2026 Stats
W-L
3-6
ERA
5.05
WHIP
1.55
K
58
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Lowder impressed with Cincinnati down the stretch in 2024, but injuries prevented him from making a single big-league appearance in 2025. While rehabbing from a forearm injury, Lowder suffered a significant oblique strain, which cost him most of the season. After a lone Triple-A appearance in September, Lowder underwent an MRI on his shoulder that came back negative. It was a troubling year up and down the kinetic chain, but Lowder was able to make up for lost time a bit in the Arizona Fall League, pitching nine innings with an 8:1 K:BB across four starts. While the right-hander lacks an overpowering fastball, he throws four distinct pitches, keeping hitters off balance. The Reds selected Lowder with the seventh overall pick in 2023 and gave him a $5.7 million signing bonus, so they are heavily invested. He will compete for a rotation spot this spring, but the team may ultimately need to manage him coming off the lost year. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $790,000 contract with the Reds in March of 2026.
Temporarily shifted to bullpen
Lowder will pitch out of the bullpen until the All-Star break, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox19 Now reports. "When we get to next Sunday, we'll see where we're at and map it out from there," Reds manager Terry Francona said over the weekend. "We're not trying to make Lowder a bullpen guy. We're trying to figure out ways to protect our staff, win games and get through this next week."
Analysis
Lowder's transition to the bullpen was triggered by the return of Hunter Greene to the rotation. Lowder is expected to provide length as a reliever but could also get use in high-leverage spots when a right-hander is needed.
Lowder's transition to the bullpen was triggered by the return of Hunter Greene to the rotation. Lowder is expected to provide length as a reliever but could also get use in high-leverage spots when a right-hander is needed.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
72
Last 5 Games
71
How many pitches does Rhett Lowder generally throw?
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What part of the game does Rhett Lowder generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-12%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .236 | 48 | 37 | 50 | 8 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .272 | 32 | 10 | 47 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .252 | 37 | 26 | 41 | 8 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .287 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .184 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .246 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-54%
ERA at Home
2026
-52%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.42 | 1.30 | 48.1 | 8.0 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 5.22 | 1.62 | 50.0 | 6.7 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.27 | 1.27 | 33.0 | 8.2 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2026Away | 6.75 | 1.82 | 34.2 | 7.3 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.59 | 1.37 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 5.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.76 | 1.17 | 15.1 | 5.3 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Rhett Lowder compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.76K/9
7.7BB/9
4.4HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.0 mphERA
5.05WHIP
1.55BABIP
.322GB/FB
1.38Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
83.9 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2328 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%Swinging Strike
8.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
The Reds didn't seem to want to bring Lowder up after just one start at Triple-A, but injuries had ravaged the rotation by late August and they decided to go with it. Impressively, he more than held his own after being thrown into the deep end, pitching to a 1.17 ERA over six starts in the major leagues. Lowder, the seventh overall pick in 2023, began his first professional season at High-A Daytona before quickly advancing to Double-A Chattanooga. While it wasn't all luck by any means, the right-hander was quite fortunate during his in the majors and outperformed his underlying metrics. Lowder has four pitches and a bright future, but Cincinnati is likely hoping it can afford him additional time in the minor leagues refine his craft before giving him an extended look in the big-league rotation.
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Fans eight, tagged for six runs
Lowder (3-6) took the loss Tuesday against the Brewers, allowing six runs on 11 hits and one walk while striking out eight over 4.2 innings.
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Allows two homers in loss
Lowder (3-5) took the loss against the Brewers on Wednesday, allowing three runs on eight hits and one walk with six strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
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Hit hard in Friday's loss
Lowder (3-4) took the loss Friday as the Reds were blanked 5-0 by the Yankees, giving up four runs on six hits and three walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
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Shows improved control Saturday
Lowder allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out six batters over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against Arizona on Saturday.
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Signs of rust in return
Lowder took a no-decision Sunday against the Cardinals, allowing no runs on one hit and five walks in three innings. He struck out four.
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