Seth Lugo is a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. Across 372 MLB appearances, with a 3.49 ERA and 1014 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NYM | 5 | 2 | 2.67 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 64.0 | 49 | 19 | 21 | 45 | 1.09 |
| 2017 | NYM | 7 | 5 | 4.71 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 101.1 | 114 | 53 | 25 | 85 | 1.37 |
| 2018 | NYM | 3 | 4 | 2.66 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 101.1 | 81 | 30 | 28 | 103 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | NYM | 7 | 4 | 2.70 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 80.0 | 56 | 24 | 16 | 104 | 0.90 |
| 2020 | NYM | 3 | 4 | 5.15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 36.2 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 47 | 1.36 |
| 2021 | NYM | 4 | 3 | 3.50 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 46.1 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 55 | 1.29 |
| 2022 | NYM | 3 | 2 | 3.60 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 65.0 | 58 | 26 | 18 | 69 | 1.17 |
| 2023 | SD | 8 | 7 | 3.57 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 146.1 | 140 | 58 | 36 | 140 | 1.20 |
| 2024 | KC | 16 | 9 | 3.00 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 206.2 | 177 | 69 | 48 | 181 | 1.09 |
| 2025 | KC | 8 | 7 | 4.15 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 145.1 | 133 | 67 | 55 | 125 | 1.29 |
| 2026 | KC | 2 | 4 | 3.55 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 71.0 | 72 | 28 | 23 | 60 | 1.34 |
| Career Totals | — | 66 | 51 | 3.49 | 372 | 134 | 16 | 1064.0 | 961 | 413 | 299 | 1014 | 1.18 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NYM | 17 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 | .222 | .250 | .472 |
| 2017 | NYM | 20 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .138 | .138 | .310 | .448 |
| 2018 | NYM | 54 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| 2019 | NYM | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2020 | NYM | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYM | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2022 | NYM | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SD | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | KC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | KC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 361 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .155 | .180 | .259 | .439 |
2024
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $543,500 |
| 2018 | $564,000 |
| 2019 | $591,875 |
| 2020 | $2,000,000 |
| 2021 | $2,925,000 |
| 2022 | $3,925,000 |
| 2023 | $7,500,000 |
| 2024 | $15,000,000 |
| 2025 | $15,000,000 |
| 2026 | $21,500,000 |
Career Total: $69,549,375 (10 seasons)
Average: $6,954,938
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Seth Lugo's 2026 Opening Day salary with KC is $21,500,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | @ TEX | 6-7 L | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| May 24 | vs SEA | 8-6 W | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| May 18 | vs BOS | 1-3 L | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| May 13 | @ CWS | 5-6 L | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| May 7 | vs CLE | 5-8 L | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| May 2 | @ SEA | 3-2 W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | vs LAA | 11-9 W | 6.1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 20 | vs BAL | 5-7 L | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | @ DET | 1-2 L | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | vs CWS | 0-2 L | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |