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Kansas City Royals · Pitcher · #67

Seth Lugo

Age 366' 4" · 225lbBats R · Throws RDebut 2016From Shreveport

ERA

5.17

W-L

7-9

K

134

WHIP

1.47

WAR

1.8

FIP

4.38

Awards

4 major honors

All-MLB Second Team

2024

Gold Glove

2024

All-Star

2024

NL Reliever of the Month

2019

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 46 qualified pitchers
ERA
1
5.17
WHIP
1
1.47
Strikeouts
12
134
K/9
16
7.00
Wins
10
7
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

the entire league · by ERA

Top 99%

Seth Lugo's ERA (5.17) ranks below average among 46 qualified pitchers. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season325.17790172.1134541.47
Career3923.747156161165.110883301.22

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Sinker19.5%avg 147 km/h
Four-Seam16.4%avg 147 km/h
Cutter15.9%avg 145 km/h
Curveball15.0%avg 124 km/h
Sweeper11.4%avg 127 km/h
Slider9.2%avg 136 km/h
Changeup9.0%avg 137 km/h
Slow Curve2.2%avg 111 km/h
Slurve1.3%avg 124 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.335

K/9

7.00

BB/9

2.82

HR/9

1.20

Quality starts

14

Whiff%

18.7%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
09.23vs CWS3.17403W
09.17@ HOU5.08415L
09.11@ BOS5.07227W
09.05vs TOR5.08321L
08.30@ CLE3.29922L
08.25@ TOR5.06115W
08.19vs ATH6.09503W
08.14@ LAA4.27504W
08.08vs CHC6.05315W
08.02@ COL5.05553L

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.276
IP89.2
K63
WHIP1.38

Away

Opp AVG.315
IP82.2
K71
WHIP1.57

vs LHP

Opp AVG.310
IP104.1
K88
WHIP1.62

vs RHP

Opp AVG.272
IP65.2
K46
WHIP1.29

RISP

Opp AVG.272
IP39.0
K33
WHIP1.26

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
ERA by yearFrom 2.67 in 2016 to 5.17 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2016 ERA: 2.672.6720162017 ERA: 4.7120172018 ERA: 2.662.6620182019 ERA: 2.7020192020 ERA: 5.1520202021 ERA: 3.5020212022 ERA: 3.6020222023 ERA: 3.5720232024 ERA: 3.0020242025 ERA: 4.1520252026 ERA: 5.175.172026
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20162.67
20174.71
20182.66
20192.70
20205.15
20213.50
20223.60
20233.57
20243.00
20254.15
20265.17

WHIPLower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.09 in 2016 to 1.47 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2016 WHIP: 1.091.0920162017 WHIP: 1.3720172018 WHIP: 1.0820182019 WHIP: 0.900.9020192020 WHIP: 1.3620202021 WHIP: 1.2920212022 WHIP: 1.1720222023 WHIP: 1.2020232024 WHIP: 1.0920242025 WHIP: 1.2920252026 WHIP: 1.471.472026
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20161.09
20171.37
20181.08
20190.90
20201.36
20211.29
20221.17
20231.20
20241.09
20251.29
20261.47

Strikeouts

▲ Trending up year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 45 in 2016 to 134 in 2026.2016 Strikeouts: 454520162017 Strikeouts: 8520172018 Strikeouts: 10320182019 Strikeouts: 10420192020 Strikeouts: 4720202021 Strikeouts: 5520212022 Strikeouts: 6920222023 Strikeouts: 14020232024 Strikeouts: 18118120242025 Strikeouts: 12520252026 Strikeouts: 1341342026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
201645
201785
2018103
2019104
202047
202155
202269
2023140
2024181
2025125
2026134
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2016NYM172.6752064.045211.09
2017NYM194.71750101.185251.37
2018NYM542.66343101.1103281.08
2019NYM612.7074680.0104160.90
2020NYM165.1534336.247101.36
2021NYM463.5043146.155191.29
2022NYM623.6032365.069181.17
2023SD263.57870146.1140361.20
2024KC333.001690206.2181481.09
2025KC264.15870145.1125551.29
2026KC325.17790172.1134541.47