Richard Lovelady
Richard Tyler Lovelady
Born: July 7, 1995
Hinesville, GA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 2019-2026
Draft: Round 10 (2016 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Kennesaw State
Minor League Statistics
Richard Lovelady compiled a career batting average of with 0 home runs and 0 RBI in his 134-game career with the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets and Washington Nationals. He began playing during the 2019 season and last took the field during the 2026 campaign.
 Kansas City Royals |
 Oakland Athletics |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Tampa Bay Rays |
 New York Mets |
 Toronto Blue Jays |
 Washington Nationals |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.65 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.48 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.7 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| 2023 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.63 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2024 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2024 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.77 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.7 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 |
| 2025 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 1 | .000 | 21.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2026 | NL | New York Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.68 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2026 | NL | Washington Nationals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.84 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Totals | 7 | 14 | .333 | 4.88 | 134 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 129.0 | 125 | 76 | 70 | 16 | 55 | 8 | 119 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 565 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | NL | New York Mets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 25 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .900 | .080 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 20 | 0 | 20.7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.613 | .300 |
| 2023 | AL | Oakland Athletics | P | 27 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .386 | .037 |
| 2024 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 28 | 0 | 28.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .314 | .036 |
| 2024 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 7 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.765 | .429 |
| 2025 | NL | New York Mets | P | 8 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .250 |
| 2025 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2026 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 10 | 1 | 10.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2.531 | .300 |
| 2026 | NL | New York Mets | P | 6 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.227 | .167 |
| Totals | 134 | 1 | 129.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.326 | .142 |
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