Luinder Avila
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Kansas City Royals60-day IL#58 · SP

Luinder Avila

Age 25
Contract Value $682,240/yr
Size 6' 3" · 195
Throws RHP
Bats Right
From Caracas, Venezuela
5–4
W-L
5.53
ERA
1.61
WHIP
61
K
70.0
IP
12
GS
38P-ScoreWEAK

Strong contact management with workload still trailing the rest of the profile. He ranks 181st among 226 qualified starters.

How P-Score works
Stats updated Oct 20, 5:00 PM ETLast game Aug 1 at COL

Season overview

ERA
5.53191st
WHIP
1.61212th
K/9
7.8127th
BB/9
5.4216th
FIP
4.54139th
HR/9
0.947th
IP/start
4.6
WAR
0.4161st
How good is he?
StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile
Run Prevention3850
WEAK
Skill3350
WEAK
Workload3250
WEAK
Consistency3450
WEAK
Form3750
WEAK
Contact Management6950
ABOVE AVG

Recent form

Last 5 starts
ERA
5.795.53
▲ 0.26
K/9
6.97.8
▼ 0.9
BB/9
4.65.4
▼ 0.8
IP/start
4.74.6
▲ 0.1
Pitches/start
8081
▼ 1
·Strikeout rate fell from 7.8 to 6.9 K/9.
·Walk rate fell from 5.4 to 4.6 BB/9.

Game log

Last 10 starts · bar = innings completed
2.2 IP · 60 pitches
6 ER4 H · 2 K
L
4.1 IP · 89 pitches
3 ER4 H · 2 K
ND
6.1 IP · 87 pitches · QS
2 ER5 H · 7 K
W
5.0 IP · 96 pitches
3 ER7 H · 3 K
ND
5.0 IP · 69 pitches
1 ER3 H · 4 K
W
4.0 IP · 86 pitches
4 ER6 H · 4 K
ND
5.0 IP · 87 pitches
1 ER3 H · 6 K
W
5.2 IP · 91 pitches
1 ER3 H · 5 K
W
5.0 IP · 70 pitches
1 ER2 H · 3 K
ND
5.0 IP · 86 pitches
1 ER2 H · 5 K
W

Pitch arsenal (2026)

Usage %Velocity
  • Sinker27.3%96.4 mph
  • Four-seam FB26.0%96.1 mph
  • Slider21.6%88.1 mph
  • Curveball14.8%83.0 mph
  • Changeup10.4%89.5 mph

Hot / cold zones (vs RHB)

.200.308.313.296.379.579.278.222.412
  • Better than MLB avg
  • Similar to MLB avg
  • Worse than MLB avg

Monthly ERA (2026)

Minimum 1 GS

Splits

Home / away
Home (3 GS)
5.02
WHIP 1.47
Away (8 GS)
4.91
WHIP 1.53
0.11 ERA better on the road
vs handedness
vs LHH
.697
vs RHH
.971
.274 OPS better vs LHH
By monthERA · IP · K
August20.252.22
July3.9220.216
June2.9224.223
April15.003.04
Rest daysERA · WHIP · K/9
5 days (4 GS)5.401.755.9
6+ days (6 GS)3.641.158.8
Sample sizes below four starts are not shown

Career

YearTeamW-LERAIPKWHIPFIPWAR
2026KCKansas City Royals5–45.5370.0611.614.540.4
20251–11.2914.0160.932.10
Career2 yrs6–54.8284.0771.504.130.4

Frequently asked

What is Luinder Avila's ERA in 2026?+
5.53 across 12 starts and 70.0 innings, with a 1.61 WHIP and a 4.54 FIP. That ERA ranks 191st among qualified starters.
When is his next start?+
No probable start has been announced.
What pitches does he throw?+
He throws sinker (27.3% at 96.4 mph mph), four-seam fb (26.0% at 96.1 mph mph), slider (21.6% at 88.1 mph mph), curveball (14.8% at 83.0 mph mph), changeup (10.4% at 89.5 mph mph).
What is his P-Score?+
38 out of 100, which we label weak — 181st among 226 qualified starters.
How has he pitched in his last 5 starts?+
A 5.79 ERA, 6.9 K/9, 4.6 BB/9.