Luinder Avila

Bats R Throws R6'3" 195 lbBorn 2001 Caracas, VenezuelaDebut 2025Team KCContract 1 y (26) 2026: $682,240

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	159	21.9	9.1	2.54	20.7	6.33	102.8
2027							104.1
2028							103.8

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 23

His ten closest age-23 comparables averaged 103 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Ken Giles	2014	133.4	117.4	298
2	Kevin Siegrist	2013	132.4	84.4	140
3	Porter Hodge	2024	128.7	78.5	147
4	Cla Meredith	2006	127.6	102.0	342
5	Joakim Soria	2007	131.3	129.3	260
6	Abner Uribe	2023	125.3	82.3	66
7	Wes Littleton	2006	125.3	102.1	205
8	Jose Castillo	2019	124.1	did not play
9	Kenley Jansen	2011	127.5	127.3	252
10	Seranthony Dominguez	2018	126.0	103.1	110

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									159				104.1
2026*									309				89.3	101.1	90.5
2025	KC	1	1	1.29	13	0	0	14.0	56	0	6	16	134.4	99.3	133.8
Career		1	1	1.29	13	0	0	14.0	56	0	6	16	134.4		133.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	KC	P	13	14	0	0	0	0		-0.0

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	48	10.2 IP, 19% K	4.41
2025	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	231	53.1 IP, 26% K	5.25
2025	A+	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	23	6.0 IP, 43% K	3.00
2024	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	22	4.1 IP, 14% K	10.98
2024	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	358	82.2 IP, 23% K	3.83
2023	A+	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	472	108.2 IP, 22% K	4.41
2022	A	Columbia Fireflies	Pit	501	115.0 IP, 19% K	4.54
2021	A	Columbia Fireflies	Pit	114	26.1 IP, 21% K	4.14
2021	Rk	ACL Royals Gold	Pit	114	29.0 IP, 23% K	4.03
2021	Rk	nan	Pit	129	31.2 IP, 21% K	5.19
2019	Rk	DSL Royals 2	Pit	120	26.2 IP, 18% K	6.53
2018	Rk	DSL Royals 1	Pit	95	22.2 IP, 21% K	3.24

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.309	0.432	0.432	0.317
2025	0.178	0.258	0.204	0.248

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.