Lucas
Erceg
PAge : 31Throws : R
#60
Lucas Erceg
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 97 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-19
Born in : San Jose, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 52 | 4 | 4 | 5.59 | 48.1 | 34 | 1.80 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 61 | 8 | 4 | 2.64 | 61.1 | 48 | 1.17 |
| 2024 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 3.36 | 61.2 | 72 | 1.05 | |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2.88 | 25.0 | 31 | 0.84 |
| 2024 | Athletics | 38 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 | 36.2 | 41 | 1.20 |
| 2023 | Athletics | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4.75 | 55.0 | 68 | 1.58 |
| Career totals | 224 | 18 | 18 | 3.98 | 226.1 | 222 | 1.37 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.59
FIP
5.40
xFIP
5.40
ERA-
131
WHIP
1.80
K%
14.9 %
BB%
14.0 %
Strikeouts
34
Innings
48.3
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.5
Strikeouts
37
2026 WAR
-0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-12)
- 20230.8 WAR · 0.9 per full season
- 20241.7 WAR · 1.8 per full season
- 20250.9 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 2026-0.5 WAR · -0.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
-12 · 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
69
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 88
- STF
- Stuff
- 60
- CTL
- Control
- 66
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 80
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 83
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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
#238 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
6 / 100
#247 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
16 / 100
Surplus $-5.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.40 · RA9-WAR: -1.0
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
97.3 mi/h
84th percentile
K%
14.9 %
4th percentile
BB%
14.0 %
6th percentile
xERA
4.66
19th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.330
19th percentile
Barrels allowed
4.5 %
83th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | -0.5 | 6 | 69 | 97.3 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 4.66 | .330 |
| 2025 | KC | 0.9 | 63 | 82 | 97.6 | 19.3 | 7.2 | 3.85 | .305 |
| 2024 | KC | 1.7 | 90 | 88 | 98.6 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 3.17 | .281 |
| 2023 | ATH | 0.8 | 51 | 76 | 98.0 | 27.1 | 14.3 | 3.71 | .298 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CLE | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.59 |
| Sep 25 | vs CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Sep 23 | vs CWS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.83 |
| Sep 18 | @ PIT | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.96 |
| Sep 15 | @ HOU | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.09 |
| Aug 17 | vs ATH | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.23 |
| Aug 11 | @ LAD | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.02 |
| Aug 9 | vs CHC | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.07 |
| Aug 7 | vs CHC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.21 |
| Aug 1 | @ COL | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.37 |