Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 2016Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Kent State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 2016Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Kent State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 170
- W
- 53
- L
- 46
- ERA
- 4.28
- IP
- 809.2
- K
- 741
- BB
- 291
- WHIP
- 1.33
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SD | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4.34 | 112.0 | 100 | 46 | 1.54 |
| 2019 | SD | 30 | 8 | 10 | 4.45 | 149.2 | 138 | 51 | 1.40 |
| 2020 | MIL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13.09 | 11.0 | 12 | 9 | 2.36 |
| 2021 | MIL | 24 | 7 | 5 | 3.19 | 118.2 | 117 | 41 | 1.14 |
| 2022 | MIL | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3.69 | 158.2 | 157 | 59 | 1.22 |
| 2023 | MIL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6.56 | 46.2 | 43 | 24 | 1.67 |
| 2025 | TOR | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3.18 | 104.2 | 102 | 26 | 1.11 |
| 2026 |  TOR/LAD | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5.23 | 108.1 | 72 | 35 | 1.31 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 3.65
- IP
- 12.1
- K
- 10
- BB
- 8
- WHIP
- 1.46
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 49
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.2
- GB
- 849
- FB
- 1,559
- G/F
- 0.50
- WP
- 15
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SD | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 136 | 216 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2019 | SD | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 192 | 265 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2020 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 8 | 30 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 2021 | MIL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 124 | 205 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2022 | MIL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 153 | 286 | 0.5 | 5 |
| 2023 | MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 36 | 108 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2025 | TOR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 88 | 208 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2026 | TOR/LAD | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 112 | 241 | 0.5 | 1 |
Latest performance
Eric Lauer
Sep 01 · vs STL · L 13-8
- IP
- 3.0
- H
- 8
- R
- 7
- ER
- 7
- BB
- 1
- K
- 2
- HR
- 2
- ERA
- 5.23
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 01 | vs STLL 13-8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | at ATLL 6-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tue, Aug 18 | at COLW 7-6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Wed, Aug 12 | vs KCW 4-2 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Wed, Aug 05 | at CHCL 7-6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Wed, Jul 29 | vs SEAW 4-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
What were Eric Lauer's career stats?
Eric Lauer played 8 seasons for the Padres, the Brewers and the Blue Jays. He had 53 wins and 741 strikeouts with a 4.28 ERA over 809.2 innings. His best season was 2022: 11 wins, a 3.69 ERA and 157 strikeouts.
More on Eric Lauer
Playoff series
Eric Lauer played 5 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 1 won, 2 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  NYY | Won 2-0 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | SEA | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | LAD | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Eric Lauer against each club
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (8)
- vs Chicago Cubs (7)
- vs Colorado Rockies (7)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (6)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (6)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
- vs Boston Red Sox (5)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (4)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (4)
- vs Minnesota Twins (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (3)
- vs Detroit Tigers (3)
- vs Kansas City Royals (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3)
- vs Athletics (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (2)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Miami Marlins (2)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs San Diego Padres (2)
- vs San Francisco Giants (2)
- vs Texas Rangers (2)
- vs Washington Nationals (2)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (1)
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