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Richard Lovelady

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

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, 21,844th 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

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 2.026 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Full Name: Richard Tyler Lovelady

Nicknames: Love

SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.9

-0.6

ERA

9.00

5.80

11.0

76.0

WHIP

1.909

1.421

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2023 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2023 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	Apr 16	OAK		NYM	L,3-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	18 (1)	Apr 18	OAK		CHC	L,0-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
3	22 (3)	Apr 23	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	24 (1)	Apr 25	OAK	@	LAA	L,3-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	26 (1)	Apr 27	OAK	@	LAA	L,7-8	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
6	28 (1)	Apr 29	OAK		CIN	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	30 (1)	May 2	OAK		SEA	L,1-2		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	32 (1)	May 4	OAK		SEA	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	34 (1)	May 6	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
10	38 (3)	May 10	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	40 (1)	May 12	OAK		TEX	W,9-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
12	43 (2)	May 15	OAK		ARI	L,2-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	44	May 16	OAK		ARI	W,9-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	47 (2)	May 20	OAK	@	HOU	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	50 (2)	May 23	OAK	@	SEA	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	52 (1)	May 25	OAK	@	SEA	L,2-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
17	54 (1)	May 27	OAK		HOU	L,3-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	58 (3)	May 31	OAK		ATL	L,2-4		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	60 (1)	Jun 3	OAK	@	MIA	L,1-12		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	62 (1)	Jun 5	OAK	@	PIT	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
21	64 (1)	Jun 7	OAK	@	PIT	W,9-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
22	66 (1)	Jun 10	OAK	@	MIL	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	67	Jun 11	OAK	@	MIL	W,8-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
24	71 (3)	Jun 15	OAK		TBR	L,3-4		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	86 (14)	Jul 2	OAK		CHW	L,7-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
26	89 (2)	Jul 6	OAK	@	DET	L,0-9		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
27	91 (1)	Jul 8	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-10		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							27gm		23.1	0	1	0	1	0