Seth Lugo P Kansas City Royals
Age 36 RHP 6'4" / 225 lbs MLB
2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTION159 proj IP · Marcel + aging
ERA3.63
FIP4.00
xFIP3.59
SIERA3.80
K%19.8%
BB%7.5%
K-BB%12.3%
IP159
WAR · 159 IP × (5.30 − 4.00) / 9.8+0.0
K†4545
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.0peak
2026
FB Velo
p1191.7
Whiff%
p3022.5%
K%
p6024.1%
xwOBA vs
p460.316
SL+4.3 (25%)
FB+3.1 (37%)
CT+1.0 (14%)
CH+0.7 (8%)
SI (20%)
CU (18%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.4 (SP) / 4.55 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201525AAALas Vegas 51s2424136580127341118.1%6.4%1.9%3.843.42+3.2
201626MLBNew York Mets3822137601107381716.6%6.5%2.7%4.724.02+2.2
201727MLBNew York Mets2321121519104271619.9%5.4%2.8%4.693.65+2.5
201828MLBNew York Mets54510141010324925.1%5.9%2.2%2.662.93+2.9
201929MLBNew York Mets6108031410412833.1%3.8%2.6%2.702.19+2.6
202030MLBNew York Mets16737160479829.4%5.6%5.0%5.154.09+0.2
202131MLBNew York Mets501512176021628.2%8.7%3.1%3.373.52+0.6
202232MLBNew York Mets620652726917925.4%6.2%3.3%3.603.57+0.8
202333MLBSan Diego Padres2626146604140361923.2%6.0%3.4%3.573.75+2.8
202434MLBKansas City Royals3333207836181471621.7%5.6%2.0%3.003.11+5.5
202535MLBKansas City Royals2626145611125542720.5%8.8%4.7%4.155.09+0.5
▸ 2026 Season
202636MLBKansas City Royals1414793346625719.8%7.5%2.1%3.863.53+1.3
ROS36MLBKC14148033667251019.8%7.5%2.9%3.634.00+0.9
2026 Total36MLBKC159670133501719.8%7.5%2.5%3.743.76+3.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202737MLBKC2525139586110482018.8%8.2%3.4%4.474.78+1.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career42717913065458120434715622.1%6.4%2.9%3.733.61+27.3
/ 200 IP6527200836184532422.1%6.4%2.9%3.733.61+4.2

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Seth Lugo (OGILVIE) 4.69 19.9%7.6%3.5% 4.78 18.8%10.6%139 +0.09
Ryan Vogelsong R 2028 · 4.46 FIP 38 SP 4.46 18.1%9.4%3.1%.295 4.67 16.7%6.3%82 +0.21 4.46 217 44
Josh Lindblom R 2025 · 5.22 FIP 35 SP 5.22 20.8%8.8%5.0%.270 3.66 348 43
Yoanner Negrin R 2025 · 4.31 FIP 35 SP 4.31 17.5%8.1%3.0%.280 3.19 485 42
Kyle Lohse R 2026 · 4.98 FIP 36 SP 4.98 16.2%6.0%4.5%.309 5.53 14.8%8.8%59 +0.55 4.98 211 42
Yasutomo Kubo R 2028 · 3.67 FIP 38 SP 3.67 20.4%4.7%3.1%.327 3.67 152 42
Jarrett Grube R 2025 · 4.16 FIP 35 SP 4.16 15.8%8.1%2.5%.296 3.49 393 41
Aaron Harang R 2027 · 4.54 FIP 37 SP 4.54 14.4%6.4%3.4%.288 4.54 172 40
Jeremy Guthrie R 2026 · 5.42 FIP 36 SP 5.42 12.7%6.5%4.7%.309 5.00 11.6%3.0%87 -0.42 5.00 235 39
Kameron Loe R 2025 · 3.47 FIP 35 SP 3.47 17.1%8.0%1.5%.317 3.47 201 38
Brad Penny R 2027 · 3.52 FIP 37 SP 3.52 12.0%5.8%1.3%.346 3.52 135 38
Tim Dillard R 2026 · 4.11 FIP 36 SP 4.11 13.6%5.5%2.6%.298 3.15 352 37
Angel Castro R 2024 · 3.48 FIP 34 SP 3.48 14.5%7.4%1.2%.332 3.48 292 36
Dan Haren R 2024 · 4.40 FIP 34 SP 4.40 17.2%4.7%3.9%.251 4.40 187 36
James Shields R 2026 · 4.81 FIP 36 SP 4.81 17.7%9.0%3.8%.258 4.36 720 35
Frankie De La Cruz R 2025 · 4.34 FIP 35 SP- 4.34 16.2%8.0%2.9%.322 3.70 240 28
Jake Peavy R 2025 · 4.36 FIP 35 SP- 4.36 19.6%6.7%3.8%.318 4.09 262 28
Walter Silva R 2028 · 3.95 FIP 38 SP- 3.95 14.8%7.4%2.1%.311 3.96 10.4%3.7%209 +0.01 3.68 428 27
Chris Young R 2026 · 4.67 FIP 36 SP- 4.67 16.6%8.6%3.4%.209 6.29 21.1%11.4%119 +1.62 4.67 242 27
Jason Hammel R 2025 · 4.34 FIP 35 SP- 4.34 15.8%6.0%3.3%.342 3.43 645 26
Josh Roenicke R 2024 · 3.49 FIP 34 SP- 3.49 18.0%5.8%2.1%.332 3.29 283 26

Contract

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