Sparky Lyle stats

Relief Pitcher

Age 82 · 6' 1"

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Sparky Lyle played 16 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1982.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
899
W
99
L
76
ERA
2.88
IP
1,390.1
K
873
BB
481
WHIP
1.28

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1967BOS27122.2843.142141.08
1968BOS49612.7465.252141.23
1969BOS71832.54102.293481.35
1970BOS63173.8867.151341.43
1971BOS50642.7552.137231.22
1972NYY59951.92107.275291.05
1973NYY51592.5182.163181.02
1974NYY66931.66114.089431.19
1975NYY49573.1289.165361.46
1976NYY64782.26103.261421.20
1977NYY721352.17137.068331.20
1978NYY59933.47111.233331.33
1979TEX67583.1395.048281.12
1980TEX/PHI59324.2894.249341.50
1981PHI48964.4475.029331.57
1982PHI/CHW45334.6248.218191.64

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
13
W
3
L
0
ERA
1.89
IP
19.0
K
9
BB
3
WHIP
1.05

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
5.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1967BOS0008.70000
1968BOS0007.10000
1969BOS0008.20000
1970BOS0006.80000
1971BOS0006.40000
1972NYY0006.30000
1973NYY0006.90000
1974NYY0007.00000
1975NYY0006.50000
1976NYY0005.30000
1977NYY0004.50000
1978NYY0002.70000
1979TEX0004.50000
1980TEX/PHI0004.70000
1981PHI0003.50000
1982PHI/CHW0003.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
82 yearsJul 22, 1944
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1967
Birthplace
DuBois, PA
AL Cy Young
1977

What were Sparky Lyle's career stats?

Sparky Lyle played 16 seasons for the Red Sox, the Yankees, the Rangers and the Phillies. He had 99 wins and 873 strikeouts with a 2.88 ERA over 1,390.1 innings. His best season was 1977: 13 wins, a 2.17 ERA and 68 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1967 to 1982

Sparky Lyle led MLB in ERA (1974); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 42nd in saves (238)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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