Richard Lovelady stats
Relief Pitcher · #55
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 2016Rd 10, Pk 313
- College
- Kennesaw State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 2016Rd 10, Pk 313
- College
- Kennesaw State
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 36
- W
- 3
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 3.86
- IP
- 32.2
- K
- 30
- BB
- 21
- WHIP
- 1.84
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KC | 25 | 0 | 3 | 7.65 | 20.0 | 17 | 8 | 1.90 |
| 2020 | KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 2021 | KC | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3.48 | 20.2 | 23 | 6 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | ATH | 27 | 0 | 3 | 4.63 | 23.1 | 24 | 10 | 1.07 |
| 2024 |  CHC/TB | 35 | 3 | 6 | 4.46 | 34.1 | 26 | 11 | 1.31 |
| 2025 |  TOR/NYM | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8.49 | 11.2 | 12 | 6 | 1.54 |
| 2026 |  NYM/WSH | 36 | 3 | 4 | 3.86 | 32.2 | 30 | 21 | 1.84 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 154
- W
- 8
- L
- 17
- ERA
- 5.01
- IP
- 143.2
- K
- 132
- BB
- 63
- WHIP
- 1.46
Expanded
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.3
- GB
- 47
- FB
- 58
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 0
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 37 | 33 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2020 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 30 | 24 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2023 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 28 | 31 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | CHC/TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 56 | 52 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2025 | TOR/NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2026 | NYM/WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 47 | 58 | 0.8 | 0 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.3
- GB
- 220
- FB
- 214
- G/F
- 1.00
- WP
- 3
Latest performance
Richard Lovelady
Sep 19 · @ STL · W 8-5 F/11
- IP
- 0.2
- H
- 2
- R
- 2
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 3.86
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 19 | at STLW 8-5 F/11 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | vs PHIL 3-0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vsPHIW 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Jun 28 | at BALW 6-4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Jun 24 | vsPHIL 5-4 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tue, Jun 23 | vsPHIL 14-9 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
What are Richard Lovelady's career stats?
Richard Lovelady has played 7 seasons for the Royals and the Athletics. He has 8 wins and 132 strikeouts with a 5.01 ERA over 143.2 innings. His best season so far is 2024: 3 wins, a 4.46 ERA and 26 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 3 vs CHW on Jul 29, 2021, W 5-0
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2019.
More on Richard Lovelady
Richard Lovelady against each club
- vs Baltimore Orioles (12)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (7)
- vs Atlanta Braves (6)
- vs Boston Red Sox (6)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (6)
- vs Miami Marlins (5)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (5)
- vs San Francisco Giants (5)
- vs Seattle Mariners (5)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (4)
- vs Athletics (4)
- vs Kansas City Royals (4)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs San Diego Padres (4)
- vs Chicago White Sox (3)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Houston Astros (3)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (3)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (2)
- vs Detroit Tigers (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (2)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
- vs Minnesota Twins (2)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs Texas Rangers (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (1)
- vs Washington Nationals (1)
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