Vance Lovelace
Vance Odell Lovelace
Born: August 9, 1963
Tampa, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 1 (1981 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)
Career: 1981-1998
Major League Statistics
Vance Lovelace compiled a career record of 33 wins and 69 losses, with 14 saves, and a 4.90 ERA in his 396-game pitching career with the Cubs, Quad Cities Cubs, Vero Beach Dodgers, San Antonio Dodgers, Palm Springs Angels, Midland Angels, Edmonton Trappers, Calgary Cannons, London Tigers, Toledo Mud Hens, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves, Oklahoma City 89ers, Catskill Cougars and New Jersey Jackals. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | R | GULF | Cubs | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3.30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.98 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 62 | 67 | 52 | 8 | 94 | 0 | 107 | 6 | 2 | 20 | |
| 1983 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.77 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 104 | 80 | 61 | 3 | 93 | 2 | 95 | 13 | 6 | 25 | |
| 1984 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.88 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 48 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1985 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.61 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1986 | A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 2 | 4 | .333 | 8.93 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.23 | 53 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83.7 | 73 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 60 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.10 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69.3 | 79 | 48 | 47 | 5 | 57 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 0 | 7 | .000 | 5.92 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48.7 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.47 | 56 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 70.0 | 64 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | AA | EL | London Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.52 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.58 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 127 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.65 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 0 | 0 | 5.31 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 94 | |
| 1997 | Ind | CAMA | Catskill Cougars | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.91 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Catskill Cougars | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 | 81 | 43 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 305 |
| Totals | 33 | 69 | .324 | 4.90 | 396 | 107 | 106 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 895.3 | 833 | 619 | 487 | 52 | 768 | 10 | 750 | 49 | 24 | 144 | 771 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Ind | CAMA | Catskill Cougars | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Catskill Cougars | 12 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .136 | .174 | .318 | .492 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 53 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .213 | .245 | .319 | .564 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | R | GULF | Cubs | P | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | P | 21 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | .889 | 1.524 |
| 1983 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | P | 24 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | .872 | 1.417 |
| 1984 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | P | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 1.062 |
| 1985 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | P | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .571 |
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | P | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .636 |
| 1986 | A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | P | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | P | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .348 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | P | 53 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .957 | .415 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | P | 46 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .947 | .391 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | P | 37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .324 |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 56 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .321 |
| 1991 | AA | EL | London Tigers | P | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .778 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .538 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .333 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .364 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .133 |
| 1997 | Ind | CAMA | Catskill Cougars | P | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .857 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Catskill Cougars | P | 12 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 2.083 |
| Totals | 396 | 60 | 184 | 27 | 6 | .900 | .616 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1982 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1983 | A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1984 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1985 | A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1985 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1986 | A | California League | Palm Springs Angels | CAL | ||
| 1986 | AA | Texas League | Midland Angels | CAL | ||
| 1987 | AA | Texas League | Midland Angels | CAL | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | CAL | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | CAL | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | SEA | ||
| 1991 | AA | Eastern League | London Tigers | DET | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | SEA | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1993 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1993 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1997 | Ind | Northeast League | Catskill Cougars | |||
| 1998 | Ind | Northeast League | New Jersey Jackals | |||
| 1998 | Ind | Northeast League | Catskill Cougars |
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