Richard Lovelady
30-Year-Old
Free Agent
2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
8.49
WHIP
1.54
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Mets in June of 2025. Elected free agency in September of 2025.
Chooses free agency
Lovelady elected free agency Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Lovelady joins the open market after his outright assignment Saturday. The 30-year-old had an 8.49 ERA in 11.2 big-league innings this season, the second-worst mark of his career behind his 9.00 ERA in 2020.
Lovelady joins the open market after his outright assignment Saturday. The 30-year-old had an 8.49 ERA in 11.2 big-league innings this season, the second-worst mark of his career behind his 9.00 ERA in 2020.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
22
Last 10 Games
22
Last 5 Games
20
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+
What part of the game does Richard Lovelady generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-25%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .209 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 2 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .259 | 36 | 16 | 38 | 7 |
| 2025vs Left | .227 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .304 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024vs Left | .232 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .276 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 |
| 2023vs Left | .156 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023vs Right | .208 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-15%
ERA at Home
2025
-24%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.79 | 1.18 | 35.2 | 7.6 | 3.3 |
| Since 2023Away | 5.61 | 1.37 | 33.2 | 8.6 | 3.7 |
| 2025Home | 9.45 | 1.35 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 5.4 |
| 2025Away | 7.20 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 3.6 |
| 2024Home | 4.08 | 1.30 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 3.1 |
| 2024Away | 4.86 | 1.32 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 |
| 2023Home | 3.18 | 0.88 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
| 2023Away | 6.00 | 1.25 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 5.3 |
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.
* 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
2.00K/9
9.3BB/9
4.6HR/9
2.3Fastball
91.5 mphERA
8.49WHIP
1.54BABIP
.301GB/FB
2.86Left On Base
43.5%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.8%Spin Rate
2322 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.7%Swinging Strike
11.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Outrighted to Triple-A
The Mets outrighted Lovelady to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.
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Dropped from 40-man
The Mets designated Lovelady for assignment Thursday.
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Joins active roster
The Mets selected Lovelady's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.
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Clears waivers
The Mets outrighted Lovelady to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.
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Booted from 40-man roster
The Mets designated Lovelady for assignment Friday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Future bullpen weapon?
Lovelady looks to have a chance to pitch high-leverage innings for the Royals down the line after posting a 6:0 K:BB in 4.1 scoreless Cactus League innings.
Analysis
Earlier this week, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com suggested Lovelady was on the outside looking in at a roster spot when camp was suspended. Still, he opened eyes in spring training with his stuff and willingness to fill up the strike zone after issuing eight free passes in 20 innings with the Royals last season. In his fifth appearance of the spring, Lovelady struck out the side: Matt Olson, Khris Davis and Mark Canha of the A's. As a lefty, Lovelady could work into high-leverage innings quickly upon his return to the big leagues.
Earlier this week, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com suggested Lovelady was on the outside looking in at a roster spot when camp was suspended. Still, he opened eyes in spring training with his stuff and willingness to fill up the strike zone after issuing eight free passes in 20 innings with the Royals last season. In his fifth appearance of the spring, Lovelady struck out the side: Matt Olson, Khris Davis and Mark Canha of the A's. As a lefty, Lovelady could work into high-leverage innings quickly upon his return to the big leagues.