Pitcher · 2026
Lucas Erceg
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 214 lb
- Number
- #60
- Born
- May 1, 1995 in San Jose, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- May 19, 2023
- Drafted
- 2016, round 2
- College
- Menlo
- High school
- Westmont
- dbWAR
- 1.8 3 season(s)
- IP
- 43.0
- ERA
- 6.07
- FIP
- 5.32
- K/9
- 6.5
- FIP−
- 127 100 = avg
Lucas Erceg is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 31 batters over 43.0 innings across 45 appearances, going 4-3. His ERA of 6.07 was 45.4% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 14th of 16 on his team, and 420th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.32 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 21.0% of swings (10.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.4%. His -0.3 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.
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 | 110 | 93 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 16 | .301 | .394 | .527 | .401 | 14.5% |
| vs RHB | 91 | 74 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 15 | .311 | .429 | .378 | .374 | 16.5% |
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, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 233 | 97.1 | 2,096 | 47.6% | 18.2% | |
| Slider | 231 | 84.6 | 1,996 | 37.7% | 29.6% | |
| Sinker | 223 | 96.8 | 1,870 | 49.3% | 15.1% | |
| Changeup | 111 | 89.5 | 1,865 | 38.7% | 20.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 0 | 43.0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 6.07 | 5.32 | 1.77 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 145 | 127 | -0.3 | |
| 2025 | 61 | 0 | 61.1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 48 | 18 | 2.64 | 3.49 | 1.17 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 64 | 84 | 0.8 | |
| 2024 | 61 | 0 | 61.2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 23 | 72 | 16 | 3.36 | 2.53 | 1.05 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 82 | 62 | 1.4 |
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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.