What years did Lucas Sims play?

Lucas Sims played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.

Was Lucas Sims a pitcher?

Yes. Lucas Sims pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 376 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lucas Sims hit?

Lucas Sims hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams has Lucas Sims played for?

Lucas Sims has played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2017–2018), the Cincinnati Reds (2018–2024), the Boston Red Sox (2024), the Washington Nationals (2025), and the Chicago White Sox (2026).

What are Lucas Sims's career stats?

In 272 games, Lucas Sims has gone 23-21 with a 4.85 ERA, 376 strikeouts, 328.1 innings pitched, and 12 saves.

What position does Lucas Sims play?

Lucas Sims plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Lucas Sims and how much does he weigh?

Lucas Sims is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Lucas Sims's career ERA?

Lucas Sims finished with a 4.85 career ERA, going 23-21 with 376 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Lucas Sims have?

Lucas Sims recorded 376 career strikeouts.

Lucas Sims

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2026)

Lucas Sims is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2017 for 4 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 10 seasons. Across 272 career appearances, he has gone 23-21 with a 4.85 ERA and 376 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

Active Player

W–L 23–21

ERA 4.85

WHIP 1.34

SO 376

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -2280.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 5/10/1994 in Lawrenceville, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-08-01

Full name: Lucas Sundberg Sims

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Career Pitching Statistics

Lucas Sims — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	21	272	14	0	0	12	328.1	259	177	45	180	376	4.85	-2280.2

Career ERA 4.85 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 14.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Lucas Sims Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2017	ATL	NL	3	6	14	10	0	57.2	64	36	23	44	5.62	4.36 (-29%)	-1019.5
2018	ATL	NL	0	0	6	0	0	10.1	12	9	8	10	7.84	4.15 (-89%)	-569.7
2018	CIN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	5.1	3	4	5	6	6.75	—	0.0
2019	CIN	NL	2	1	24	4	0	43.0	31	22	19	57	4.60	4.51 (-2%)	63.3
2020	CIN	NL	3	0	20	0	0	25.2	13	7	11	34	2.45	4.45 (+45%)	487.2
2021	CIN	NL	5	3	47	0	7	47.0	34	23	18	76	4.40	4.27 (-3%)	1501.6
2022	CIN	NL	1	0	6	0	1	6.2	5	7	6	5	9.45	—	0.0
2023	CIN	NL	7	3	67	0	3	61.0	33	21	39	72	3.10	4.33 (+28%)	-58.1
2024	CIN	NL	1	4	43	0	1	35.1	30	14	20	40	3.57	4.08 (+13%)	-719.8
2024	BOS	AL	0	2	15	0	0	14.0	11	10	10	9	6.43	4.08 (-58%)	-705.9
2025	WAS	NL	1	0	18	0	0	12.1	14	19	14	13	13.86	4.16 (-233%)	-1259.5
2026	CWS	AL	0	2	9	0	0	10.0	9	5	7	10	4.50	4.18 (-8%)	-
Career · 12 seasons			23	21	272	14	12	328.1	259	177	180	376	4.85	—	-2,280

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Lucas Sims — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
263	27	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.074	.074	.074	.148	0

Career AVG .074 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 70.0% below league average.

Career OBP .074 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 76.7% below league average.

Career SLG .074 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 82.0% below league average.

Career OPS .148 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 79.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Lucas Sims Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	ATL	NL	14	15	1	1	8	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	6	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CIN	NL	3	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CIN	NL	24	8	0	1	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CIN	NL	20	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CIN	NL	47	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CIN	NL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CIN	NL	67	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CIN	NL	43	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	BOS	AL	15	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	WAS	NL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			263	27	1	2	15	.074	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Lucas Sims — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Lucas Sims — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2020	NLWC4	CIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Lucas Sims — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	2.2	0	0	1	5	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Lucas Sims — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	NLWC4	CIN	0	0	2	0	0	2.2	0	0	1	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Lucas Sims — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	137	11	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	126	16	1	2	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Lucas Sims — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	137	170.1	130	80	81	185	4.23
Away	126	148.0	120	92	92	181	5.59

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lucas Sims — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2025-05-09	WAS	STL	—	0.2	1	3	3	4	0
2025-05-06	WAS	CLE	—	0.1	1	3	3	1	0
2025-05-02	WAS	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-04-29	WAS	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
2025-04-27	WAS	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2025-04-26	WAS	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-04-19	WAS	COL	—	0.1	1	4	4	1	1
2025-04-17	WAS	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2025-04-13	WAS	MIA	—	0.0	2	4	4	3	0
2025-04-11	WAS	MIA	W	1.0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lucas Sims — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	263	14	24	22	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lucas Sims — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2017	ATL	P	14	10	3	5	2	0
2018	ATL	P	6	0	1	0	0	0
2018	CIN	P	3	0	0	0	0	0
2019	CIN	P	24	4	2	3	0	0
2020	CIN	P	20	0	7	0	0	0
2021	CIN	P	47	0	0	3	0	0
2022	CIN	P	6	0	2	0	0	0
2023	CIN	P	67	0	4	5	1	0
2024	CIN	P	43	0	3	3	0	1
2024	BOS	P	15	0	1	2	0	0
2025	WAS	P	18	0	1	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Lucas Sims Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	263

Lucas Sims: the record in brief

Active since a debut on August 1, 2017, Lucas Sims has a record on this page that is still being added to. The season rows list, in order, the Atlanta Braves (2017 through 2018), the Cincinnati Reds (2018 to 2024), the Boston Red Sox (2024), and the Washington Nationals (2025). Sims is listed as a pitcher at 6'2" and 225 pounds. Sims batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is May 10, 1994, in Lawrenceville, GA, USA. The given name on file is Lucas Sundberg Sims.

Across 272 games (14 starts), Sims has recorded 23 wins against 21 losses with a 4.85 ERA. The totals include 376 strikeouts and 12 saves. Against a 4.23 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.85 mark was 14.7% worse. Sims won 7 games in 2023, the most of any season listed. Sims struck out 76 batters in 2021, a career high. 2023 was Sims's sharpest full season, a 3.10 ERA against the league's 4.33.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucas Sims

What years did Lucas Sims play?: Lucas Sims played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.
Was Lucas Sims a pitcher?: Yes. Lucas Sims pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 376 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lucas Sims hit?: Lucas Sims hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams has Lucas Sims played for?: Lucas Sims has played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2017–2018), the Cincinnati Reds (2018–2024), the Boston Red Sox (2024), the Washington Nationals (2025), and the Chicago White Sox (2026).
What are Lucas Sims's career stats?: In 272 games, Lucas Sims has gone 23-21 with a 4.85 ERA, 376 strikeouts, 328.1 innings pitched, and 12 saves.
What position does Lucas Sims play?: Lucas Sims plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Lucas Sims and how much does he weigh?: Lucas Sims is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Lucas Sims's career ERA?: Lucas Sims finished with a 4.85 career ERA, going 23-21 with 376 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Lucas Sims have?: Lucas Sims recorded 376 career strikeouts.