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Sparky
Lyle		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 192
 
Born: July 22, 1944 in Usa, PA, DUBOIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 22 DET AL $ 300,000 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1968 23 DET AL $ 300,000 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 8 7 8
1969 24 DET AL $ 300,000 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1970 25 DET AL $ 702,857 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1971 26 DET AL $ 920,000 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 7
1972 27 DET AL $ 920,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 7
1973 28 DET AL $ 500,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
1974 29 DET AL $ 500,000 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1975 30 DET AL $ 500,000 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
1976 31 DET AL $ 500,000 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
1977 32 BSN NL $ 500,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 920,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 22 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 23 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 24 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 25 DET AL $ 702,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 26 DET AL $ 920,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 27 DET AL $ 920,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 28 DET AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 29 DET AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 30 DET AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 31 DET AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 32 BSN NL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 920,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1967 22 DET AL 7 7 .500 109 2 0 0 22 139.0 127 46 8 53 73 2.98 .239 .308 .347 .654 17.8
1968 23 DET AL 5 5 .500 101 0 0 0 17 121.7 110 48 11 54 72 3.55 .242 .322 .366 .688 16.6
1969 24 DET AL 6 5 .545 47 12 0 0 9 98.7 98 45 14 37 59 4.11 .259 .324 .422 .746 8.4
1970 25 DET AL 7 6 .538 62 0 0 0 11 82.7 56 32 4 38 63 3.48 .196 .287 .267 .553 10.8
1971 26 DET AL 8 7 .533 61 0 0 0 21 63.7 66 35 8 27 37 4.95 .267 .332 .449 .782 6.4
1972 27 DET AL 12 6 .667 31 22 2 1 1 170.3 151 76 18 67 114 4.02 .236 .307 .372 .679 9.8
1973 28 DET AL 12 12 .500 32 32 1 1 0 212.3 234 106 15 68 132 4.49 .278 .331 .401 .733 9.6
1974 29 DET AL 3 4 .429 37 0 0 0 7 53.7 68 34 13 33 34 5.70 .308 .395 .584 .978 0.9
    AAA   0 5 .000 6 6 0 0 0 42.3 33 15 3 18 35 3.19 .213 .295 .329 .624  
1975 30 DET AL 6 8 .429 58 3 0 0 4 103.0 122 66 11 72 53 5.77 .299 .403 .444 .847 2.1
1976 31 AAA   6 3 .667 52 0 0 0 6 49.7 52 18 5 25 43 3.26 .271 .355 .385 .740  
1977 32 AA   2 0 1.000 29 0 0 0 0 53.3 55 17 3 22 35 2.87 .268 .339 .361 .700  
9 Years Sim 66 60 .524 538 71 3 2 92 1045.0 1032 488 102 449 637 4.20 .258 .331 .395 .726 82.3
2 Years AAA 6 8 .429 58 6 0 0 6 92.0 85 33 8 43 78 3.23 .245 .328 .360 .688  
1 Years AA 2 0 1.000 29 0 0 0 0 53.3 55 17 3 22 35 2.87 .268 .339 .361 .700  
3 Years Minors 8 8 .500 87 6 0 0 6 145.3 140 50 11 65 113 3.10 .254 .332 .361 .693  
Season Average 7 6 .538 59 7 0 0 10 116.1 114 54 11 49 70 4.20 .258 .331 .395 .726  
Career Highs 12 12 .667 109 32 2 1 22 212.3 234 106 18 72 132 5.77 .308 .403 .584 .978  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   672 311 64 296 390   .262 .338 .399 .737
vs LH   360 177 38 153 247   .250 .322 .388 .711
Home 34 23 .596 266 30 1 1 33 515.3 480 223 52 237 333 3.89 .246 .327 .384 .711
Away 32 37 .464 272 41 2 1 59 529.7 552 265 50 212 304 4.50 .269 .337 .406 .743
Mar/Apr 15 11 .577 96 11 0 0 15 183.0 177 87 18 72 115 4.28 .250 .320 .375 .694
May 16 14 .533 98 16 1 1 10 210.3 222 112 21 106 118 4.79 .274 .358 .420 .779
June 14 6 .700 91 11 1 0 15 183.3 161 71 15 81 102 3.49 .239 .320 .373 .693
July 7 13 .350 87 14 1 1 14 175.0 178 94 22 77 104 4.84 .261 .336 .411 .747
August 9 7 .563 88 11 0 0 21 147.7 152 66 15 61 95 4.02 .263 .334 .404 .738
Sep/Oct 5 9 .357 78 8 0 0 17 145.6 142 58 11 52 103 3.58 .255 .319 .382 .701
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1967 22 DET AL 109 13 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .308 .308 .308 .615 1.2 0.0
1968 23 DET AL 101 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
2 Years Sim 210 17 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .235 .235 .235 .471 0.8 0.0
162 Game Average 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .235 .235 .235 .471 0.6  
Career Highs 109 13 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .308 .308 .308 .615 1.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.1
vs LH   4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
Home 105 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Away 105 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .429 .857 1.1
RISP   6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 35 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
June 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 39 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Sep/Oct 19 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1967 22 DET AL P 109 2 139.0 9 24 2 1 .943 2.14    
1968 23 DET AL P 101 0 121.7 3 26 0 1 1.000 2.15    
1969 24 DET AL P 47 12 98.7 10 25 1 4 .972 3.19    
1970 25 DET AL P 62 0 82.7 8 10 1 0 .947 1.96    
1971 26 DET AL P 61 0 63.7 5 14 0 3 1.000 2.69    
1972 27 DET AL P 31 22 170.3 16 32 0 5 1.000 2.54    
1973 28 DET AL P 32 32 212.3 9 29 0 1 1.000 1.61    
1974 29 DET AL P 37 0 53.7 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.51    
1975 30 DET AL P 58 3 103.0 9 14 4 2 .852 2.01    
Career Totals   538 71 1045.0 73 179 8 17 .969 2.17    
Career Highs   109 32 212.3 16 32 4 5 1.000 3.19    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1972 27 DET AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.7 2 1 0 2 5 1.59 .100 .182 .100 .282
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.7 2 1 0 2 5 1.59 .100 .182 .100 .282
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1972-5-.667
 Saves
1967-3-22
1968-3-17
1969-9-9
1970-6-11
1971-1-21
 Games Pitched
1967-1-109
1968-1-101
1970-5-62
1971-5-61
1975-7-58
 Shutouts
1972-10-1
1973-8-1
 Hits per 9IP
1972-9-8.0
 OAVG
1972-9-.236
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Al Holland (958)
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  4. Dennis Bennett (940)
  5. Chris Short (935)
  6. Randy Jones (935)
  7. Guy Hoffman (931)
  8. Archie McKain (930)
  9. Ed Glynn (930)
  10. Woodie Fryman (930)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Detroit in 1967
Earned first career win on 4/28/1967
Had first career hit on 5/16/1967, off Ralph Lumenti (NYA)
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $702,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/6/1970 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1972: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Injured on 8/30/1973 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/21/1974 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/27/1975 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/14/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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