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Portrait of Sparky Lyle

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
16 899 1390.3 99 76 238 2.88 13
Birth Date7-22-1944
Height6' 1"
Weight190 lbs
Age79 years, 9 months, 3 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1967 BOS MLB 27 0 43.3 1 2 5 33 14 42 3 114 6.9 2.9 0.6 8.7 0% .268 1.08 2.49 2.28 79 2.71 72.1 0.8
1968 BOS MLB 49 0 65.7 6 1 11 67 14 52 6 108 9.2 1.9 0.8 7.1 0% .302 1.23 2.47 2.74 80 2.68 78.4 1.0
1969 BOS MLB 71 0 102.7 8 3 17 91 48 93 8 106 8.0 4.2 0.7 8.2 0% .287 1.35 2.99 2.54 86 3.36 82.3 1.4
1970 BOS MLB 63 0 67.3 1 7 20 62 34 51 5 110 8.3 4.5 0.7 6.8 0% .277 1.43 3.43 3.88 100 4.65 106.7 0.1
1971 BOS MLB 50 0 52.3 6 4 16 41 23 37 5 116 7.1 4.0 0.9 6.4 0% .250 1.22 3.50 2.75 106 4.47 114.4 -0.1
1972 NYA MLB 59 0 107.7 9 5 35 84 29 75 3 96 7.0 2.4 0.3 6.3 0% .253 1.05 2.04 1.92 77 2.62 70.9 2.1
1973 NYA MLB 51 0 82.3 5 9 27 66 18 63 4 99 7.2 2.0 0.4 6.9 0% .253 1.02 2.33 2.51 64 2.63 62.3 2.0
1974 NYA MLB 66 0 114.0 9 3 15 93 43 89 6 100 7.3 3.4 0.5 7.0 0% .264 1.19 2.84 1.66 77 3.08 74.6 2.1
1975 NYA MLB 49 0 89.3 5 7 6 94 36 65 1 99 9.5 3.6 0.1 6.5 0% .329 1.46 2.51 3.12 83 3.07 72.7 1.7
1976 NYA MLB 64 0 103.7 7 8 23 82 42 61 5 97 7.1 3.6 0.4 5.3 0% .247 1.20 3.28 2.26 97 3.32 83.2 1.4
1977 NYA MLB 72 0 137.0 13 5 26 131 33 68 7 98 8.6 2.2 0.5 4.5 0% .279 1.20 3.17 2.17 90 3.71 82.7 1.8
1978 NYA MLB 59 0 111.7 9 3 9 116 33 33 6 93 9.3 2.7 0.5 2.7 0% .279 1.33 3.64 3.47 110 4.63 111.8 -0.2
1979 TEX MLB 67 0 95.0 5 8 13 78 28 48 9 100 7.4 2.7 0.9 4.5 0% .231 1.12 3.86 3.13 99 4.11 91.4 0.8
1980 PHI 0 10 0 14.0 0 0 2 11 6 6 0 102 7.1 3.9 0.0 3.9 0% .234 1.21 3.17 1.93 92 4.53 105.5 0.0
1980 TEX 0 49 0 80.7 3 2 8 97 28 43 9 100 10.8 3.1 1.0 4.8 0% .322 1.55 4.17 4.69 106 5.28 123.1 -0.6
1981 PHI MLB 48 0 75.0 9 6 2 85 33 29 4 103 10.2 4.0 0.5 3.5 0% .306 1.57 3.95 4.44 111 5.57 139.3 -1.2
1982 CHA 0 11 0 12.0 0 0 1 11 7 6 0 99 8.3 5.3 0.0 4.5 0% .297 1.50 3.43 3.00 105 4.90 113.8 0.0
1982 PHI 0 34 0 36.7 3 3 2 50 12 12 3 99 12.3 2.9 0.7 2.9 0% .336 1.69 4.13 5.15 103 4.67 108.5 0.0
1980 TOT MLB 59 0 94.7 3 2 10 108 34 49 9 100 10.3 3.2 0.9 4.7 0% .000 1.50 4.03 4.28 104 5.17 120.5 -0.6
