Richard Lovelady

Richard Lovelady

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Oakland Athletics
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Richard Lovelady in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March of 2023. Traded to the Braves in March of 2023. Waived by the Braves in April of 2023. Claimed off waivers by the Athletics in April of 2023.
Could be in mix for saves
POakland Athletics
May 25, 2023
Lovelady (0-3) allowed one earned run on a walk and no hits while striking out one across 0.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Lovelady entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score knotted at 2-2. He retired two of the three batters he faced but was pulled for Garrett Acton, who was on the mound when the winning run crossed the plate. Lovelady began the season in the minors, but he has pitched well since being recalled, turning in 13 scoreless outings in 16 appearances. It's difficult to decipher the Athletics bullpen due to their lack of wins and standout talent, but Lovelady could see some save chances moving forward -- particularly while Zach Jackson (elbow) is sidelined.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Richard Lovelady generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Richard Lovelady generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-36%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-34%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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2021
 
 
-38%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .143 63 18 5 8 2 0 2
Since 2021vs Right .222 96 23 11 18 2 0 3
2023vs Left .125 28 8 3 3 2 0 1
2023vs Right .189 47 10 7 7 1 0 1
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Left .156 35 10 2 5 0 0 1
2021vs Right .250 49 13 4 11 1 0 2
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-24%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-71%
ERA at Home
2022
No Stats
2021
 
 
-51%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 3.27 1.00 22.0 2 1 0 8.6 2.5 1.6
Since 2021Away 4.32 1.20 16.2 0 2 1 10.8 5.4 0.5
2023Home 1.86 0.83 9.2 0 1 0 8.4 2.8 0.9
2023Away 6.48 1.44 8.1 0 2 0 9.7 7.6 1.1
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Home 4.38 1.14 12.1 2 0 0 8.8 2.2 2.2
2021Away 2.16 0.96 8.1 0 0 1 11.9 3.2 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Richard Lovelady compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.80
 
K/9
9.0
 
BB/9
5.0
 
HR/9
1.0
 
Fastball
90.6 mph
 
ERA
4.00
 
WHIP
1.11
 
BABIP
.196
 
GB/FB
1.56
 
Left On Base
64.0%
 
Exit Velocity
81.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.7%
 
Spin Rate
2342 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%
 
Swinging Strike
10.7%
 
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Recalled from Triple-A
POakland Athletics
April 15, 2023
Lovelady was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Claimed by Oakland
POakland Athletics
April 13, 2023
Oakland claimed Lovelady off waivers from Atlanta on Thursday and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Headed to Atlanta
PAtlanta Braves
March 30, 2023
Atlanta acquired Lovelady from the Royals on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations. He was then optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
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Sent to Triple-A
PKansas City Royals
March 25, 2023
Lovelady was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.
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Strong start to spring
PKansas City Royals
March 15, 2023
Lovelady has yet to allow an earned run over six innings across six Cactus League appearances.
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