Jacob
Lugo
PAge : 36Throws : R
#67
Seth Lugo
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-07-01
Born in : Shreveport, LA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 32 | 7 | 9 | 5.17 | 172.1 | 134 | 1.47 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4.15 | 145.1 | 125 | 1.29 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 33 | 16 | 9 | 3.00 | 206.2 | 181 | 1.09 |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 26 | 8 | 7 | 3.57 | 146.1 | 140 | 1.20 |
| 2022 | New York Mets | 62 | 3 | 2 | 3.60 | 65.0 | 69 | 1.17 |
| 2021 | New York Mets | 46 | 4 | 3 | 3.50 | 46.1 | 55 | 1.29 |
| 2020 | New York Mets | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5.15 | 36.2 | 47 | 1.36 |
| 2019 | New York Mets | 61 | 7 | 4 | 2.70 | 80.0 | 104 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | New York Mets | 54 | 3 | 4 | 2.66 | 101.1 | 103 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | New York Mets | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4.71 | 101.1 | 85 | 1.37 |
| 2016 | New York Mets | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2.67 | 64.0 | 45 | 1.09 |
| Career totals | 392 | 71 | 56 | 3.74 | 1165.1 | 1088 | 1.22 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 2 yrs · 2026–2027
- Total value
- 46.0 M$
- AAV
- 23.00 M$
2026
21.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
21.50 M$
Guaranteed
2028
20.00 M$
Vesting/club
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.17
FIP
4.38
xFIP
4.49
ERA-
121
WHIP
1.47
K%
17.8 %
BB%
7.2 %
Strikeouts
134
Innings
172.3
Wins
7
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.5
Strikeouts
115
2026 WAR
1.8
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+8)
- 20232.9 WAR · 3.6 per full season
- 20244.8 WAR · 4.2 per full season
- 20250.6 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20261.8 WAR · 1.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
-22 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
68
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 58
- STF
- Stuff
- 67
- CTL
- Control
- 79
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 63
- STA
- Stamina
- 82
- DUR
- Durability
- 88
- EX
- Experience
- 84
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
1.8
#78 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
23 / 100
#128 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
16 / 100
Surplus $-5.4M · salary $23.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.38 · RA9-WAR: 0.5
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
91.7 mi/h
8th percentile
K%
17.8 %
20th percentile
BB%
7.2 %
66th percentile
xERA
5.09
15th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.343
15th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.9 %
53th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 1.8 | 23 | 68 | 91.7 | 17.8 | 7.2 | 5.09 | .343 |
| 2025 | KC | 0.6 | 15 | 73 | 91.7 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 5.16 | .348 |
| 2024 | KC | 4.8 | 82 | 81 | 92.2 | 21.7 | 5.7 | 3.75 | .304 |
| 2023 | SD | 2.9 | 68 | 77 | 93.4 | 23.2 | 6.0 | 4.42 | .323 |
| 2022 | NYM | 0.3 | 68 | 80 | 94.4 | 25.4 | 6.6 | 3.44 | .292 |
| 2021 | NYM | 0.4 | 67 | 79 | 94.2 | 28.2 | 9.7 | 4.18 | .314 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs CWS | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5.17 |
| Sep 17 | @ HOU | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.06 |
| Sep 11 | @ BOS | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4.99 |
| Sep 5 | vs TOR | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.04 |
| Aug 30 | @ CLE | 3.2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5.03 |
| Aug 25 | @ TOR | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.61 |
| Aug 19 | vs ATH | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4.71 |
| Aug 14 | @ LAA | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4.59 |
| Aug 8 | vs CHC | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.41 |
| Aug 2 | @ COL | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4.41 |