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Sparky Lyle 2026 Season · CWS

Career: 99-76, 2.88 ERA, 873 K in 1390.1 IP.

Awards: AL Cy Young (1977).

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Sparky Lyle

#28

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+7.8Career NUT

+0.2 to Great

Career

2.88ERA1.28WHIP99W873K1390.1IP238SV

L/L · 6' 1", 190 lb · b. Jul 22, 1944 · Du Bois, PA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1967

Player Overview

Year by Year


1967	22	BOS	+0.4	1	2	2.28	27	11	5	0	0	173	43.1	33	11	14	2	42	1.08
1968	23	BOS	+0.3	6	1	2.74	49	29	11	0	0	274	65.2	67	20	14	0	52	1.23
1969	24	BOS	+0.6	8	3	2.54	71	44	17	9	26	439	102.2	91	29	48	1	93	1.35
1970	25	BOS	+0.2	1	7	3.88	63	40	20	10	30	297	67.1	62	29	34	1	51	1.43
1971	26	BOS	-0.1	6	4	2.75	50	36	16	4	20	209	52.1	41	16	23	0	37	1.22
1972	27	NYY	+1.5	9	5	1.92	59	56	35	7	42	427	107.2	84	23	29	0	75	1.05
1973	28	NYY	+1.4	5	9	2.51	51	45	27	6	33	330	82.1	66	23	18	0	63	1.02
1974	29	NYY	+1.1	9	3	1.66	66	59	15	0	15	471	114.0	93	21	43	1	89	1.19
1975	30	NYY	+1.2	5	7	3.12	49	37	6	0	6	387	89.1	94	31	36	2	65	1.46
1976	31	NYY	+0.3	7	8	2.26	64	58	23	0	23	420	103.2	82	26	42	0	61	1.20
1977	32	NYY	+1.3	13	5	2.17	72	60	26	0	26	554	137.0	131	33	33	2	68	1.20
1978	33	NYY	+0.0	9	3	3.47	59	33	9	0	9	470	111.2	116	43	33	4	33	1.33
1979	34	TEX	+0.2	5	8	3.13	67	53	13	0	13	384	95.0	78	33	28	0	48	1.12
1980	35	TEX	-0.3	3	2	4.69	49	32	8	0	8	353	80.2	97	42	28	0	43	1.55
1980	35	PHI	—	0	0	1.93	10	5	2	0	2	59	14.0	11	3	6	0	6	1.21
1980	35	TOT	-0.2	3	2	4.28	59	37	10	0	10	412	94.2	108	45	34	0	49	1.50
1981	36	PHI	-0.3	9	6	4.44	48	19	2	0	2	332	75.0	85	37	33	1	29	1.57
1982	37	PHI	-0.1	3	3	5.15	34	11	2	0	2	167	36.2	50	21	12	0	12	1.69
1982	37	CWS	—	0	0	3.00	11	6	1	0	1	50	12.0	11	4	7	0	6	1.50
1982	37	TOT	-0.1	3	3	4.62	45	17	3	0	3	217	48.2	61	25	19	0	18	1.64
Career	—	16 yrs	+7.8	99	76	2.88	899	634	238	36	274	5796	1390.1	1292	445	481	14	873	1.28

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Lyle's career NUT of +7.8

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.5

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NUT by Season

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+0.3

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+0.2

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+1.5

+1.4

+1.1

+1.2

+0.3

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+0.2

-0.2

-0.3

-0.1

Awards

1973AL All-Star

1976AL Player of the Week · AL All-Star

1977AL Cy Young · AL All-Star · World Series Championship

1978World Series Champion*

1980World Series Champion*

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