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Lucas Erceg
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 214 lb
- Number
- #60
- Born
- May 1, 1995 in San Jose, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- May 19, 2023
- Drafted
- 2016, round 2
- College
- Menlo
- High school
- Westmont
- dbWAR
- 2.8 4 season(s)
- IP
- 47.1
- ERA
- 5.70
- FIP
- 5.49
- K/9
- 6.3
- FIP−
- 131 100 = avg
Lucas Erceg is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 33 batters over 47.1 innings across 51 appearances, going 4-4. His ERA of 5.70 is 36.5% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 16th of 19 on his team, and 469th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.49 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 21.0% of swings (9.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 14.7%. His -0.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 126 | 104 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 18 | .298 | .408 | .510 | .398 | 14.3% |
| vs RHB | 98 | 79 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 15 | .291 | .418 | .354 | .362 | 15.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Lucas Erceg throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sinker | 251 | 97.0 | 1,883 | 48.6% | 14.7% | 53 | .245 | .703 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 251 | 97.2 | 2,102 | 48.2% | 20.0% | 43 | .349 | .963 | |
| Slider | 248 | 84.7 | 2,013 | 37.1% | 28.0% | 60 | .217 | .621 | |
| Changeup | 119 | 89.6 | 1,863 | 39.5% | 20.7% | 25 | .520 | 1.541 | |
| Cutter | 15 | 94.6 | 2,273 | 6.7% | 33.3% | 3 | — | — |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.