Richard Lovelady
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 185LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 10, #313, Kansas City Royals | Kennesaw State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 0 3.48 20 0 1 20.2 23 1.06
2023 0 3 4.63 27 0 0 23.1 24 1.07
2024 3 6 4.46 35 0 2 34.1 26 1.31
5 Seasons 5 12 4.98 108 0 3 99.1 90 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 20 2-0 3.48 20.2 23 1.06
2023 27 0-3 4.63 23.1 24 1.07
2024 35 3-6 4.46 34.1 26 1.31
5 Seasons 108 5-12 4.98 99.1 90 1.33
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 23 375 70 1 1.4 1.0 88.4 105.9 8.5 34.3 .243 .339 .393 .287 .316 32.9 17.7 8.3 7.65 3.59
2020 24 13 3 1 33.3 25.0 94.3 106.4 23.8 33.3 .349 1.267 .669 .663 .651 66.7 0.0 25.0 9.00 37.28
2021 25 315 54 2 3.7 2.4 89.2 106.5 6.9 25.9 .189 .292 .265 .256 .316 38.9 27.4 7.1 3.48 2.72
2023 27 378 59 6 10.2 6.3 90.5 109.3 13.5 33.9 .197 .376 .291 .303 .339 44.1 25.0 10.4 4.63 3.85
2024 28 528 108 9 8.3 6.1 89.5 111.8 7.6 31.5 .270 .416 .304 .328 .367 46.3 17.7 7.5 4.46 4.56
Player 1609 294 19 6.5 4.4 89.4 111.8 9.0 31.6 .233 .372 .316 .302 .343 41.5 21.1 8.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lovelady relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(46.0%) ,
Sinker
(34.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(19.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 52.9 17.1 27.1 2.9 22.9 44.3 32.9 2.9 42.9 21.4 24.3 7.1 1.4 1.0
2020 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 25.0
2021 55.6 16.7 22.2 5.6 33.3 48.1 18.5 1.9 48.1 18.5 18.5 9.3 3.7 2.4
2023 47.5 30.5 13.6 8.5 33.9 44.1 22.0 1.7 40.7 25.4 11.9 10.2 10.2 6.3
2024 51.9 19.4 21.3 7.4 34.3 41.7 24.1 7.4 35.2 21.3 25.0 2.8 8.3 6.1
Player 51.7 20.7 21.1 6.5 31.3 43.9 24.8 4.1 40.5 21.8 20.7 6.5 6.5 4.4
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sinker TB L 181 92.2 27.5 2.7 16.8ARM 1.5 4.9 3.2 16.8ARM 1.6
2024 Slider TB L 243 85.7 32.9 -2.6 4.4GLV -0.5 4.5 -3.0 4.4GLV -0.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball TB L 104 92.4 18.2 -1.3 9.6ARM 1.3 14.0 -1.6 9.6ARM 1.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 118 90.8 18.7 -1.2 7.5ARM 0.4 14.5 -0.8 7.5ARM -0.4
2023 Changeup OAK L 4 86.1 33.7 1.0 11.5ARM -2.9 3.4 2.9 11.5ARM -2.5
2023 Slider OAK L 176 85.9 34.1 -1.2 4.7GLV 0.0 3.0 -1.2 4.7GLV -0.5
2023 Sinker OAK L 80 91.0 27.7 2.8 15.0ARM 0.3 5.5 2.8 15.0ARM -0.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Slider 2.5 6 243 46.0 69 .185 .262 .206 29.5 23.2 21.3 .223 .363 .263 41.2
2024 Sinker 0.1 0 181 34.3 50 .286 .357 .349 13.3 10.0 13.2 .260 .306 .322 40.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -1 104 19.7 27 .400 .680 .480 24.1 18.5 15.6 .410 .741 .505 70.0
2023 Slider 1.6 3 176 46.6 50 .233 .512 .336 21.2 20.0 18.9 .214 .444 .318 45.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 2 118 31.2 28 .125 .250 .268 28.3 39.3 23.9 .193 .368 .303 38.5
2023 Sinker 1.9 2 80 21.2 18 .154 .154 .256 21.9 16.7 33.3 .150 .161 .261 45.5
2023 Changeup -0.4 0 4 1.1 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 96 92.4 79 16.4 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Sinker 176 92.2 79 18.0 10:15 9:30 45
2024 Slider 243 85.7 26 6.8 1:45 1:45 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 107 90.9 75 15.8 10:30 11:00 -30
2023 Sinker 60 91.2 75 16.4 10:30 9:30 60
2023 Slider 155 86.0 21 6.1 1:15 2:15 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 94 375 1 -5 -4 -1 -9
2021 83 315 3 2 -1 -1 3
2023 96 378 4 7 -3 -2 6
2024 146 528 3 7 -2 -3 6
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 375 52.0 71.3 86.3 20.6 64.9 43.2 58.9 46.9 17.6 6.1 87.0
2020 13 30.8 75.0 100.0 11.1 100.0 46.2 50.0 30.8 0.0 0.0 --
2021 315 56.5 61.8 85.5 29.2 30.0 43.2 68.7 47.6 28.7 7.0 81.8
2023 378 53.6 62.6 82.7 25.6 51.1 43.3 61.5 45.5 24.4 6.6 72.0
2024 528 50.8 69.0 82.7 28.1 60.3 41.3 54.8 48.9 23.6 7.6 85.0
Player 1,609 52.7 66.5 84.2 25.7 53.1 42.6 59.9 47.2 23.3 6.8 81.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 55 65 99
2021 42 92 96
2023 11 71 99
2024 23 46 96
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 23.5 2 1.3 1 1 2 0 0.0
2020 -- 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2021 23.3 3 3.3 0 0 3 1 33.3
2023 25.6 3 2.8 0 1 1 2 66.7
2024 21.6 3 2.9 0 0 2 2 66.7
Player 23.5 12 11.3 1 2 8 6 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0
2020 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2021 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4
2023 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
2024 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 4 3 4
Player 12 12 7 11 11 10 13 10 10 9 12 11 12 9 12 12 11 11 12 13 12 14 14 14 9 10 13 11 12 10 12
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.6 91.5 -2.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 90.9 -- 92.3 1.4
Offspeed Velocity 89.3 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 86.1 -- 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 87.3 84.5 -2.8 -- 2.1 -- -- 85.9 -- 85.7 -0.2
Exit Velocity 88.4 94.3 5.9 -- -5.1 -- -- 90.5 -- 89.5 -1.0
Launch Angle 8.5 23.8 15.3 -- -16.9 -- -- 13.5 -- 7.6 -5.9
Barrel % 1.4 33.3 31.9 -- -29.6 -- -- 10.2 -- 8.3 -1.9
Hard Hit % 32.9 66.7 33.8 -- -27.8 -- -- 44.1 -- 46.3 2.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.3 33.3 -1.0 -- -7.4 -- -- 33.9 -- 31.5 -2.4
xBA .243 .349 0.106 -- -0.160 -- -- .197 -- .270 0.073
BA .353 .333 -0.020 -- -0.122 -- -- .188 -- .258 0.070
xwOBA .287 .663 0.376 -- -0.407 -- -- .303 -- .328 0.025
wOBA .393 .669 0.276 -- -0.404 -- -- .291 -- .304 0.013
xSLG .339 1.267 0.928 -- -0.975 -- -- .376 -- .416 0.040
SLG .541 1.333 0.792 -- -0.991 -- -- .375 -- .371 -0.004
K% 17.7 0.0 -17.7 -- 27.4 -- -- 25.0 -- 17.7 -7.3
BB% 8.3 25.0 16.7 -- -17.9 -- -- 10.4 -- 7.5 -2.9
Swing % 46.9 30.8 -16.1 -- 16.8 -- -- 45.5 -- 48.9 3.4
Whiff% 17.6 0.0 -17.6 -- 28.7 -- -- 24.4 -- 23.6 -0.8
In Zone % 52.0 30.8 -21.2 -- 25.7 -- -- 53.6 -- 50.8 -2.8
Out of Zone % 48.0 69.2 21.2 -- -25.7 -- -- 46.4 -- 49.2 2.8
Out of Zone Swing % 20.6 11.1 -9.5 -- 18.1 -- -- 25.6 -- 28.1 2.5
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 50.0 20.5 -- -13.9 -- -- 24.0 -- 32.2 8.2
First Pitch Strike % 58.9 50.0 -8.9 -- 18.7 -- -- 61.5 -- 54.8 -6.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 94 .393 45 8 17.8 49 13 26.5
2020 Shifts 4 .669 4 1 25.0 0 0 0.0
2021 Shifts 83 .265 48 5 10.4 35 11 31.4
2023 Shades 96 .291 58 0 0.0 38 11 28.9
2024 Shades 146 .304 82 45 54.9 64 11 17.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 108 17.6 17.6% 0.9% 71 21.8 0.0% 4.2%
2020 3 15.4 33.3% 0.0% 5 21.4 0.0% 0.0%
2021 90 16.3 25.6% 3.3% 57 22.5 1.8% 8.8%
2023 94 14.1 75.5% 0.0% 81 16.9 17.3% 1.2%
2024 116 15.2 45.7% 0.9% 122 18.4 11.5% 1.6%

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Pitch Distribution