Richard Lovelady

#45 - Relief Pitcher

Oakland Athletics

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	7/7/1995 (27)
Height, Weight	6'0", 185 lb
Hometown	Hinesville, GA

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	18.1	3.93	1.09	25.0%	13.2%	31.4%

	116^th 1 Sv	190^th 18 IP	181^st 4.46 ERA	87^th 1.39 WHIP	139^th 23.5% K%	268^th 10.2% BB%	98^th 29.4% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	90.6	11.6%	25.0%	55.6%	4.82	3.52

	317^th 93.5 FB MPH	192^nd 12.3% SwStr%	178^th 25.1% HC%	71^st 45.8% GB%	301^st 5.05 PLV	120^th 4.43 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2019	KC	25	0	20.0	0	3	7.65	-	4.17	-	1.90	13.5	17.7%	8.3%	.418	-	-	0.90	-	60.8%	8.3%	25.1%	-
2020	KC	1	0	1.0	0	0	9.00	20.49	19.19	10.30	2.00	9.0	0.0%	25.0%	.000	50.0%	33.3%	9.00	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	15.4%	4.48
2021	KC	20	0	20.2	2	0	3.48	3.30	3.87	3.18	1.06	7.0	27.4%	7.1%	.255	25.0%	55.6%	1.31	23.1%	74.5%	13.7%	32.4%	5.08
2023	OAK	21	0	18.1	0	3	3.93	3.52	4.62	4.55	1.09	4.9	25.0%	13.2%	.186	25.0%	55.6%	0.98	14.3%	67.7%	11.6%	31.4%	4.82
RP MLB Percentile		59	0	43	0	3	48	65	35	35	74	90	57	22	92	46	79	48	38	31	42	70	13
RP MLB AVG		16	0	18.0	1	1	4.46	4.43	4.36	4.26	1.39	8.4	23.5%	10.2%	.294	25.1%	45.8%	-	13.7%	72.2%	12.3%	29.4%	5.05
4 Years		67	0	60.0	2	6	5.10	-	-	-	1.37	8.6	22.7%	9.6%	.301	22.1%	54.9%	1.20	27.6%	66.8%	10.8%	29.1%	4.95

Repertoire

Slider | 46%
Four-Seamer | 32%
Sinker | 19%
Changeup | 2%
All Pitches

2019 2020 2021 2023 All

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	87.5	21.3%	-	-	8.8%	13.8%	22.5%	55.0%	48.8%	-	-	.333	.337	.455	-	-	-	-	-
2020	86.1	61.5%	28.6%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	12.5%	50.0%	37.5%	50.0%	50.0%	.500	.893	.000	100.0%	.500	.893	66.7%	-
2021	86.6	49.8%	38.5%	50.3%	17.8%	15.3%	33.1%	70.7%	66.9%	56.7%	26.7%	.140	.187	.143	25.0%	.132	.181	18.2%	2,632
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	85.6	46.4%	22.6%	54.4%	9.6%	23.5%	33.1%	68.4%	64.0%	46.2%	42.3%	.188	.283	.200	9.1%	.231	.325	25.6%	2,315
RP MLB Percentile	65	80	26	91	24	92	61	83	86	57	60	60	45	69	47	41	36	36	37
RP MLB AVG	84.1	32.5%	28.6%	40.6%	14.2%	15.3%	29.4%	59.5%	54.3%	41.1%	36.7%	.234	.294	.291	12.9%	.227	.291	21.6%	2,402

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.500	.893	.000	.990	66.7%	50.0%	50.0%	33.3%	101.8	106.4	5.0	2.2	3.8	2.2	5.3	-	-
2021	.132	.181	.140	.242	18.2%	3.3%	23.3%	15.9%	84.3	84.5	5.7	3.2	0.4	2.4	5.3	6.9	2,632
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	.231	.325	.254	.353	25.6%	3.8%	26.9%	17.9%	90.7	89.7	17.0	2.2	1.6	2.6	5.3	7.2	2,315
RP MLB Percentile	41	36	54	48	36	49	79	74	26	41	44	34	60	94	20	97	37
RP MLB AVG	.227	.291	.272	.359	21.6%	6.9%	39.9%	26.9%	86.7	86.6	15.1	3.9	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.3	2,402

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	80	17	5	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	44	36	.333	.333	.337
2020	8	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	4	.500	2.000	.893
2021	157	44	4	0	0	2	13	1	0	0	111	46	.140	.279	.187
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	136	39	2	3	0	1	8	5	0	0	93	43	.188	.375	.283
RP MLB Percentile	78	82	38	2	5	8	68	3	19	24	83	27	60	43	45
RP MLB AVG	83	21	3	1	0	1	6	1	0	0	52	32	.234	.387	.294

