P Richard '0' Lovelady #55
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/31/2025
OA: 44 POT: 44
P RICHARD '0' LOVELADY #55 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
67 0 2-3 5 3.55 66.0 58 8 20 46 1.18 0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 50 45 45
Movement 55 65 55 55
Control 60 70 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
Sinker 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 60
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/2025 @ CLE Loss, 4-5 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
09/26/2025 @ CLE Loss, 3-11 1.0 0 2 2 2 2
09/25/2025 MIN Loss, 1-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/2025 MIA Loss, 0-13 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/15/2025 @ LAA Loss, 8-9 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/13/2025 @ NYM Win, 4-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/10/2025 MIL Loss, 3-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/2025 MIL Loss, 2-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/07/2025 LAA Win, 6-5 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
09/03/2025 @ ARI Win, 8-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/07/1995
Born in:Hinesville, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$760,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 136 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 67 0 2 3 5 3.55 66.0 58 28 26 8 20 46 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 12 7 41.7 67 18 11.05 7.91 6.27 2.73 4.28 1.18 97 0.4 .253        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 70 15 2 0 1 8 8 16 0 1 1 .214 .304 .286 .590      
vs. RHB 179 43 10 2 7 20 12 30 3 1 2 .240 .291 .436 .727      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1  
April 12 0 1 1 1 5.06 10.2 9 6 6 2 7 8  
May 12 0 0 0 0 0.73 12.1 6 1 1 1 2 12  
June 10 0 0 1 1 6.75 8.0 12 7 6 3 5 6  
July 9 0 0 0 0 0.79 11.1 5 2 1 0 3 5  
August 10 0 0 1 2 7.00 9.0 14 7 7 1 0 8  
September 12 0 1 0 1 1.32 13.2 10 2 2 0 2 6  
Spring Training 17 0 0 0 0 2.08 13.0 13 5 3 1 5 9  
Last Year 20 0 3 0 0 2.74 23.0 26 9 7 1 5 20  
Career 288 0 11 14 14 3.93 298.0 296 136 130 33 117 282  
Home 33 0 0 1 1 3.44 34.0 30 14 13 6 10 24  
Road 34 0 2 2 4 3.66 32.0 28 14 13 2 10 22  
Grass 66 0 2 2 5 3.18 65.0 54 25 23 8 20 44  
Turf 1 0 0 1 0 27.00 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 2  
Day 25 0 0 3 2 4.76 22.2 26 13 12 4 10 18  
Night 42 0 2 0 3 2.91 43.1 32 15 14 4 10 28  
As Reliever / Substitution 67 0 2 3 5 3.55 66.0 58 28 26 8 20 46  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Chicago - MLB 22 54 0 2 5 2 6.44 57.1 67 43 41 10 37 52 0 0 1.81 .343 5.83 -0.6 72
2019 Chicago - MLB 23 68 0 3 4 1 4.57 69.0 83 35 35 8 30 80 0 0 1.64 .389 3.96 0.6 95
2020 Kansas City - MLB 24 50 0 1 0 2 1.93 56.0 40 12 12 5 16 64 0 0 1.00 .259 2.99 1.1 224
2022 Kansas City - MLB 26 29 0 0 2 4 3.04 26.2 22 9 9 1 9 20 0 0 1.16 .266 3.46 0.4 135
2024 Texas - MLB 28 20 0 3 0 0 2.74 23.0 26 9 7 1 5 20 0 0 1.35 .342 3.02 0.5 168
2025 Texas - MLB 29 67 0 2 3 5 3.55 66.0 58 28 26 8 20 46 0 0 1.18 .253 4.28 0.4 125
Total MLB 288 0 11 14 14 3.93 298.0 296 136 130 33 117 282 0 0 1.39 .312 4.09 2.3 113
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Idaho Falls - R 20 13 0 0 1 6 1.84 14.2 10 4 3 0 7 16 0 0 1.16 .294 2.65 0.3 217
2016 Kansas City (AZL) - R 20 8 0 2 0 3 1.74 10.1 4 5 2 0 2 14 0 0 0.58 .174 1.07 0.4 230
2016 Total - R 20 21 0 2 1 9 1.80 25.0 14 9 5 0 9 30 0 0 0.92 .246 2.00 0.7 222
2017 Columbia - A+ 21 21 0 1 0 7 1.08 33.1 18 5 4 0 4 41 0 0 0.66 .237 1.28 1.3 355
2017 Northwest Arkansas - AA 21 21 0 3 2 3 2.16 33.1 28 12 8 1 13 36 0 0 1.23 .310 2.33 0.9 185
2021 Northwest Arkansas - AA 25 43 0 5 3 5 2.11 47.0 37 11 11 0 11 45 0 0 1.02 .296 2.29 2.1 222
