Angel Zerpa

Bats L Throws L6'0" 220 lbBorn 1999 Valle de la Pascua, VenezuelaDebut 2021Team KCContract 1 y/$1.095M (26) 2026: $1,095,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	215	21.4	7.3	2.87	21.5	6.39	102.5
2027							102.3
2028							103.4

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 102 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	Dominic Leone	2017	99.7	99.8	106
2	Franklin Morales	2011	100.4	105.0	325
3	Robbie Ross	2014	96.1	100.9	259
4	Sam Hentges	2022	99.4	107.2	223
5	Jarlin Garcia	2018	97.7	118.4	206
6	Kevin Correia	2006	97.9	109.0	437
7	Jensen Lewis	2009	99.5	113.0	153
8	Edward Mujica	2009	95.1	107.8	268
9	Robert Gsellman	2019	97.1	56.9	71
10	Andrew Nardi	2024	96.0	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									215				102.3
2026*									55				79.7	100.9	80.5
2025	KC	5	2	4.18	69	2	0	64.7	275	7	22	58	95.0	102.8	97.7
2024	KC	2	0	3.86	60	0	0	53.7	239	6	19	49	98.4	102.0	100.4
2023	KC	3	3	4.85	15	3	0	42.7	182	7	8	36	97.4	102.3	99.7
2022	KC	2	1	1.64	3	2	0	11.0	44	2	3	3	109.9	99.1	109.0
2021	KC	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	20	0	1	4	142.4	106.8	149.1
Career		12	7	3.97	148	8	0	177.0	760	22	53	150	98.7		101.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	KC	P	69	65	2	11	0	1	1.000	+0.9
2024	KC	P	60	54	3	8	2	0	0.846	+0.6
2023	KC	P	15	43	1	12	1	0	0.929	+0.5
2022	KC	P	3	11	0	1	1	0	0.500	-0.1
2021	KC	P	1	5	0	2	0	0	1.000	+0.2

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2024	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	41	11.1 IP, 22% K	0.81
2023	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	117	26.2 IP, 20% K	4.81
2023	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	31	8.0 IP, 23% K	1.12
2022	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	28	7.2 IP, 0% K	1.25
2022	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	278	64.0 IP, 25% K	4.36
2021	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	200	45.1 IP, 27% K	5.99
2021	A+	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	167	41.2 IP, 32% K	2.62
2018	Rk	AZL Royals	Pit	203	48.2 IP, 17% K	3.92
2017	Rk	DSL Royals	Pit	247	63.2 IP, 16% K	1.85

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.215	0.516	0.379	0.445
2025	0.298	0.370	0.302	0.382
2024	0.310	0.372	0.340	0.357
2023	0.217	0.402	0.300	0.480
2022	0.600	0.232	0.263	0.305
2021	0.000	0.332	0.245

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

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024	2	0	2.25	5	0	0	4.0	2	0	3	5	1.25
Career	2	0	2.25	5	0	0	4.0	2	0	3	5	1.25