.6% · rebadged research
45
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline100
46
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.303 · borderline
23
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.328 · insufficient sample
0
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.294 · validated thin sample
19
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.356 · insufficient sample
9
Resists FastballwOBA 0.377 · validated
6
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.346 · validated
75
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
224 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -0.019 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.016 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Lowe’s wOBA sits at 0.356, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.321 — a gap of 0.035, -1.4 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 579 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowers, Kyle MIA · L | 0.83 | Pull rateWhiff rate | Player · Projection |
| Neto, Zach LAA · R | 0.77 | Swing lengthWalk rate | Player · Projection |
| Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R | 0.73 | Bat speedWalk rate | Player · Projection |
| Manzardo, Kyle CLE · L | 0.71 | In-zone contactSweet-spot rate | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 5 | 2026-08-19 | Disciplined swing decisions drove the score |
| Fielding | 14 | 2026-08-30 | 5 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.868 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-08-15 vs BOS0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2 K |
| 2026-05-20 @ STL0 HR | 0 RBI / 5 Ch | 0 E | 1-5 | 2B |
| 2026-04-17 vs TB0 HR | 2 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 3-5 | 2 2B, 2 RBI |
| 2026-04-15 vs WSH0 HR | 0 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | K |
| 2026-04-14 vs WSH1 HR | 1 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 1-2 | HR, BB, K |