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Richard Lovelady

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Team: Tampa Bay Rays (majors, NYR)

Born: July 7, 1995 in Hinesville, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA).

School: Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 2.026 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Full Name: Richard Tyler Lovelady

Nicknames: Love

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.2

0.0

ERA

7.94

5.48

5.2

70.2

WHIP

1.941

1.387

2021 Player Pitching Game Log

2021 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2021-06-06	AAA-AAAE	Omaha Storm Chasers		Iowa Cubs	8-8		0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	10	2	1	0	4	2	0
2	2021-06-08	AAA-AAAE	Omaha Storm Chasers	@	St. Paul Saints	5-6		2.0	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	9	36	23	7	6	0	4	3	0
3	2021-06-12	AAA-AAAE	Omaha Storm Chasers	@	St. Paul Saints	6-7		1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	32	20	5	3	4	0	0	0
4	2021-06-16	AAA-AAAE	Omaha Storm Chasers		Louisville Bats	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	12	7	2	3	0	0	0	0
5	2021-06-18	AAA-AAAE	Omaha Storm Chasers		Louisville Bats	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	9	3	1	2	1	0	0
6	2021-06-20	AAA-AAAE	Omaha Storm Chasers		Louisville Bats	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	3	2	1	1	0	0
7	2021-06-25	AAA-AAAE	Omaha Storm Chasers	@	Iowa Cubs	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	13	6	2	2	0	0	0
		Player Moved from AAA-AAAE to Maj-AL
8	2021-06-30	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Boston Red Sox	6-7		1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	14	3	2	2	2	1	0
9	2021-07-02	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	4-5	W	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	26	17	5	2	4	2	2	0
10	2021-07-04	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	7-7		0.2	2	3	3	2	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	30	15	4	7	1	2	0	0
11	2021-07-06	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	2021-07-10	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	6-7		0.2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
13	2021-07-17	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Baltimore Orioles	3-3		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	1	3	2	1	1	0
14	2021-07-24	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	3-5		1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	13	5	4	4	0	0	0
15	2021-07-29	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	30	19	4	5	1	3	2	0
16	2021-08-01	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Toronto Blue Jays	5-5		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
17	2021-08-03	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago White Sox	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	18	12	3	2	2	2	2	0
18	2021-08-08	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	11	5	1	0	1	0	1
19	2021-08-09	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		New York Yankees	9-10		1.1	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	29	18	4	2	2	4	2	0
20	2021-08-11	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		New York Yankees	4-5		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	16	9	3	2	1	2	0	1
21	2021-08-14	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	11	4	0	2	0	0	0
22	2021-08-19	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Houston Astros	8-9		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	12	5	2	3	0	0	0
23	2021-08-20	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago Cubs	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	11	4	1	2	0	0	0
24	2021-08-23	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Houston Astros	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	1	3	1	1	0	1
25	2021-08-25	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Houston Astros	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
26	2021-08-26	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Seattle Mariners	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	13	4	3	2	0	0	0
27	2021-08-27	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Seattle Mariners	11-11		0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	2	1	1	0	0	0

2021 Player Pitching Splits

2021 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	27	117	104	10	21	1	1	3	1	3	10	32	.202	.282	.317	.599	.257	33	0	2	0	1	2

Home	14	64	58	8	14	1	0	3	0	2	4	15	.241	.297	.414	.711	.268	24	0	1	0	1	0
Away	13	53	46	2	7	0	1	0	1	1	6	17	.152	.264	.196	.460	.241	9	0	1	0	0	2

June	8	38	33	1	5	0	1	0	1	2	4	10	.152	.263	.212	.475	.217	7	0	1	0	0	1
July	7	35	31	5	7	1	0	2	0	0	3	9	.226	.314	.452	.766	.250	14	0	1	0	0	0
August	12	44	40	4	9	0	0	1	0	1	3	13	.225	.273	.300	.573	.296	12	0	0	0	1	1

As Reliever	27	117	104	10	21	1	1	3	1	3	10	32	.202	.282	.317	.599	.257	33	0	2	0	1	2

vs RHB as LHP	25	68	60		16	1	1	2			6	16	.267	.338	.417	.755	.326	25	0	1	0	1	2
vs LHB as LHP	24	49	44		5	0	0	1			4	16	.114	.204	.182	.386	.148	8	0	1	0	0	0

Bases Empty	19	69	62		10	1	1	2			5	20	.161	.246	.307	.553	.200	19	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	22	48	42		11	0	0	1			5	12	.262	.333	.333	.667	.333	14	0	0	0	1	2

vs. Younger Batters	17	29	24		4	0	0	1			3	7	.167	.310	.292	.602	.188	7	0	2	0	0	0
vs. Older Batters	26	88	80		17	1	1	2			7	25	.213	.273	.325	.598	.278	26	0	0	0	1	2

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	2	0	1.000	2.79	27	0	1	29.0	21	10	9	3	10	2	32	2	0	2	117	1.069	9.9	3.20

Home	2	0	1.000	4.02	14	0	0	15.2	14	8	7	3	4	0	15	1	0	2	64	1.149	8.6	3.75
Away	0	0		1.35	13	0	1	13.1	7	2	2	0	6	2	17	1	0	0	53	0.975	11.5	2.83

June	0	0		0.90	8	0	0	10.0	5	1	1	0	4	1	10	1	0	1	38	0.900	9.0	2.50
July	2	0	1.000	5.63	7	0	0	8.0	7	5	5	2	3	0	9	1	0	1	35	1.250	10.1	3.00
August	0	0		2.45	12	0	1	11.0	9	4	3	1	3	1	13	0	0	0	44	1.091	10.6	4.33

As Reliever	2	0	1.000	2.79	27	0	1	29.0	21	10	9	3	10	2	32	2	0	2	117	1.069	9.9	3.20

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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