Kansas City Royals#67 · SP

Seth Lugo

Age 36

Contract Value $23,000,000/yr

Size 6' 4" · 225

Throws RHP

Bats Right

From Shreveport, LA

7–9

W-L

5.17

ERA

1.47

WHIP

134

172.1

47P-ScoreBELOW AVG

Strong workload with form still trailing the rest of the profile. He ranks 131st among 226 qualified starters.

How P-Score works

Stats updated Oct 22, 3:32 AM ETLast game Sep 17 at HOU

Season overview

ERA

5.17172nd

WHIP

1.47182nd

K/9

7.0169th

BB/9

2.883rd

FIP

4.40130th

HR/9

1.2111th

IP/start

5.5

WAR

1.785th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Run Prevention4250

BELOW AVG

Skill4550

BELOW AVG

Workload6250

ABOVE AVG

Consistency5250

AVERAGE

Form3850

WEAK

Contact Management4650

BELOW AVG

Recent form

Last 5 starts

ERA

7.235.17

▲ 2.06

K/9

7.67.0

▲ 0.6

BB/9

3.02.8

▲ 0.2

IP/start

4.75.5

▼ 0.8

Pitches/start

9090

— 0

·ERA rose by 2.06 over the last five starts.

·Strikeout rate rose from 7.0 to 7.6 K/9.

·Innings per start fell from 5.5 to 4.7.

Game log

Last 10 starts · bar = innings completed

Sep 17

at Houston Astros

5.0 IP · 76 pitches

4 ER8 H · 5 K

Sep 11

at Boston Red Sox

5.0 IP · 95 pitches

2 ER7 H · 7 K

Sep 5

vs Toronto Blue Jays

5.0 IP · 95 pitches

3 ER8 H · 1 K

Aug 30

at Cleveland Guardians

3.2 IP · 93 pitches

9 ER9 H · 2 K

Aug 25

at Toronto Blue Jays

5.0 IP · 89 pitches

1 ER6 H · 5 K

Aug 19

vs Athletics

6.0 IP · 96 pitches

5 ER9 H · 3 K

Aug 14

at Los Angeles Angels

4.2 IP · 86 pitches

5 ER7 H · 4 K

Aug 8

vs Chicago Cubs

6.0 IP · 90 pitches · QS

3 ER5 H · 5 K

Aug 2

at Colorado Rockies

5.0 IP · 99 pitches

5 ER5 H · 3 K

Jul 28

at Minnesota Twins

6.0 IP · 84 pitches · QS

1 ER6 H · 2 K

Pitch arsenal (2026)

Usage %Velocity

Sinker19.4%91.4 mph
Four-seam FB16.3%91.6 mph
Cutter15.9%89.8 mph
Curveball15.0%77.3 mph
Sweeper11.5%79.2 mph
Slider9.3%84.3 mph
Changeup9.0%85.1 mph
Slow Curve2.3%69.2 mph
Slurve1.3%77.2 mph

Hot / cold zones (vs RHB)

.306.559.194.333.398.400.216.296.250

Better than MLB avg
Similar to MLB avg
Worse than MLB avg

Monthly ERA (2026)

Minimum 1 GS

Splits

Home / away

Home (15 GS)

4.07

WHIP 1.36

Away (16 GS)

6.10

WHIP 1.57

2.03 ERA better at home

vs handedness

vs LHH

.872

vs RHH

.757

.115 OPS better vs RHH

By monthERA · IP · K

September5.4015.013

August8.3130.122

July4.3233.127

June6.5219.19

May4.5933.129

April3.1631.128

March0.006.13

Rest daysERA · WHIP · K/9

5 days (11 GS)5.551.427.0

6+ days (19 GS)5.081.537.1

Sample sizes below four starts are not shown

Career

YearTeamW-LERAIPKWHIPFIPWAR

2026Kansas City Royals7–95.17172.11341.474.401.7

20258–74.15145.11251.294.94

202416–93.00206.21811.093.05

20238–73.57146.11401.203.61

20223–23.6065.0691.173.61

20214–33.5046.1551.293.65

Career6 yrs46–373.88782.07041.253.891.7

Frequently asked

What is Seth Lugo's ERA in 2026?+

5.17 across 32 starts and 172.1 innings, with a 1.47 WHIP and a 4.40 FIP. That ERA ranks 172nd among qualified starters.

When is his next start?+

No probable start has been announced.

What pitches does he throw?+

He throws sinker (19.4% at 91.4 mph mph), four-seam fb (16.3% at 91.6 mph mph), cutter (15.9% at 89.8 mph mph), curveball (15.0% at 77.3 mph mph), sweeper (11.5% at 79.2 mph mph), slider (9.3% at 84.3 mph mph), changeup (9.0% at 85.1 mph mph), slow curve (2.3% at 69.2 mph mph), slurve (1.3% at 77.2 mph mph).

What is his P-Score?+

47 out of 100, which we label below avg — 131st among 226 qualified starters.

How has he pitched in his last 5 starts?+

A 7.23 ERA, 7.6 K/9, 3.0 BB/9.