Richard Lovelady

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Team: Kansas City Royals (minors, 60-day IL)

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)

Debut: April 9, 2019 (Age 23-276d, 21,851st in major league history)
vs. SEA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2022 Contract Status: Minor League Deal

Service Time (01/2022): 1.026 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Full Name: Richard Tyler Lovelady

Nicknames: Love

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

ERA

5.62

41.2

WHIP

1.488

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2016	20	KCR-min	Rk	2	1	.667	1.80	21	18	9	25.0	14	9	5	0	9	0	30	1	0	3	97			0.920	5.0	0.0	3.2	10.8	3.33	IDF,ROY PION,ARIZ
2017	21	KCR-min	A+,AA	4	2	.667	1.62	42	22	10	66.2	46	17	12	1	17	3	77	2	2	3	260			0.945	6.2	0.1	2.3	10.4	4.53	WMT,NTA CARL,TL
2018	22	KCR-min	AAA	3	3	.500	2.47	46	20	9	73.0	53	24	20	3	21	3	71	2	0	1	288			1.014	6.5	0.4	2.6	8.8	3.38	OMA PCL
2019	23	KCR-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.08	24	13	4	26.1	26	11	9	1	7	2	29	2	0	0	112			1.253	8.9	0.3	2.4	9.9	4.14	OMA PCL
2019	23	KCR	AL	0	3	.000	7.65	25	5	0	20.0	30	17	17	2	8	2	17	1	0	1	96	63	4.16	1.900	13.5	0.9	3.6	7.7	2.13
2020	24	KCR	AL	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	69	19.19	2.000	9.0	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
2021	25	KCR-min	AAA	0	0		1.08	7	0	0	8.1	5	1	1	0	4	1	9	1	0	1	33			1.080	5.4	0.0	4.3	9.7	2.25	OMA AAAE
2021	25	KCR	AL	2	0	1.000	3.48	20	2	1	20.2	16	9	8	3	6	1	23	1	0	1	84	133	3.85	1.065	7.0	1.3	2.6	10.0	3.83
3 Yrs				2	3	.400	5.62	46	7	1	41.2	47	27	26	6	15	3	40	2	0	2	184	85	4.37	1.488	10.2	1.3	3.2	8.6	2.67
162 Game Avg.				3	4	.400	5.62	68	10	1	62	69	40	38	9	22	4	59	3	0	3	272	85	4.37	1.488	10.2	1.3	3.2	8.6	2.67

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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