Sparky Lyle

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 182lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: July 22, 1944 in Du Bois, PA us

High School: Reynoldsville-Sykesville HS (Reynoldsville, PA)

Last Game: September 27, 1982 (Age 38-067d)
vs. SEA 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Albert Walter Lyle

Nicknames: Sparky or The Count

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

ERA

2.88

899

238

1390.1

873

WHIP

1.275

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1964	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	BAL	6	3	.667	3.31	4.37	13	10		4	0		68.0	53	33	25	3	43	1	95	3	1	8		1.412	7.0	0.4	5.7	12.6	2.21
1964	19	-1.4	Fox Cities	MIDW	A	BAL	3	1	.750	2.31	3.60	6	6		3	0		35.0	30	14	9	2	18	0	51	1	0	4		1.371	7.7	0.5	4.6	13.1	2.83
1964	19	0.0	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	3	2	.600	4.36	5.18	7	4		1	0		33.0	23	19	16	1	25	1	44	2	1	4		1.455	6.3	0.3	6.8	12.0	1.76
1965	20	-1.6	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	5	5	.500	4.24	4.66	37	5		2	0		87.0	84	45	41	4	55	5	79	5	1	10		1.598	8.7	0.4	5.7	8.2	1.44
1966	21	-1.4	Pittsfield	EL	AA	BOS	4	2	.667	3.65	4.26	40	1		1	1		74.0	62	35	30	2	43	1	72	3	1	6		1.419	7.5	0.2	5.2	8.8	1.67
1966	21	0.2	Red Sox	FLIL	WRk	BOS	4	1	.800	2.57	2.94	19	2		0	0		49.0	38	16	14	2	21	1	41	2	1	3		1.204	7.0	0.4	3.9	7.5	1.95
1967	22	-3.8	Toronto	IL	AAA	BOS	2	2	.500	1.71	2.14	16	0		0	0		21.0	13	5	4	1	14	2	17	1	0	3		1.286	5.6	0.4	6.0	7.3	1.21
1967	22	-4.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	2	.333	2.28	2.70	27	0	11	0	0	5	43.1	33	13	11	3	14	1	42	2	2	5	173	1.085	6.9	0.6	2.9	8.7	3.00
1968	23	-4.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	1	.857	2.74	3.43	49	0	29	0	0	11	65.2	67	25	20	6	14	2	52	0	1	5	274	1.234	9.2	0.8	1.9	7.1	3.71
1969	24	-3.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	8	3	.727	2.54	2.89	71	0	44	0	0	17	102.2	91	33	29	8	48	4	93	1	1	8	439	1.354	8.0	0.7	4.2	8.2	1.94
1970	25	-2.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	7	.125	3.88	4.95	63	0	40	0	0	20	67.1	62	37	29	5	34	5	51	1	1	1	297	1.426	8.3	0.7	4.5	6.8	1.50
1971	26	-0.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	4	.600	2.75	2.75	50	0	36	0	0	16	52.1	41	16	16	5	23	2	37	0	0	4	209	1.223	7.1	0.9	4.0	6.4	1.61
1972	27	-0.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	5	.643	1.92	2.09	59	0	56	0	0	35	107.2	84	25	23	3	29	7	75	0	0	5	427	1.050	7.0	0.3	2.4	6.3	2.59
1973	28	0.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	9	.357	2.51	3.28	51	0	45	0	0	27	82.1	66	30	23	4	18	2	63	0	0	3	330	1.020	7.2	0.4	2.0	6.9	3.50
1974	29	0.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	3	.750	1.66	2.37	66	0	59	0	0	15	114.0	93	30	21	6	43	7	89	1	0	7	469	1.193	7.3	0.5	3.4	7.0	2.07
1975	30	1.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	7	.417	3.12	3.43	49	0	37	0	0	6	89.1	94	34	31	1	36	5	65	2	1	5	387	1.455	9.5	0.1	3.6	6.5	1.81
