#78 Sparky Lyle, Closer, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| Sparky Lyle
7/22/1944
31
USA,PA,DUBOIS
6"1
192
Closer
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L
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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Prone
5.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 12,500,000
1976
8 Year(s), 88 Days (1464 total Days)
0 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 88 Days (1464 total Days)
9 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 9 | 7 | 87-90 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
| Versus RHB | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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4
53
3
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Knuckleball
Fastball
Curveball
Screwball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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3
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1
Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1967 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.68 | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .333 | DET |
| 1968 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3.13 | 31.2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 | .212 | DET |
| 1969 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 3.54 | 28.0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | .352 | DET,AL |
| 1970 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.81 | 28.1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .235 | DET |
| 1971 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 2.92 | 37.0 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .275 | DET |
| 1972 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2.45 | 25.2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .267 | DET |
| 1973 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3.57 | 17.2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | .348 | DET |
| 1974 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.89 | 9.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .346 | DET |
| 1975 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2.70 | 13.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | .229 | DET |
| Total | 194 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 96 | 3.24 | 197.1 | 169 | 74 | 71 | 22 | 50 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 | .277 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1967, AAA | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0.86 | 31.1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .196 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1967 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1968 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | DET |
| 1969 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET,AL |
| 1970 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | DET |
| 1971 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | DET |
| 1972 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | DET |
| 1973 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1974 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1975 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| Total | 194 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Detroit in 1967...
Had first career hit on 6/30/1968, off Hal Woodeshick (CHA)...
Earned first career win on 8/29/1968...
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/12/1974 to a 3-year deal worth $12,500,000 per year...
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Saves
1968 - 14 - 5th
1969 - 17 - 4th
1970 - 13 - 5th
1971 - 19 - 3rd
1972 - 10 - 9th
1975 - 8 - 9th
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