Richard Lovelady

#55

Washington Nationals

Pitcher Throws L

6'0", 185 lbs · Born Jul 7, 1995 · Debut 2019

4.11

2026 ERA

3-4

2026 W-L

35.0

2026 IP

2026 K

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Career Stats

153

146.0

133

4.11

ERA

1.860

WHIP

2026 Season

35.0

4.11

ERA

1.860

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-26	New York Mets	H	1.0	2	1	2	1	29	—
2026-09-23	Detroit Tigers	A	1.1	0	0	1	0	19	—
2026-09-19	St. Louis Cardinals	A	0.2	0	1	0	0	23	—
2026-09-16	Philadelphia Phillies	H	0.2	1	1	0	0	13	—
2026-09-15	Philadelphia Phillies	H	1.0	0	1	0	0	17	W
2026-06-28	Baltimore Orioles	A	0.1	0	0	0	0	6	—
2026-06-24	Philadelphia Phillies	H	0.1	1	0	0	1	6	L
2026-06-23	Philadelphia Phillies	H	0.1	3	1	1	0	15	—
2026-06-22	Philadelphia Phillies	H	0.2	0	2	0	0	9	—
2026-06-16	Kansas City Royals	H	0.2	0	0	0	0	12	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	4.2	3	4	3	1	—	—	5.79	2.143
Last 10G	10	7.0	7	7	4	1	1	—	9.00	2.000

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	6	8.7	2	7	1	7	5	2.08	1.385	7.27	5.19
Reliever	32	26.3	14	34	4	24	19	4.78	2.013	8.20	6.49

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	22	20.3	13	23	4	20	15	5.75	1.869	8.85	6.64
Away	16	14.7	3	18	1	11	9	1.84	1.841	6.75	5.52

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1–40 Pitches	37	33.0	16	29	21	4.36	1.879
41–60 Pitches	1	2.0	—	2	3	0.00	1.500

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
< 1.0 IP	18	9.7	8	8	8	7.45	2.793
1.0–2.2 IP	20	25.3	8	23	16	2.84	1.500

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Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 44.9% Velo: 81.8 Whiff: 29.8% OPS-all: 0.773

Fastball

Usage: 28.7% Velo: 91.1 Whiff: 25.0% OPS-all: 0.900

Fastball

Usage: 21.5% Velo: 91.3 Whiff: 22.2% OPS-all: 0.893

Pitcher Type: Slider-Heavy Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: ST (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SI (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
ST	Slider/Sweeper	44.9%	81.8	2,481	-7.1"	0.0"	7.2ft	2.46	5.24	40.3%	29.8%	26.2%	34.0%	#309	—	OK
SI	Fastball	28.7%	91.1	2,232	+8.5"	+2.6"	7.3ft	2.30	5.26	50.5%	25.0%	33.0%	17.3%	#167	—	OK
FF	Fastball	21.5%	91.3	2,380	+3.2"	+7.0"	7.3ft	2.29	5.33	48.7%	22.2%	22.7%	23.3%	#692	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	4.9%	86.5	2,475	-1.4"	+1.9"	7.2ft	2.42	5.32	52.9%	30.8%	38.2%	35.1%	#641	—	Small

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Slider/Sweeper	103	.278	.350	.467	0.817	20.4%	9.7%	3	30.4%	8.7%	#857	OK	—
Fastball	80	.311	.455	.443	0.898	16.3%	15.0%	2	32.7%	4.1%	#974	OK	—
Other/UnknownNo Data	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	No Data	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 44.9% Velo: 81.8 Whiff: 29.8% OPS-all: 0.773

Fastball

Usage: 28.7% Velo: 91.1 Whiff: 25.0% OPS-all: 0.900

Fastball

Usage: 21.5% Velo: 91.3 Whiff: 22.2% OPS-all: 0.893

Pitch mix

50.2%

49.8%

28.7%

Total pitches this season: 697 · Reliable

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+9 (+13.9%)

+58 (+362.5%)

Stamina 26

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