Richard Lovelady Stats, Profile, Bio, Analysis and More | Washington Nationals

RICHARD LOVELADY

#55 - P

1-1, 1.42 in last 12.2IP

Status On roster

Ht/Wt 6’0’’, 185 lbs

Bats/Throws L / L

Experience 3 years

Debut Apr 9, 2019

Born Jul 7, 1995 (30 yrs) Hinesville, Georgia

Hometown Hinesville, Georgia

Drafted Drafted by Kansas City in 2016 (10/313).

Drafted from Kennesaw State

Acquired Acquired in a trade with NY Mets in 2026.

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Richard Lovelady

Leader

STAT RANK

2 8

Wins Aaron Ashby

118 1

21 88

Strikeouts Jacob Misiorowski

249 1

4 17

Saves Cade Smith

24 1

3 17

Holds Erik Sabrowski

101 1

21 26

Games Braydon Fisher, Mason Fluharty, Brent Headrick, Hogan Harris

75 1

3 11

Games started Cristopher Sanchez, Paul Skenes, Eury Perez, Tanner Bibee, Bryce Elder, Cam Schlittler, George Kirby, Slade Cecconi, Garvin Alston

164 1

2 5

Wins Foster Griffin

4 1

21 61

Strikeouts Cade Cavalli

7 1

4 4

Saves Gus Varland, Richard Lovelady

1 1

3 5

Holds Gus Varland

5 1

21 23

Games PJ Poulin

2 1

3 11

Games started Cade Cavalli, Jake Irvin

7 1

3 15

Holds JoJo Romero

46 1

21 25

Games Tyler Kinley, Brock Burke, Dylan Lee, Matt Gage, Justin Bruihl, Graham Ashcraft, Connor Phillips

41 1

3 11

Games started Jake Irvin, Bryce Elder, Cristopher Sanchez, Eury Perez, Paul Skenes, Andrew Abbott, Cade Cavalli, Max Meyer, Scott Aldred

84 1

2 8

Wins Aaron Ashby

66 1

21 88

Strikeouts Jacob Misiorowski

129 1

4 16

Saves Mason Miller

11 1

Season Stats

Pitcher
	W Wins	L Losses	ERA Earned Run Average	G Games	GS Games Started	CG Complete Games	SHO Shutouts	SV Saves	HLD Holds	IP Innings Pitched	H Hits Allowed	R Runs Allowed	ER Earned Runs	HR Home Runs Allowed	BB Walks	SO Strikeouts	WHIP Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched
YTD	2	2	2.35	22	3	0	0	4	4	23	21	8	6	2	15	21	1.57

Game Log

Pitcher
Date	Team	Opp	GS Games Started	Dec	CG Complete Games	SHO Shutouts	IP Innings Pitched	H stats.by_season.headers.baseball.pitching.regular-season.tooltipss.h	R stats.by_season.headers.baseball.pitching.regular-season.tooltipss.r	ER Earned Runs	HR Home Runs Allowed	BB Walks	K	YTD W	YTD L	YTD SV	YTD ERA	YTD WHIP	Status
2026-05-24			0	H	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	2.35	1.57	-
2026-05-23			0	Sv	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	2.38	1.54	-
2026-05-22			1	-	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2.49	1.62	-
2026-05-21			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	3	2.61	-	DNP
2026-05-20			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	3	2.61	-	DNP

Transactions & Injuries

Date	Description
2026-04-16	Acquired from the New York Mets	The Washington Nationals acquired pitcher Richard Lovelady from the New York Mets for cash.
2026-04-11	Designated for assignment by the New York Mets.
2026-03-14	Claimed by the New York Mets off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
2026-01-29	Claimed by the Washington Nationals off waivers from the New York Mets.
2026-01-22	Designated for assignment by the New York Mets.

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Rotowire

Sat, May 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM

Lovelady earned the save in Saturday's 2-0 win over Atlanta, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Fri, May 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Lovelady will serve as the Nationals' opening pitcher in Friday's game versus Atlanta, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

Scouting Report

Owns both a funky delivery and plenty of movement with his pitches, which make his offerings seem faster than they actually are. His slider is his best out-pitch, while his fastball is also a solid weapon. Needs to improve his changeup in order to thrive as a reliever in MLB. Displays pretty good command of his pitches. Lacks ideal size for a big-league pitcher. His deception works well against both left-handed and right-handed batters.

Long Range Potential: Depth reliever.