Eric

Lauer

PAge : 31Throws : L

#33

Eric Lauer

#33PLos Angeles Dodgers

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2018-04-24

Born in : Elyria, OH, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026		22	8	7	5.23	108.1	72	1.31
2026	Los Angeles Dodgers	14	7	2	4.50	72.0	46	1.22
2026	Toronto Blue Jays	8	1	5	6.69	36.1	26	1.49
2025	Toronto Blue Jays	28	9	2	3.18	104.2	102	1.11
2023	Milwaukee Brewers	10	4	6	6.56	46.2	43	1.67
2022	Milwaukee Brewers	29	11	7	3.69	158.2	157	1.22
2021	Milwaukee Brewers	24	7	5	3.19	118.2	117	1.14
2020	Milwaukee Brewers	4	0	2	13.09	11.0	12	2.36
2019	San Diego Padres	30	8	10	4.45	149.2	138	1.40
2018	San Diego Padres	23	6	7	4.34	112.0	100	1.54
Career totals		170	53	46	4.28	809.2	741	1.33

ContractLos Angeles Dodgers payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.4 M$
AAV: 4.40 M$

2026
4.40 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

5.23

FIP

6.00

xFIP

5.40

ERA-

126

WHIP

1.31

15.5 %

BB%

7.5 %

Strikeouts

Innings

108.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.5

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

-0.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Declining (-20)

20221.1 WAR · 1.2 per full season
2023-0.9 WAR · -3.5 per full season
20251.3 WAR · 2.2 per full season
2026-0.5 WAR · -0.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

-20 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Depth

VEL: Velocity; 55
STF: Stuff; 63
CTL: Control; 77
CNT: Contact allowed; 65
STA: Stamina; 78
DUR: Durability; 63
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

-0.5

#163 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

8 / 100

#153 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

11 / 100

Surplus $-9.3M · salary $4.4M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention6

Stuff6

Command58

Contact allowed24

Velocity4

Workload50

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.00 · RA9-WAR: 0.3

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

91.1 mi/h

3th percentile

15.5 %

5th percentile

BB%

7.5 %

59th percentile

xERA

5.05

17th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.342

17th percentile

Barrels allowed

11.0 %

5th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	LAD	-0.5	8	63	91.1	15.5	7.5	5.05	.342
2025	TOR	1.3	76	76	91.7	23.9	6.1	3.88	.306
2023	MIL	-0.9	3	61	90.8	20.4	11.4	7.54	.405
2022	MIL	1.1	48	76	93.3	23.8	8.9	4.14	.318
2021	MIL	1.7	65	77	92.6	23.9	8.4	3.89	.304

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 1	vs STL	3.0	8	7	1	2	5.23
Aug 26	@ ATL	2.0	2	1	2	1	4.78
Aug 18	@ COL	5.0	6	4	1	6	4.79
Aug 12	vs KC	6.1	4	1	2	6	4.67
Aug 5	@ CHC	4.0	11	6	0	1	4.89
Jul 29	vs SEA	6.0	1	0	1	4	4.50
Jul 22	@ PHI	5.1	4	3	1	5	4.83
Jul 6	vs COL	6.0	6	3	2	3	4.81
Jun 29	@ ATH	6.0	9	3	1	2	4.84
Jun 22	@ MIN	6.0	0	0	3	2	4.87