Sparky Lyle
1967–1982 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers
899G
.192AVG
.241OBP
.218SLG
15H
0HR
4RBI
1SB
99–76W–L
1,390IP
873K
2.88ERA
0GS
238SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 899 | 89 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .192 | .241 | .218 | .459 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,390.3 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 76 | 238 | 1,292 | 519 | 445 | 84 | 481 | 873 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 1.275 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1971-06-29 to 1971-07-27
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | 1968-08-11 | 1 in 35 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 6 scoreless innings | 1974-09-11 | 1 in 33 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 9 | 2 home runs allowed | 1968-05-26 | 1 in 21 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Boston Red Sox | 27 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | .250 | 43 | 42 |
| 1968 | Boston Red Sox | 49 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 65 | 52 |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox | 71 | 17 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .118 | 102 | 93 |
| 1970 | Boston Red Sox | 63 | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 67 | 51 |
| 1971 | Boston Red Sox | 50 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 52 | 37 |
| 1972 |  New York Yankees | 59 | 21 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .190 | 107 | 75 |
| 1973 | New York Yankees | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 82 | 63 |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 66 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 114 | 89 |
| 1975 | New York Yankees | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 89 | 65 |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 103 | 61 |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 137 | 68 |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 111 | 33 |
| 1979 |  Texas Rangers | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 95 | 48 |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 94 | 49 |
| 1981 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 48 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | .400 | 75 | 29 |
| 1982 | Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .500 | 48 | 18 |