Sparky Lyle Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Sparky Lyle
NameSparky Lyle
Date of BirthJuly 22, 1944
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsLeft
MLB Debut1967
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Sparky Lyle Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 8,004)
GF634 (MLB Rank: 16)
W99 (MLB Rank: 647)
L76 (MLB Rank: 930)
SV238 (MLB Rank: 42)
ERA2.88 (MLB Rank: 1,214)
IP1390.1 (MLB Rank: 877)
SO873 (MLB Rank: 749)
BB481 (MLB Rank: 862)
H1,292 (MLB Rank: 957)
HR84 (MLB Rank: 1,201)
SO95.65 (MLB Rank: 4,572)
BB93.11 (MLB Rank: 8,150)
H98.36 (MLB Rank: 9,206)
HR90.54 (MLB Rank: 7,208)
WHIP1.275 (MLB Rank: 9,831)
WAR22.9 (MLB Rank: 468)

📊 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
WAR−0.6

📈 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

🎯 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