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Kansas City Royals · Pitcher · #67

Seth Lugo

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

ERA

4.71

W-L

5-7

K

111

WHIP

1.38

WAR

1.8

FIP

4.08

Awards

2 major honors

Gold Glove

2024

All-Star

2024

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 194 starters with 20+ IP
the entire league54starting pitchers194
ERA
36
4.71
WHIP
36
1.38
Strikeouts
65
111
K/9
22
6.87
Wins
46
5
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

starting pitchers · by ERA

Top 64%

Seth Lugo's ERA (4.71) ranks below average among 194 starters with 20+ IP. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season264.71570145.1111461.38
Career3863.646954161138.110653221.20

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Sinker19.9%avg 147 km/h
Cutter15.9%avg 144 km/h
Four-Seam15.8%avg 148 km/h
Curveball15.4%avg 124 km/h
Sweeper10.7%avg 127 km/h
Slider9.1%avg 135 km/h
Changeup9.0%avg 137 km/h
Slow Curve2.7%avg 111 km/h
Slurve1.5%avg 124 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.319

K/9

6.87

BB/9

2.85

HR/9

0.99

Quality starts

14

Whiff%

18.4%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
08.19vs ATH6.09503W
08.14@ LAA4.27504W
08.08vs CHC6.05315W
08.02@ COL5.05553L
07.28@ MIN6.06122L
07.22vs SF7.03325W
07.17vs SD6.04123W
07.12@ BAL4.04226L
07.07@ NYM4.19624W
07.01vs TB6.09307L

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.261
IP81.1
K59
WHIP1.32

Away

Opp AVG.298
IP64.0
K52
WHIP1.47

vs LHP

Opp AVG.287
IP90.0
K73
WHIP1.50

vs RHP

Opp AVG.261
IP53.1
K38
WHIP1.24

RISP

Opp AVG.278
IP30.2
K25
WHIP1.30

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
ERA by yearFrom 2.67 in 2016 to 4.71 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2016 ERA: 2.672.6720162017 ERA: 4.7120172018 ERA: 2.662.6620182019 ERA: 2.7020192020 ERA: 5.155.1520202021 ERA: 3.5020212022 ERA: 3.6020222023 ERA: 3.5720232024 ERA: 3.0020242025 ERA: 4.1520252026 ERA: 4.714.712026
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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
20264.71

WHIPLower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.09 in 2016 to 1.38 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: 1.381.382026
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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
20261.38

Strikeouts

▼ Trending down year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 45 in 2016 to 111 in 2026.2016 Strikeouts: 454520162017 Strikeouts: 8520172018 Strikeouts: 10320182019 Strikeouts: 10420192020 Strikeouts: 4720202021 Strikeouts: 5520212022 Strikeouts: 6920222023 Strikeouts: 14020232024 Strikeouts: 18118120242025 Strikeouts: 12520252026 Strikeouts: 1111112026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
201645
201785
2018103
2019104
202047
202155
202269
2023140
2024181
2025125
2026111
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
2026KC264.71570145.1111461.38