Zak Kent

Bats R Throws R6'3" 208 lbBorn 1998 Henrico, USADebut 2025Team CLEDraft 2019 R9 #265 Texas Rangers, Virginia Military InstituteContract 1 y/$781,850 (26) 2026: $231,388

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	136	22.5	9.1	2.88	21.5	6.18	103.1
2027							104.1
2028							100.8

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 82 PITCH+ the next season; 8 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	Brad Salmon	2007	104.6	did not play
2	Cristhian Martinez	2009	105.0	98.8	110
3	Clay Rapada	2008	99.2	76.0	16
4	Sean Green	2006	99.9	95.1	304
5	Jaime Schultz	2018	100.6	73.0	22
6	Kevin Barry	2006	98.6	36.0	14
7	Donnie Veal	2012	101.3	101.1	126
8	Ben Heller	2019	98.8	86.7	27
9	Mickey Storey	2013	102.3	did not play
10	Ralph Garza	2021	100.4	85.3	153

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									136				104.1
2026*									69				79.0	99.8	78.8
2025	CLE	1	0	4.58	12	0	0	17.7	76	1	8	16	102.2	99.6	101.7
Career		1	0	4.58	12	0	0	17.7	76	1	8	16	102.2		101.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CLE	P	12	18	1	0	0	0	1.000	-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	St. Paul Saints	Pit	46	10.2 IP, 26% K	3.53
2026	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	143	34.0 IP, 21% K	4.50
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	189	44.2 IP, 22% K	4.28
2025	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	159	38.0 IP, 31% K	2.84
2024	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	116	23.2 IP, 25% K	7.37
2023	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	140	34.0 IP, 24% K	3.97
2023	Rk	ACL Rangers	Pit	31	6.2 IP, 29% K	10.16
2022	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	108	27.0 IP, 21% K	1.67
2022	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	354	82.2 IP, 25% K	4.71
2021	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	125	28.2 IP, 31% K	5.43
2021	A+	Hickory Crawdads	Pit	242	60.1 IP, 32% K	2.85

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.449	0.427	0.460	0.426
2025	0.349	0.257	0.335	0.233

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