Luinder Avila
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2025-2026)
Luinder Avila is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2025 for the Kansas City Royals, a span of 2 seasons. Across 34 career appearances, he has gone 6-5 with a 4.82 ERA and 77 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 710.2.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 195 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2025-08-13
- Jersey
- #58
Full name: Luinder Gabriel Avila
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCA | AL | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 1.29 | 4.16 (+69%) | 710.2 |
| 2026 | KC | AL | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 71 | 43 | 42 | 61 | 5.53 | 4.18 (-32%) | - |
| Career · 2 seasons | 6 | 5 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 78 | 45 | 48 | 77 | 4.82 | — | 710 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCA | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (26 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1.08 |
| Away | 6 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.59 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | KCR | OAK | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-26 | KCR | OAK | L | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-25 | KCR | LAA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-21 | KCR | TOR | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-19 | KCR | TOR | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-16 | KCR | SEA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-14 | KCR | PHI | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-12 | KCR | PHI | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-10 | KCR | CLE | W | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-07 | KCR | MIN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 13 |
Luinder Avila: the record in brief
Luinder Avila made a major league debut on August 13, 2025 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. Avila's only club in the season tables is the Kansas City Royals. Avila is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 3 inches and 195 pounds. Avila both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 21, 2001, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. Avila's full given name, per the bio, is Luinder Gabriel Avila.
Across 34 games (12 starts), Avila has recorded 6 wins against 5 losses with a 4.82 ERA. Also on Avila's record: 77 strikeouts. The league ERA over Avila's seasons was 4.17, so the 4.82 figure ran 15.7% worse than average. The best win total was 5, in 2026. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.53 in 2026, when the league's was 4.18. Avila's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 710.2.
Avila appears at one position only: pitcher, in 13 games. The fielding table credits Avila with 0 putouts, 0 assists and 0 errors on the mound.
Avila's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 26 games from Retrosheet.
Frequently Asked Questions about Luinder Avila
- What years did Luinder Avila play?
- Luinder Avila played in Major League Baseball from 2025 to 2026.
- Was Luinder Avila a pitcher?
- Yes. Luinder Avila pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 77 strikeouts.
- What teams has Luinder Avila played for?
- Luinder Avila has played for one team, the Kansas City Royals (2025–2026).
- What are Luinder Avila's career stats?
- In 34 games, Luinder Avila has gone 6-5 with a 4.82 ERA, 77 strikeouts, and 84.0 innings pitched.
- What position does Luinder Avila play?
- Luinder Avila plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
- How tall is Luinder Avila and how much does he weigh?
- Luinder Avila is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
- What number does Luinder Avila wear?
- Luinder Avila wears number 58, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
- What was Luinder Avila's career ERA?
- Luinder Avila finished with a 4.82 career ERA, going 6-5 with 77 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Luinder Avila have?
- Luinder Avila recorded 77 career strikeouts.