1976	31	3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	8	.467	2.26	2.86	64	0	58	0	0	23	103.2	82	33	26	5	42	7	61	0	0	3	420	1.196	7.1	0.4	3.6	5.3	1.45
1977	32	4.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	5	.722	2.17	2.69	72	0	60	0	0	26	137.0	131	41	33	7	33	6	68	2	0	10	554	1.197	8.6	0.5	2.2	4.5	2.06
1978	33	5.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	3	.750	3.47	3.71	59	0	33	0	0	9	111.2	116	46	43	6	33	8	33	4	0	1	470	1.334	9.3	0.5	2.7	2.7	1.00
1979	34	6.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	5	8	.385	3.13	3.51	67	0	53	0	0	13	95.0	78	37	33	9	28	6	48	0	0	2	384	1.116	7.4	0.9	2.7	4.5	1.71
1980	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PHI	3	2	.600	4.28	4.94	59	0	37	0	0	10	94.2	108	52	45	9	34	7	49	0	2	2	412	1.500	10.3	0.9	3.2	4.7	1.44
1980	35	7.3	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	3	2	.600	4.69	5.24	49	0	32	0	0	8	80.2	97	47	42	9	28	6	43	0	2	1	353	1.550	10.8	1.0	3.1	4.8	1.54
1980	35	6.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	0		1.93	3.21	10	0	5	0	0	2	14.0	11	5	3	0	6	1	6	0	0	1	59	1.214	7.1	0.0	3.9	3.9	1.00
1981	36	7.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	9	6	.600	4.44	4.80	48	0	19	0	0	2	75.0	85	40	37	4	33	9	29	1	2	3	332	1.573	10.2	0.5	4.0	3.5	0.88
1982	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PHI	3	3	.500	4.62	4.99	45	0	17	0	0	3	48.2	61	27	25	3	19	3	18	0	0	2	217	1.644	11.3	0.6	3.5	3.3	0.95
1982	37	8.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	3	3	.500	5.15	5.65	34	0	11	0	0	2	36.2	50	23	21	3	12	3	12	0	0	1	167	1.691	12.3	0.7	2.9	2.9	1.00
1982	37	8.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		3.00	3.00	11	0	6	0	0	1	12.0	11	4	4	0	7	0	6	0	0	1	50	1.500	8.3	0.0	5.3	4.5	0.86
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		99	76	.566	2.88	3.36	899	0	634	0	0	238	1390.1	1292	519	445	84	481	81	873	14	10	66	5794	1.275	8.4	0.5	3.1	5.7	1.82
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		17	12	.586	3.60	4.25	106	16		7	1		250.0	212	118	100	10	155	9	263	12	3	27		1.468	7.6	0.4	5.6	9.5	1.70
Other (1 season)					Other		4	1	.800	2.57	2.94	19	2		0	0		49.0	38	16	14	2	21	1	41	2	1	3		1.204	7.0	0.4	3.9	7.5	1.95
All Levels (19 Seasons)							120	89	.574	2.98	3.48	1024	18	634	7	1	238	1689.1	1542	653	559	96	657	91	1177	28	14	96	5794	1.302	8.2	0.5	3.5	6.3	1.79

AAA (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	1.71	2.14	16	0		0	0		21.0	13	5	4	1	14	2	17	1	0	3		1.286	5.6	0.4	6.0	7.3	1.21
AA (1 season)					Minors		4	2	.667	3.65	4.26	40	1		1	1		74.0	62	35	30	2	43	1	72	3	1	6		1.419	7.5	0.2	5.2	8.8	1.67
A (2 seasons)					Minors		8	6	.571	3.69	4.35	43	11		5	0		122.0	114	59	50	6	73	5	130	6	1	14		1.533	8.4	0.4	5.4	9.6	1.78
Rk (1 season)					Minors		3	2	.600	4.36	5.18	7	4		1	0		33.0	23	19	16	1	25	1	44	2	1	4		1.455	6.3	0.3	6.8	12.0	1.76