2022 Northwest Arkansas - AA 26 12 0 0 2 2 4.63 11.2 11 6 6 1 3 15 0 0 1.20 .385 2.94 0.4 101
2022 Omaha - AAA 26 9 0 1 0 5 0.00 10.0 5 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0.60 .227 1.93 0.5 999
2023 Northwest Arkansas - AA 27 49 0 4 9 24 4.84 48.1 59 27 26 2 12 39 0 0 1.47 .368 3.14 1.2 83
2024 Memphis - AAA 28 15 0 1 0 1 3.43 21.0 18 8 8 1 5 18 0 0 1.10 .288 2.91 0.4 117
Total AAA 24 0 2 0 6 2.32 31.0 23 8 8 1 6 29 0 0 0.94 .272 2.59 172.4
Total AA 104 0 9 14 31 3.62 107.0 107 44 43 3 26 99 0 0 1.24 .340 2.74 117.5
Total TEX 21 0 3 2 3 2.16 33.1 28 12 8 1 13 36 0 0 1.23 .310 2.33 185.0
Total CAR 21 0 1 0 7 1.08 33.1 18 5 4 0 4 41 0 0 0.66 .237 1.28 355.0
Total AZL 8 0 2 0 3 1.74 10.1 4 5 2 0 2 14 0 0 0.58 .174 1.07 229.6
Total PIO 13 0 0 1 6 1.84 14.2 10 4 3 0 7 16 0 0 1.16 .294 2.65 217.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Chicago - MLB 22 2 0 0 0 0 22.50 2.0 4 5 5 3 1 3 0 0 2.50 .250 21.39 -0.3 21
2020 Kansas City - MLB 24 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 1.67 .429 2.77 0.1 144
Total MLB 5 0 0 0 0 10.80 5.0 7 6 6 3 3 8 0 0 2.00 .364 10.22 42.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Kansas City (AZL) - R P 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Idaho Falls - R P 13 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Northwest Arkansas - AA P 21 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Columbia - A+ P 21 0 0 9 0 9 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB P 50 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 57.1 1.10 -0.4 1.029
2019 Chicago - MLB P 65 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 69.0 1.43 +0.6 1.030
2020 Kansas City - MLB P 50 0 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 56.0 1.29 +0.5 1.016
2022 Kansas City - MLB P 28 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 26.2 0.67 +0.1 1.033
2024 Texas - MLB P 20 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 -0.1 1.007
2025 Texas - MLB P 66 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 66.0 0.95 -0.3 .688
TOTAL P 342 0 14 43 2 58 1 .983 298.0 1.72 +0.5 .947
PLAYER HISTORY
06/09/2016 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round (313th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (55).
03/16/2019 Injured (Strained shoulder), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
08/27/2019 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/27/2019 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/07/2019 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for SP Jose Suarez.
11/20/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 60 (60).
06/08/2020 Injured on 06/07/2020, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, is day-to-day.
07/08/2020 Injured on 07/05/2020, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 4 weeks.
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 55 (60).
10/12/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 AA AC Reliever of the Year voting.
11/27/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (60).
11/28/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
11/06/2023 Released by the Kansas City organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
05/09/2024 Signed a minor league contract ($70,000 bonus) with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/31/2024 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Texas Rangers, along with 3B Cayden Wallace, in exchange for 3B Max Muncy.
10/07/2024 Wins the 2024 AAA Round 3 with the Memphis Redbirds!
10/10/2024 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $760,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2019 20 10
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