John Lowenstein
1970–1985 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers
1,368G
.253AVG
.337OBP
.403SLG
More career statistics
881H
116HR
441RBI
128SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Sacrifice flies | 30 | 31 |
| Batting · Walks | 446 | 445 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,368 | 3,988 | 3,476 | 510 | 881 | 137 | 18 | 116 | 441 | 446 | 596 | 128 | 78 | 9 | 30 | 1,402 | .253 | .337 | .403 | .740 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1982-04-28 to 1982-05-18
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1974-06-16 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1976-04-18 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1974-06-16 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 670 | 1874 | 411 | 53 | 210 | 212 | 269 | .253 | .332 | .394 |
| Away | 698 | 2114 | 470 | 63 | 231 | 233 | 327 | .254 | .333 | .411 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 180 | 499 | 108 | 10 | 50 | 71 | 59 | .256 | .359 | .367 |
| May | 229 | 739 | 173 | 24 | 85 | 87 | 106 | .272 | .352 | .443 |
| June | 224 | 617 | 138 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 103 | .257 | .339 | .394 |
| July | 235 | 737 | 165 | 23 | 89 | 76 | 113 | .255 | .327 | .411 |
| August | 243 | 666 | 133 | 17 | 61 | 64 | 97 | .225 | .296 | .357 |
| September | 249 | 707 | 157 | 24 | 84 | 74 | 111 | .252 | .327 | .431 |
| October | 8 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .350 | .391 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 139 | 454 | 119 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 55 | .299 | .374 | .475 |
| detroit-tigers | 136 | 380 | 84 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 64 | .246 | .316 | .370 |
| boston-red-sox | 131 | 383 | 86 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 57 | .251 | .313 | .347 |
| new-york-yankees | 113 | 301 | 60 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 36 | .234 | .329 | .395 |
| athletics | 102 | 286 | 65 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 33 | .265 | .343 | .433 |
| minnesota-twins | 102 | 318 | 67 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 50 | .238 | .318 | .413 |
| kansas-city-royals | 100 | 258 | 66 | 4 | 24 | 31 | 30 | .295 | .376 | .442 |
| texas-rangers | 96 | 268 | 57 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 45 | .251 | .328 | .383 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Cleveland Guardians | 17 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .256 | – | – |
| 1971 | Cleveland Guardians | 58 | 140 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .186 | – | – |
| 1972 | Cleveland Guardians | 68 | 151 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 2 | .212 | – | – |
| 1973 | Cleveland Guardians | 98 | 305 | 89 | 6 | 40 | 5 | .292 | – | – |
| 1974 | Cleveland Guardians | 140 | 508 | 123 | 8 | 48 | 36 | .242 | – | – |
| 1975 | Cleveland Guardians | 91 | 265 | 64 | 12 | 33 | 15 | .242 | – | – |
| 1976 | Cleveland Guardians | 93 | 229 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 11 | .205 | – | – |
| 1977 | Cleveland Guardians | 81 | 149 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Texas Rangers | 77 | 176 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 16 | .222 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 197 | 50 | 11 | 34 | 16 | .254 | – | – |
| 1980 | Baltimore Orioles | 104 | 196 | 61 | 4 | 27 | 7 | .311 | – | – |
| 1981 | Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 189 | 47 | 6 | 20 | 7 | .249 | – | – |
| 1982 | Baltimore Orioles | 122 | 322 | 103 | 24 | 66 | 7 | .320 | – | – |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 122 | 310 | 87 | 15 | 60 | 2 | .281 | – | – |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 105 | 270 | 64 | 8 | 28 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1985 | Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 26 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .077 | – | – |