Torey Lovullo

Decision cost by category

Record

37-35

wins-losses

Games

74

with decision data

Lineup

2.94 R 0.04 R/G

Bunts

2.80 R 0.04 R/G

IBBs

1.77 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

7.96 R 0.11 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Arizona Diamondbacks cost themselves 2.94 R from lineup decisions, 7.96 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 2.80 R from bunts, 1.77 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 2.94 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 7.96 R BUNTS · 2.80 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 1.77 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Torey Lovullo ranks 24th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 0.87 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.08 R
3 Pat Murphy MIL 1.26 R
…
24 Torey Lovullo AZ 2.94 R
…
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 3.71 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 3.84 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.08 R

Bunt decisions

Torey Lovullo ranks 28th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Walt Weiss ATL 0.00 R
2 Aaron Boone NYY 0.09 R
3 A.J. Hinch DET 0.39 R
28 Torey Lovullo AZ 2.80 R
29 Pat Murphy MIL 2.76 R
30 Will Venable CWS 2.88 R

Intentional walks

Torey Lovullo ranks 22nd of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Don Mattingly PHI 0.11 R
2 Chad Tracy BOS 0.17 R
3 Walt Weiss ATL 0.33 R
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22 Torey Lovullo AZ 1.77 R
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28 Terry Francona CIN 2.90 R
29 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.42 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.11 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Jun 19 vs MIN W Connor Prielipp 9-5 +0.00 Jun 17 vs LAA W Brett Kerry 8-1 +0.00 Jun 16 vs LAA L Reid Detmers 0-7 +6.31

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.81 R

Jun 15 vs LAA W Walbert Ureña 4-3 +2.25

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~2.25 R

Jun 14 @ CIN W Andrew Abbott 5-3 +2.55

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~2.35 R

Jun 13 @ CIN L Rhett Lowder 1-2 +4.03

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.60 R

Jun 12 @ CIN W Nick Lodolo 5-2 +0.45

Most costly decisions

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JUN 16 · vs LAA +6.31 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.81 R

vs Reid Detmers · L 0-7

JUN 13 · @ CIN +4.03 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.60 R

vs Rhett Lowder · L 1-2

JUN 14 · @ CIN +2.55 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~2.35 R

vs Andrew Abbott · W 5-3

JUN 15 · vs LAA +2.25 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~2.25 R

vs Walbert Ureña · W 4-3

Tenure summary

Torey Lovullo manages the Arizona Diamondbacks, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 74 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 7.51 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 2.94 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 37-35 record places them 2 games over .500. Lovullo has called 17 sacrifice bunts (2.80 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 10 times for an expected cost of 1.77 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Torey Lovullo's tenure as Diamondbacks manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.