Richard Lovelady

Richard Lovelady

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
Tampa Bay Rays
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Richard Lovelady in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in January of 2024. Traded to the Rays in May of 2024.
Secures second save
PTampa Bay Rays
September 13, 2024
Lovelady pitched a perfect ninth inning to pick up the save over the Guardians on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Lovelady relieved Manuel Rodriguez to open the bottom of the ninth and managed to retire the side in order on just six pitches to lock down his second save of the campaign. It was a nice bounceback performance for the southpaw after he surrendered two runs and took the loss in his previous outing Tuesday. It also marked Lovelady's first save opportunity since Aug. 17 against the Diamondbacks, and he's now held opponents scoreless in six of his last seven relief appearances.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
13
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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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .205 102 21 8 18 6 0 2
Since 2022vs Right .250 141 29 13 31 6 0 4
2024vs Left .232 64 11 5 13 2 0 1
2024vs Right .276 83 15 6 21 4 0 2
2023vs Left .156 38 10 3 5 4 0 1
2023vs Right .208 58 14 7 10 2 0 2
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-30%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-16%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-47%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.72 1.14 29.0 1 4 1 6.8 2.8 0.6
Since 2022Away 5.34 1.29 28.2 2 5 1 8.8 3.8 1.3
2024Home 4.08 1.30 17.2 1 3 1 6.1 3.1 0.5
2024Away 4.86 1.32 16.2 2 3 1 7.6 2.7 1.1
2023Home 3.18 0.88 11.1 0 1 0 7.9 2.4 0.8
2023Away 6.00 1.25 12.0 0 2 0 10.5 5.3 1.5
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
2.36
 
K/9
6.8
 
BB/9
2.9
 
HR/9
0.8
 
Fastball
92.3 mph
 
ERA
4.46
 
WHIP
1.31
 
BABIP
.304
 
GB/FB
1.86
 
Left On Base
66.2%
 
Exit Velocity
81.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.7%
 
Spin Rate
2243 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
29.7%
 
Swinging Strike
10.3%
 
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Four-out save
PTampa Bay Rays
August 18, 2024
Lovelady didn't allow a baserunner across 1.1 scoreless innings to pick up the save Saturday against Arizona.
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Activated from injured list
PTampa Bay Rays
August 8, 2024
The Rays activated Lovelady (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Rehab continuing at Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
July 9, 2024
Lovelady's (forearm) rehab assignment was transferred to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.
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Cleared for rehab assignment
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
July 8, 2024
Lovelady (forearm) was sent to the Rays' Florida Complex League affiliate Monday to begin a rehab assignment.
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Scheduled for bullpen session
PTampa Bay Rays
Forearm
June 24, 2024
Lovelady (forearm) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Thursday, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Future bullpen weapon?
PKansas City Royals
March 22, 2020
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.
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