Sparky Lyle stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1967
- AL Cy Young
- 1977
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1967
- AL Cy Young
- 1977
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 899
- W
- 99
- L
- 76
- ERA
- 2.88
- IP
- 1390.1
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BOS | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2.28 | 43.1 | 42 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 1968 | BOS | 49 | 6 | 1 | 2.74 | 65.2 | 52 | 14 | 1.23 |
| 1969 | BOS | 71 | 8 | 3 | 2.54 | 102.2 | 93 | 48 | 1.35 |
| 1970 | BOS | 63 | 1 | 7 | 3.88 | 67.1 | 51 | 34 | 1.43 |
| 1971 | BOS | 50 | 6 | 4 | 2.75 | 52.1 | 37 | 23 | 1.22 |
| 1972 | NYY | 59 | 9 | 5 | 1.92 | 107.2 | 75 | 29 | 1.05 |
| 1973 | NYY | 51 | 5 | 9 | 2.51 | 82.1 | 63 | 18 | 1.02 |
| 1974 | NYY | 66 | 9 | 3 | 1.66 | 114.0 | 89 | 43 | 1.19 |
| 1975 | NYY | 49 | 5 | 7 | 3.12 | 89.1 | 65 | 36 | 1.46 |
| 1976 | NYY | 64 | 7 | 8 | 2.26 | 103.2 | 61 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 1977 | NYY | 72 | 13 | 5 | 2.17 | 137.0 | 68 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 1978 | NYY | 59 | 9 | 3 | 3.47 | 111.2 | 33 | 33 | 1.33 |
| 1979 | TEX | 67 | 5 | 8 | 3.13 | 95.0 | 48 | 28 | 1.12 |
| 1980 |  TEX/PHI | 59 | 3 | 2 | 4.28 | 94.2 | 49 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 1981 | PHI | 48 | 9 | 6 | 4.44 | 75.0 | 29 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 1982 |  PHI/CHW | 45 | 3 | 3 | 4.62 | 48.2 | 18 | 19 | 1.64 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX/PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PHI/CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1980 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies
Awards
All-time career rank
- 42nd in saves (238)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- ERA: 1972 (4th), 1974 (1st), 1976 (3rd), 1977 (4th)
- Saves: 1969 (7th), 1972 (2nd), 1973 (3rd), 1974 (7th), 1976 (2nd), 1977 (4th)
- WHIP: 1972 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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