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.8%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	12.5%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%
2021	56.7%	16.7%	26.7%	16.7%	25.0%	50.0%	36.7%	13.3%	18.5%	3.3%	53.3%	20.0%	10.0%	10.0%	20.0%
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	46.2%	11.5%	42.3%	15.4%	9.1%	46.2%	30.8%	23.1%	16.2%	0.0%	34.6%	38.5%	15.4%	7.7%	30.8%
RP MLB Percentile	57	74	60	69	47	46	43	57	64	0	63	70	70	32	61
RP MLB AVG	41.1%	22.3%	36.7%	10.8%	12.9%	47.2%	31.8%	21.0%	14.2%	4.7%	29.7%	28.9%	24.0%	5.9%	35.9%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	.333	.337	.455	.455	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	66.7%	50.0%	50.0%	33.3%	.500	.893	.000	.500	.500	.893	.000	.990	101.8	106.4	5.0
2021	18.2%	3.3%	23.3%	15.9%	.140	.187	.143	.200	.132	.181	.140	.242	84.3	84.5	5.7
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	25.6%	3.8%	26.9%	17.9%	.188	.283	.200	.231	.231	.325	.254	.353	90.7	89.7	17.0
RP MLB Percentile	36	49	79	74	60	45	69	70	41	36	54	48	26	41	44
RP MLB AVG	21.6%	6.9%	39.9%	26.9%	.234	.294	.291	.321	.227	.291	.272	.359	86.7	86.6	15.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	-	-	8.8%	13.8%	22.5%	55.0%	48.8%	21.2%	41.3%	78.8%	-	-	16.0%	-	54.2%	41.7%
2020	28.6%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	12.5%	50.0%	37.5%	0.0%	37.5%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	-	100.0%	100.0%
2021	38.5%	50.3%	17.8%	15.3%	33.1%	70.7%	66.9%	32.2%	55.4%	67.8%	33.3%	86.0%	21.7%	20.6%	72.2%	55.6%
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	22.6%	54.4%	9.6%	23.5%	33.1%	68.4%	64.0%	21.3%	44.9%	78.7%	57.1%	85.1%	30.9%	11.9%	77.8%	66.7%
RP MLB Percentile	26	91	24	92	61	83	86	21	47	21	31	41	85	4	92	85
RP MLB AVG	28.6%	40.6%	14.2%	15.3%	29.4%	59.5%	54.3%	31.7%	44.2%	68.3%	47.4%	82.3%	21.3%	27.9%	56.2%	48.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	62.5%	3.8%	33.8%	-	12.0%	14.8%
2020	37.5%	12.5%	50.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	50.0%	37.5%	50.0%	37.5%	12.5%	12.5%	25.0%	0.0%
2021	17.2%	21.0%	61.8%	16.6%	23.6%	59.9%	7.0%	34.4%	44.6%	58.6%	1.3%	40.1%	50.3%	18.5%	20.6%
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	33.8%	26.5%	39.7%	22.8%	23.5%	53.7%	5.1%	33.8%	39.7%	59.6%	9.6%	30.9%	54.4%	17.3%	19.0%
RP MLB Percentile	90	75	8	74	60	28	43	79	14	54	29	39	91	79	44
RP MLB AVG	20.3%	22.2%	57.6%	17.6%	21.9%	60.6%	5.8%	25.3%	52.5%	59.0%	7.4%	33.5%	40.6%	12.4%	19.8%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2019	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	8	4.36	35	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	-25.0%	1.4	5.18	+1
2021	157	5.13	805	42.0%	24.8%	33.1%	8.9%	-3.4	3.67	-4
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	136	5.01	681	52.9%	14.7%	32.4%	20.6%	0.7	3.56	0
RP MLB Percentile	78	25	77	67	15	46	46	46	-	69
RP MLB AVG	83	5.22	441	48.3%	22.6%	29.1%	19.1%	0.7	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	93.6	22.7%	-	-	9.4%	15.3%	24.7%	76.5%	67.1%	-	-	.286	.297	.333	-	-	-	-	-
2020	91.9	23.1%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	.035	.033	0.0%	-
2021	93.1	32.7%	20.4%	52.4%	11.7%	19.4%	31.1%	60.2%	56.3%	27.3%	27.3%	.222	.302	.364	0.0%	.294	.358	27.3%	2,485
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	90.6	32.4%	27.8%	43.2%	12.6%	15.8%	28.4%	60.0%	56.8%	54.5%	27.3%	.158	.269	.200	33.3%	.147	.260	22.7%	2,336
RP MLB Percentile	10	30	59	24	70	38	53	26	39	86	25	79	72	73	18	88	79	69	73
RP MLB AVG	92.9	42.4%	25.6%	48.7%	10.2%	17.6%	27.8%	63.7%	58.1%	36.7%	38.8%	.259	.354	.297	15.4%	.263	.363	29.4%	2,227

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.035	.033	.035	.033	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	79.3	79.3	61.0	5.0	6.2	2.0	5.3	-	-
2021	.294	.358	.481	.464	27.3%	0.0%	54.5%	27.3%	91.0	76.6	20.5	4.3	7.7	2.2	5.4	7.1	2,485
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	.147	.260	.189	.327	22.7%	18.2%	45.5%	22.7%	91.0	80.6	3.7	5.0	8.3	2.4	5.4	7.4	2,336
RP MLB Percentile	88	79	84	69	69	20	46	70	51	91	90	47	23	95	19	98	73
RP MLB AVG	.263	.363	.299	.410	29.4%	10.3%	45.0%	29.1%	90.9	89.2	17.0	5.0	9.1	-0.8	5.7	6.4	2,227

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	85	28	5	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	65	20	.286	.429	.297
2020	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.000	.000
2021	103	22	3	1	0	0	7	4	0	1	62