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Richard Lovelady
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Number
- #55
- Born
- July 7, 1995 in Hinesville, GA, United States
- MLB debut
- April 9, 2019
- Drafted
- 2016, round 10
- College
- Kennesaw State
- dbWAR
- .3 7 season(s)
- IP
- 34.0
- ERA
- 3.71
- FIP
- 5.07
- K/9
- 7.9
- FIP−
- 121 100 = avg
Richard Lovelady is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 30 batters over 34.0 innings across 37 appearances, going 3-4. His ERA of 3.71 is 11.3% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 6th of 18 on his team, and 208th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.07 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 21.9% of swings (10.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.2%. His -0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSH/NYM | 37 | 6 | 34.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 3.71 | 5.07 | 1.82 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 89 | 121 | -0.1 | |
| 2025 | NYM/TOR | 10 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8.49 | 6.99 | 1.54 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 204 | 168 | -0.3 | |
| 2024 | TB/CHC | 35 | 0 | 34.1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 4.46 | 3.92 | 1.31 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 109 | 96 | 0.3 | |
| 2023 | OAK | 27 | 0 | 23.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 4.63 | 4.54 | 1.07 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 107 | 105 | 0.1 | |
| 2021 | KC | 20 | 0 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 3.48 | 3.85 | 1.06 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 82 | 90 | 0.3 | |
| 2020 | KC | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 19.19 | 2.00 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 202 | 431 | -0.2 | |
| 2019 | KC | 25 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7.65 | 4.16 | 1.90 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 170 | 92 | 0.2 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 80 | 66 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 17 | .318 | .408 | .439 | .377 | 21.3% |
| vs RHB | 85 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 13 | .271 | .400 | .457 | .372 | 15.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Richard Lovelady throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sweeper | 270 | 81.8 | 2,486 | 41.9% | 24.6% | 75 | .240 | .735 | |
| Sinker | 178 | 91.1 | 2,243 | 48.3% | 18.7% | 35 | .400 | .980 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 131 | 91.4 | 2,392 | 49.6% | 18.6% | 19 | .211 | .743 | |
| Slider | 32 | 86.7 | 2,481 | 56.3% | 26.7% | 7 | — | — |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.