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Lucas Erceg

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 214lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: May 1, 1995 in San Jose, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2nd round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Menlo College (Atherton, CA).

High School: Westmont HS (Campbell, CA)

Schools: Menlo College (Atherton, CA), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: May 19, 2023 (Age 28-018d, 22,934th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$750k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 0.136 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Lucas Stijepan Erceg

Pronunciation: \ERR-seg\

Twitter: @LucasErceg17

Instagram: @lucas.erceg

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

0.1

ERA

3.62

4.37

27.1

82.1

101

WHIP

1.207

1.457

Summary of 4 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 2 go ahead

1 Tm
OAK	4

Platoon
vs LHB	3
vs RHB	1

Home/Road
Away	3
Home	1

Outs
0	2
2	2

4 Opps
KCR	1
TEX	1
SDP	1
WSN	1

4 Batters
Kyle Isbel	1
Keibert Ruiz	1
Donovan Solano	1
Corey Seager	1

4 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1

Where Hit
89	2
8	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	3
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	2
12-	1
1--	1

7 Runs
RISP	1
0 on	2
1 on	1
2 on	1
Any on	2

Inning
7	1
8	2
9	1

7-end	4

RelScore
+1	1
Tied	1
-2	2

Ahead	1
Tied	1
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	3
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	1
C	1
SS	1
3B	1

OrderPos
4th	1
9th	1
2nd	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2023-08-12	Keibert Ruiz	WSN		OAK	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	2	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2024-05-06	Corey Seager	TEX	@	OAK	behind 0-2	t 8	2	12-	6,(3-2) BSBBC>X	3	2	6	60%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Smith Scores; L. Taveras Scores
3	3	2	1	2024-05-18	Kyle Isbel	KCR		OAK	ahead 4-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	8	10%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
4	4	3	1	2024-06-12	Donovan Solano	SDP		OAK	behind 2-4	b 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	5	41%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); F. Tatís Scores