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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
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value6NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value6NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value--NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA4.56NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.270NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo92.3NOT QUALIFIED23Avg Exit Velocity89.5NOT QUALIFIEDChase %28.1NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %23.6NOT QUALIFIEDK %17.7NOT QUALIFIEDBB %7.5NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %8.3NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %46.3NOT QUALIFIEDGB %51.9NOT QUALIFIEDExtension7.2NOT QUALIFIED96
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE19°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"9.6 INCHES TAIL14.0 INCHES RISEAVG16.8 INCHES TAIL4.9 INCHES RISEAVG4.4 INCHES BREAK4.5 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVGSlider46%85.784.4Sinker34%92.292.74-Seam20%92.493.2SAMPLE100 PITCH

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 82372 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%) ,

Slider243 Pitches (46%)
Sinker181 Pitches (34.3%)
Four Seamer104 Pitches (19.7%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuRichard Lovelady Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSliderSinkerFour SeamerChangeup20192020202120222023202401020304050
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2024 Slider 243 154 89 46.0 85.7 69 65 12 9 2 0 1 16 51 .185 .223 .262 .363 .204 .263 88.9 17 2233 7.2 29.5 21.3
2024 Sinker 181 40 141 34.3 92.2 50 42 12 9 3 0 0 5 37 .286 .260 .357 .306 .345 .322 85.6 -11 2166 7.2 13.3 13.2
2024 Four Seamer 104 89 15 19.7 92.4 27 25 10 7 1 0 2 5 20 .400 .410 .680 .741 .478 .505 93.6 11 2344 7.2 24.1 15.6
2023 Slider 178 114 64 46.6 85.9 52 44 10 2 6 0 2 11 35 .227 .209 .500 .434 .335 .319 91.3 21 2381 7.3 21.2 20.0
2023 Four Seamer 119 90 29 31.2 90.8 29 25 3 2 0 0 1 12 13 .120 .186 .240 .353 .228 .294 89.0 11 2361 7.4 28.3 25.5
2023 Sinker 81 24 57 21.2 91.0 19 13 2 2 0 0 0 3 11 .154 .150 .154 .161 .278 .284 89.7 -7 2233 7.4 21.9 33.3
2023 Changeup 4 4 0 1.0 86.1 1657 7.2 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuRichard Lovelady Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSliderSinkerChangeup201920202021202220232024-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
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
2024 Slider TB L 243 85.7 32.9 -2.6 4.4GLV -0.5 4.5 -3.0 4.4GLV -0.7
2024 Sinker TB L 181 92.2 27.5 2.7 16.8ARM 1.5 4.9 3.2 16.8ARM 1.6
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 Sinker OAK L 80 91.0 27.7 2.8 15.0ARM 0.3 5.5 2.8 15.0ARM 0.0
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
! 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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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERSLIDERRichard LoveladyObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202120232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE24°2021 ARM ANGLE20°2023 ARM ANGLE19°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

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
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 2.8 0 0 2 2 66.7
Player 23.5 12 11.2 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 3 2 4 2 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 12 11 12 9 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 RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
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

Richard Lovelady - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballSinkerSliderAll Pitches82 MPH84 MPH86 MPH88 MPH90 MPH92 MPH94 MPH96 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed

Statcast Pitcher Running Game

Runner on 1B (Only Runner On) SB + BK CS + PK Runner Distance to 2B
on all SB Opportunities
Runner Distance to 2B
on SB Attempts Only
Year Team Pitcher
Stealing
Runs
Net
Bases
Prev.
Adv.
Prev.
vs Avg
Outs
vs Avg
SB Opp
(pitches)
SB Att % SB CS Pickoffs Balks Forced
Balks
Base
Advances
Allowed
Outs
Created
On Bases
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
2019 0 0 1 0 59 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 10.1 11.4 -- -- --
2020 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 9.2 10.3 -- -- --
2021 0 0 0 0 46 2.2% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.6 9.1 10.7 6.4 10.7 17.1
2023 0 0 0 0 86 2.3% 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.8 10.9 12.7 9.4 10.9 20.4
2024 0 0 0 0 26 3.8% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.5 8.9 11.4 8.2 12.8 21.0
2024 0 1 2 -1 112 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 10.2 12.4 -- -- --
2024 0 1 1 0 138 0.7% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.2 10.0 12.2 8.2 12.8 21.0
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