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Starting Pitcher · Kansas City Royals

Luinder Avila

RHP · Throws Right · Age 25Starter
ERA
5.53
FIP
–
IP
70.0
W-L
5-4
WHIP
1.61
K%
19.7
BB%
13.6
GB%
–
K/9
7.8
HR/9
0.9
He was signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in March 2018. He made his MLB debut on August 13, 2025.Facts: MLB StatsAPI (people · transactions)
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Four-Seam Fastball

FF · lead pitch

27% of pitches · .331 xwOBA allowed · 83 BIP · where it goes, what it costs

Pitcher Locations
where he throws it · catcher’s view
3%4%5%2%1%2%7%8%10%3%3%6%12%13%9%0%1%1%2%2%0%1%1%1%4%
Rare 0% · Common 10% · Very common 20%+
xwOBA Allowed
damage done by zone · all batters
–.701.009.480.582.252.325.214.315.439.612.064.319.382.106–.852.020.112––.705.701–.376
Cold .200 · Avg .310 · Hot .500+
Expected Damage
locations × damage zones
–.027.000.009.008.006.021.018.032.012.021.004.039.049.009–.004.000.002––.006.006–.013
Low risk · Average · High-risk zone
Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) has allowed .331 xwOBA over 83 balls in play — his most-used pitch.

Arsenal

usage × whiff, ranked

5 pitch types · 1,335-pitch sample · 2026/2025 blend, weighted 4/3/1

Four-Seam Fastball FF
27% usage · 13% whiff · .331 xwOBA · 96.1 mph
Sinker SI
26% usage · 15% whiff · .341 xwOBA · 96.3 mph
Slider SL
22% usage · 35% whiff · .303 xwOBA · 87.8 mph
Curveball CU
16% usage · 25% whiff · .317 xwOBA · 82.8 mph
Changeup CH
9% usage · 37% whiff · .301 xwOBA · 89.4 mph
Whiff% Trend
last 8 outings · by pitch · min 5 swings per point
01020304050606/66/126/176/236/287/57/108/1
Four-Seam FastballSinkerSlider
Hand Splits
K% + xwOBA allowed by batter side · 2026/2025 blend, weighted 4/3/1
SplitK%xwOBASample
vs. LHB21.2 .312 187
vs. RHB20.1 .341 129
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