1982 TOT MLB 45 0 48.7 3 3 3 61 19 18 3 99 11.3 3.5 0.6 3.3 0% .000 1.64 3.96 4.62 104 4.73 109.8 0.0
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1967 BOS MLB AL 27 0 43.3 1 2 5 33 14 42 3 114 6.9 2.9 0.6 8.7 0% .268 1.08 2.49 2.28 79 2.71 72.1
1968 BOS MLB AL 49 0 65.7 6 1 11 67 14 52 6 108 9.2 1.9 0.8 7.1 0% .302 1.23 2.47 2.74 80 2.68 78.4
1969 BOS MLB AL 71 0 102.7 8 3 17 91 48 93 8 106 8.0 4.2 0.7 8.2 0% .287 1.35 2.99 2.54 86 3.36 82.3
1970 BOS MLB AL 63 0 67.3 1 7 20 62 34 51 5 110 8.3 4.5 0.7 6.8 0% .277 1.43 3.43 3.88 100 4.65 106.7
1971 BOS MLB AL 50 0 52.3 6 4 16 41 23 37 5 116 7.1 4.0 0.9 6.4 0% .250 1.22 3.50 2.75 106 4.47 114.4
1972 NYA MLB AL 59 0 107.7 9 5 35 84 29 75 3 96 7.0 2.4 0.3 6.3 0% .253 1.05 2.04 1.92 77 2.62 70.9
1973 NYA MLB AL 51 0 82.3 5 9 27 66 18 63 4 99 7.2 2.0 0.4 6.9 0% .253 1.02 2.33 2.51 64 2.63 62.3
1974 NYA MLB AL 66 0 114.0 9 3 15 93 43 89 6 100 7.3 3.4 0.5 7.0 0% .264 1.19 2.84 1.66 77 3.08 74.6
1975 NYA MLB AL 49 0 89.3 5 7 6 94 36 65 1 99 9.5 3.6 0.1 6.5 0% .329 1.46 2.51 3.12 83 3.07 72.7
1976 NYA MLB AL 64 0 103.7 7 8 23 82 42 61 5 97 7.1 3.6 0.4 5.3 0% .247 1.20 3.28 2.26 97 3.32 83.2
1977 NYA MLB AL 72 0 137.0 13 5 26 131 33 68 7 98 8.6 2.2 0.5 4.5 0% .279 1.20 3.17 2.17 90 3.71 82.7
1978 NYA MLB AL 59 0 111.7 9 3 9 116 33 33 6 93 9.3 2.7 0.5 2.7 0% .279 1.33 3.64 3.47 110 4.63 111.8
1979 TEX MLB AL 67 0 95.0 5 8 13 78 28 48 9 100 7.4 2.7 0.9 4.5 0% .231 1.12 3.86 3.13 99 4.11 91.4
1980 PHI MLB NL 10 0 14.0 0 0 2 11 6 6 0 102 7.1 3.9 0.0 3.9 0% .234 1.21 3.17 1.93 92 4.53 105.5
1980 TEX MLB AL 49 0 80.7 3 2 8 97 28 43 9 100 10.8 3.1 1.0 4.8 0% .322 1.55 4.17 4.69 106 5.28 123.1
1981 PHI MLB NL 48 0 75.0 9 6 2 85 33 29 4 103 10.2 4.0 0.5 3.5 0% .306 1.57 3.95 4.44 111 5.57 139.3
1982 CHA MLB AL 11 0 12.0 0 0 1 11 7 6 0 99 8.3 5.3 0.0 4.5 0% .297 1.50 3.43 3.00 105 4.90 113.8
1982 PHI MLB NL 34 0 36.7 3 3 2 50 12 12 3 99 12.3 2.9 0.7 2.9 0% .336 1.69 4.13 5.15 103 4.67 108.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1967-09-21 1967-10-13 DTD 22 9 Left Elbow Sprain Ligament - -

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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