Sparky Lyle Career Pitching Summary

Sparky Lyle played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1982, appearing in 899 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 99 W and 76 L, an ERA of 2.88, 873 SO, a WHIP of 1.275, and a WAR of 22.9.

Sparky Lyle Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Sparky Lyle.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Sparky Lyle
    NameSparky Lyle
    Date of BirthJuly 22, 1944
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1967

    ๐Ÿ“Š Career Summary

    Sparky Lyle appeared in 899 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1967 to 1982. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS0 (MLB Rank: 7,909)
    GF634 (MLB Rank: 16)
    W99 (MLB Rank: 644)
    L76 (MLB Rank: 926)
    SV238 (MLB Rank: 40)
    ERA2.88 (MLB Rank: 1,194)
    IP1390.1 (MLB Rank: 874)
    SO873 (MLB Rank: 736)
    BB481 (MLB Rank: 859)
    H1,292 (MLB Rank: 956)
    HR84 (MLB Rank: 1,180)
    SO95.65 (MLB Rank: 4,431)
    BB93.11 (MLB Rank: 8,028)
    H98.36 (MLB Rank: 9,091)
    HR90.54 (MLB Rank: 7,055)
    WHIP1.275 (MLB Rank: 9,706)
    WAR22.9 (MLB Rank: 464)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (1982)

    In his final season (1982), Sparky Lyle recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF17
    W3
    L3
    SV3
    ERA4.62
    IP48.2
    SO18
    BB19
    H61
    HR3
    SO93.33
    BB93.51
    H911.28
    HR90.55
    WHIP1.644
    WARโˆ’0.6

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1977, 13 W
    • Most SO: 1969, 93 SO
    • Most IP: 1977, 137 IP
    • Best WAR: 1977, 3.7 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1974, 1.66 ERA

    ๐ŸŽฏ Postseason Performance

    Sparky Lyle appeared in 13 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.76, pitched 20.4 IP, struck out 9 batters, with 3 W and 0 L.

    Sparky Lyle Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1967
    1
    2
    2.28
    0.333
    5
    42
    43.1
    1.2
    1.085
    3
    33
    14
    13
    11
    156
    2.61
    8.7
    3
    0
    27
    11
    0
    0
    0.6
    6.9
    2.9
    2
    2
    1
    5
    173
    1968
    6
    1
    2.74
    0.857
    11
    52
    65.2
    0.8
    1.234
    6
    67
    14
    25
    20
    117
    2.63
    7.1
    3.71
    0
    49
    29
    0
    0
    0.8
    9.2
    1.9
    1
    0
    2
    5
    274
    1969
    8
    3
    2.54
    0.727
    17
    93
    102.2
    3.5
    1.354
    8
    91
    48
    33
    29
    152
    3.14
    8.2
    1.94
    0
    71
    44
    0
    0
    0.7
    8
    4.2
    1
    1
    4
    8
    439
    1970
    1
    7
    3.88
    0.125
    20
    51
    67.1
    -0.2
    1.426
    5
    62
    34
    37
    29
    103
    3.65
    6.8
    1.5
    0
    63
    40
    0
    0
    0.7
    8.3
    4.5
    1
    1
    5
    1
    297
    1971
    6
    4
    2.75
    0.6
    16
    37
    52.1
    1.9
    1.223
    5
    41
    23
    16
    16
    136
    3.6
    6.4
    1.61
    0
    50
    36
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.1
    4
    0
    0
    2
    4
    209
    1972
    9
    5
    1.92
    0.643
    35
    75
    107.2
    3.6
    1.05
    3
    84
    29
    25
    23
    154
    2.18
    6.3
    2.59
    0
    59
    56
    0
    0
    0.3
    7
    2.4
    0
    0
    7
    5
    427
    1973
    5
    9
    2.51
    0.357
    27
    63
    82.1
    1.4
    1.02
    4
    66
    18
    30
    23
    147
    2.32
    6.9
    3.5
    0
    51
    45
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.2
    2
    0
    0
    2
    3
    330
    1974
    9
    3
    1.66
    0.75
    15
    89
    114
    3.5
    1.193
    6
    93
    43
    30
    21
    215
    2.86
    7
    2.07
    0
    66
    59
    0
    0
    0.5
    7.3
    3.4
    0
    1
    7
    7
    469
    1975
    5
    7
    3.12
    0.417
    6
    65
    89.1
    1.2
    1.455
    1
    94
    36
    34
    31
    119
    2.55
    6.5
    1.81
    0
    49
    37
    0
    0
    0.1
    9.5
    3.6
    1
    2
    5
    5
    387
    1976
    7
    8
    2.26
    0.467
    23
    61
    103.2
    1.2
    1.196
    5
    82
    42
    33
    26
    154
    3.3
    5.3
    1.45
    0
    64
    58
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.1
    3.6
    0
    0
    7
    3
    420
    1977
    13
    5
    2.17
    0.722
    26
    68
    137
    3.7
    1.197
    7
    131
    33
    41
    33
    183
    3.18
    4.5
    2.06
    0
    72
    60
    0
    0
    0.5
    8.6
    2.2
    0
    2
    6
    10
    554
    1978
    9
    3
    3.47
    0.75
    9
    33
    111.2
    0.4
    1.334
    6
    116
    33
    46
    43
    105
    3.69
    2.7
    1
    0
    59
    33
    0
    0
    0.5
    9.3
    2.7
    0
    4
    8
    1
    470
    1979
    5
    8
    3.13
    0.385
    13
    48
    95
    1.4
    1.116
    9
    78
    28
    37
    33
    133
    3.84
    4.5
    1.71
    0
    67
    53
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.4
    2.7
    0
    0
    6
    2
    384
    1980
    3
    2
    4.28
    0.6
    10
    49
    94.2
    0.2
    1.5
    9
    108
    34
    52
    45
    91
    4.03
    4.7
    1.44
    0
    59
    37
    0
    0
    0.9
    10.3
    3.2
    2
    0
    7
    2
    412
    1981
    9
    6
    4.44
    0.6
    2
    29
    75
    -0.3
    1.573
    4
    85
    33
    40
    37
    82
    3.88
    3.5
    0.88
    0
    48
    19
    0
    0
    0.5
    10.2
    4
    2
    1
    9
    3
    332
    1982
    3
    3
    4.62
    0.5
    3
    18
    48.2
    -0.6
    1.644
    3
    61
    19
    27
    25
    83
    3.95
    3.3
    0.95
    0
    45
    17
    0
    0
    0.6
    11.3
    3.5
    0
    0
    3
    2
    217