Player

Sparky Lyle

Player Info
Full Name
Albert Walter
Born
July 22, 1944
DuBois, PA, USA
Size
6'1" / 182 lbs
B/T
L / L
Debut
July 4, 1967
Final Game
September 27, 1982
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1977, 1976, 1973
1977 - Cy Young Award (AL)
1976 - Player of the Week (AL)
1972 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year (AL)
Career Batting
899
G
.192
AVG
15
H
0
HR
4
RBI
.459
OPS
38
OPS vs Lg
1% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
99-76
W-L
2.88
ERA
899
G
873
SO
238
SV
1.28
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1982 Philadelphia Phillies 3 3 5.15 34 0 2 36.1 12 12
1982 Chicago White Sox 0 0 3.00 11 0 1 12.0 6 7
1981 Philadelphia Phillies 9 6 4.44 48 0 2 75.0 29 33
1980 Texas Rangers 3 2 4.69 49 0 8 80.2 43 28
1980 Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 1.93 10 0 2 14.0 6 6
1979 Texas Rangers 5 8 3.13 67 0 13 95.0 48 28
1978 New York Yankees 9 3 3.47 59 0 9 111.2 33 33
1977 New York Yankees 13 5 2.17 72 0 26 137.0 68 33
1976 New York Yankees 7 8 2.26 64 0 23 103.2 61 42
1975 New York Yankees 5 7 3.12 49 0 6 89.0 65 36
1974 New York Yankees 9 3 1.66 66 0 15 114.0 89 43
1973 New York Yankees 5 9 2.51 51 0 27 82.0 63 18
1972 New York Yankees 9 5 1.92 59 0 35 107.2 75 29
1971 Boston Red Sox 6 4 2.75 50 0 16 52.1 37 23
1970 Boston Red Sox 1 7 3.88 63 0 20 67.0 51 34
1969 Boston Red Sox 8 3 2.54 71 0 17 102.2 93 48
1968 Boston Red Sox 6 1 2.74 49 0 11 65.2 52 14
1967 Boston Red Sox 1 2 2.28 27 0 5 43.1 42 14
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1982 AL 48.7 3.33 3.51 1.644
1981 NL 75.0 3.48 3.96 1.573
1980 AL 94.7 4.66 3.23 1.500
1979 AL 95.0 4.55 2.65 1.116
1978 AL 111.7 2.66 2.66 1.334
1977 AL 137.0 4.47 2.17 1.197
1976 AL 103.7 5.30 3.65 1.196
1975 AL 89.3 6.55 3.63 1.455
1974 AL 114.0 7.03 3.39 1.193
1973 AL 82.3 6.89 1.97 1.020
1972 AL 107.7 6.27 2.42 1.050
1971 AL 52.3 6.36 3.96 1.223
1970 AL 67.3 6.82 4.54 1.426
1969 AL 102.7 8.15 4.21 1.354
1968 AL 65.7 7.13 1.92 1.234
1967 AL 43.3 8.72 2.91 1.085
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1982 Philadelphia Phillies 34 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500
1982 Chicago White Sox 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 Philadelphia Phillies 48 5 2 0 0 0 2 .400
1980 Texas Rangers 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 Philadelphia Phillies 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 Texas Rangers 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 New York Yankees 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 New York Yankees 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 New York Yankees 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 New York Yankees 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 New York Yankees 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 New York Yankees 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 New York Yankees 59 21 4 1 0 0 2 .190
1971 Boston Red Sox 50 3 3 0 0 0 1 1.000
1970 Boston Red Sox 63 13 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1969 Boston Red Sox 71 17 2 0 0 0 0 .118
1968 Boston Red Sox 49 8 1 0 0 0 0 .125
1967 Boston Red Sox 27 8 2 1 0 0 1 .250
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1982 AL 3 .000 1.000 33.3 33.3 228 0.0
1981 NL 7 .000 .500 14.3 14.3 166 0.0
1974 AL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1972 AL 24 .048 .364 4.2 41.7 44 0.0
1971 AL 4 .000 1.000 0.0 0.0 490 0.0
1970 AL 14 .000 .000 7.1 14.3 -78 0.0
1969 AL 18 .000 .182 5.6 33.3 -16 0.0
1968 AL 9 .000 .167 0.0 22.2 -21 0.0
1967 AL 8 .125 .500 0.0 50.0 89 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 899 54 198 21 12 .923
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1982 Chicago White Sox P 11 1 1 0 0 1.000
1982 Philadelphia Phillies P 34 3 10 1 1 .929
1981 Philadelphia Phillies P 48 6 17 0 0 1.000
1980 Philadelphia Phillies P 10 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 Texas Rangers P 49 4 10 0 0 1.000
1979 Texas Rangers P 67 2 11 2 0 .867
1978 New York Yankees P 59 9 18 1 3 .964
1977 New York Yankees P 72 2 22 2 0 .923
1976 New York Yankees P 64 3 11 2 1 .875
1975 New York Yankees P 49 2 16 4 1 .818
1974 New York Yankees P 66 3 11 1 2 .933
1973 New York Yankees P 51 2 13 2 0 .882
1972 New York Yankees P 59 4 11 0 0 1.000
1971 Boston Red Sox P 50 2 10 0 1 1.000
1970 Boston Red Sox P 63 1 7 0 0 1.000
1969 Boston Red Sox P 71 3 19 3 3 .880
1968 Boston Red Sox P 49 5 6 3 0 .786
1967 Boston Red Sox P 27 2 5 0 0 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 13 3-0 1 21.1 9 1.69
1981 NL Division Series Philadelphia Phillies 3 0-0 0 2.1 1 0.00
1978 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 0-0 0 1.0 0 13.50
1977 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 4 2-0 0 9.1 3 0.96
1977 World Series New York Yankees 2 1-0 0 4.2 2 1.93
1976 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 0-0 1 1.0 0 0.00
1976 World Series New York Yankees 2 0-0 0 2.1 3 0.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 13 2 0 0 0 .000
1981 NL Division Series Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 4 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 World Series New York Yankees 2 2 0 0 0 .000
1976 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 World Series New York Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 .000