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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Sparky Lyle |
Date of Birth | July 22, 1944 |
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MLB Debut | 1967 |
๐ 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:
GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
GF | 634 (MLB Rank: 16) |
W | 99 (MLB Rank: 644) |
L | 76 (MLB Rank: 926) |
SV | 238 (MLB Rank: 40) |
ERA | 2.88 (MLB Rank: 1,194) |
IP | 1390.1 (MLB Rank: 874) |
SO | 873 (MLB Rank: 736) |
BB | 481 (MLB Rank: 859) |
H | 1,292 (MLB Rank: 956) |
HR | 84 (MLB Rank: 1,180) |
SO9 | 5.65 (MLB Rank: 4,431) |
BB9 | 3.11 (MLB Rank: 8,028) |
H9 | 8.36 (MLB Rank: 9,091) |
HR9 | 0.54 (MLB Rank: 7,055) |
WHIP | 1.275 (MLB Rank: 9,706) |
WAR | 22.9 (MLB Rank: 464) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1982)
In his final season (1982), Sparky Lyle recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 17 |
W | 3 |
L | 3 |
SV | 3 |
ERA | 4.62 |
IP | 48.2 |
SO | 18 |
BB | 19 |
H | 61 |
HR | 3 |
SO9 | 3.33 |
BB9 | 3.51 |
H9 | 11.28 |
HR9 | 0.55 |
WHIP | 1.644 |
WAR | โ0.6 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |