Richard Lovelady | Washington Nationals

MLB Player
Richard Lovelady
Height6' 0"Weight185 lbsAge31Experience7th Season
4SVTied-58th
4.11ERA
31KTied-432nd
1.86WHIP
Player Information
PositionRelief Pitcher
Jersey#55
Date of Birth7/7/1995
BirthplaceHinesville, GA
CollegeKennesaw State
Experience7th Season
Draft2016: Rd 10, Pk 313 (KC)
Bats / ThrowsLeft/Left
MLB Debut2019
StatusActive
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 24 | 31 |
| Career | 156 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 146.0 | 149 | 90 | 82 | 20 | 66 | 133 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | -0.4 | 7.65 | 1.90 | 20.0 | 17 | 8 | 2.1 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 3.48 | 1.06 | 20.2 | 23 | 6 | 3.8 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.1 | 4.63 | 1.07 | 23.1 | 24 | 10 | 2.4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.3 | 7.94 | 1.94 | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0.4 | 3.77 | 1.19 | 28.2 | 20 | 9 | 2.2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0.2 | 4.46 | 1.31 | 34.1 | 26 | 11 | 2.4 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.2 | 21.60 | 2.40 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.2 | 6.30 | 1.40 | 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 2.3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.4 | 8.49 | 1.54 | 11.2 | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.0 | 3.68 | 1.64 | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0.0 | 4.23 | 1.92 | 27.2 | 25 | 20 | 1.3 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| 2026 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0.0 | 4.11 | 1.86 | 35.0 | 31 | 24 | 1.3 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Career | 156 | 6 | 8 | 17 | .320 | -- | 5.05 | 1.47 | 146.0 | 133 | 66 | 2.0 | 149 | 90 | 82 | 7 | 26 | 8 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 375 | 96 | 3.906 | .353 | .411 | .541 | .952 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 315 | 84 | 3.750 | .211 | .274 | .342 | .616 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 378 | 96 | 3.938 | .188 | .292 | .375 | .667 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 107 | 28 | 3.821 | .346 | .393 | .577 | .970 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 421 | 119 | 3.538 | .236 | .305 | .321 | .626 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 528 | 147 | 3.592 | .258 | .322 | .371 | .693 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 46 | 12 | 3.833 | .333 | .583 | .667 | 1.250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 175 | 45 | 3.889 | .256 | .333 | .538 | .872 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 221 | 57 | 3.877 | .267 | .386 | .556 | .942 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 127 | 32 | 3.969 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 513 | 140 | 3.664 | .295 | .419 | .473 | .892 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 640 | 172 | 3.721 | .293 | .411 | .464 | .875 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 2470 | 656 | 3.765 | .266 | .354 | .437 | .791 | 34 | 1 | 20 | 245 | 87 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 33 | 1.1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 24 | 1.3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 31 | 0.9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 40 | 1.2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 52 | 1.1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 12 | 10 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 23.8 | 18.5 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 40 | 51 | 0.8 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2026 | 23.8 | 18.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 52 | 61 | 0.9 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Career | 23.8 | 16.9 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 225 | 217 | 1.0 | 84 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs NYM2026 Regular Season | L 7-1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.11 |
@ DET2026 Regular Season | W 4-2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 51.0 | - | - | 3.71 |
@ STL2026 Regular Season | W 8-5 F/11 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0.0 | - | HLD(10) | 3.86 |
vs PHI2026 Regular Season | L 3-0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.94 |
vs PHI2026 Regular Season | W 6-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0.0 | W(3-4) | - | 3.73 |
@ BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 26 | W 6-4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | - | HLD(9) | 3.86 |
vs PHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | L 5-4 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | L(2-4) | BLSV(3) | 3.90 |
vs PHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | L 14-9 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | - | HLD(8) | 3.64 |
vs PHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | W 4-1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | - | HLD(7) | 2.76 |
vs KC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | W 6-4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | BLSV(2) | 2.83 |
vs SEA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | W 8-3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | - | HLD(6) | 2.89 |
@ SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | W 6-3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | - | HLD(5) | 2.96 |
@ SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | W 4-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 50.0 | - | - | 3.00 |
vs MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 7-3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 55.0 | - | - | 3.12 |
vs MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 7-3 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | L(2-3) | BLSV(1) | 3.38 |
@ CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 3-2 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.70 |
@ ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | W 2-1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0.0 | - | HLD(4) | 2.35 |
@ ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | W 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | - | SV(4) | 2.38 |
@ ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 5-4 F/11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 51.0 | - | - | 2.49 |
vs NYM2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 9-6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | - | SV(3) | 2.61 |
vs BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 7-3 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 43.0 | L(2-2) | - | 2.75 |
vs BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 3-2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | - | SV(2) | 1.96 |
@ CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | W 8-7 F/10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.00 |
@ MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | L 8-7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 56.0 | - | - | 2.12 |
vs MIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | W 7-5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | - | HLD(3) | 2.40 |
vs MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 3-2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | SV(1) | 2.51 |
@ NYM2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 5-4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | HLD(2) | 2.63 |
@ CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 2-1 F/10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | W(2-1) | - | 2.77 |
@ CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | L 5-4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | - | HLD(1) | 3.00 |
vs ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | L 7-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.18 |
vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 7-6 F/12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.48 |
vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 10-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.32 |
vs ATH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | L 4-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.68 |
vs ARI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | L 7-1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.05 |
@ SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | W 10-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.40 |
@ STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | L 3-0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.50 |
vs PIT2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | L 4-3 F/10 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 0.0 | L(1-1) | - | 4.50 |
vs PIT2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 4-2 F/11 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0.0 | W(1-0) | - | 0.00 |
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