Angel
Zerpa
PAge : 27Throws : L
#61
Angel Zerpa
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 108 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2021-09-30
Born in : Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6.39 | 12.2 | 8 | 1.74 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 69 | 5 | 2 | 4.18 | 64.2 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 60 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 53.2 | 49 | 1.45 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4.85 | 42.2 | 36 | 1.27 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.64 | 11.0 | 3 | 1.09 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Career totals | 160 | 12 | 9 | 4.13 | 189.2 | 158 | 1.37 | |
ContractMilwaukee Brewers payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 1.1 M$
- AAV
- 1.10 M$
2026
1.10 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.18
FIP
3.86
xFIP
3.50
ERA-
99
WHIP
1.38
K%
21.1 %
BB%
8.0 %
Strikeouts
58
Innings
64.7
Wins
5
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Strikeouts
53
2025 WAR
0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.2 per full season
- 20250.4 WAR · 0.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+26 · 25 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
70
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 79
- STF
- Stuff
- 68
- CTL
- Control
- 80
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 65
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 78
- EX
- Experience
- 61
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.86 · RA9-WAR: 0.5
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.2 mi/h
72th percentile
K%
21.1 %
37th percentile
BB%
8.0 %
58th percentile
xERA
4.02
41th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.311
41th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.3 %
44th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KC | 0.4 | 50 | 70 | 96.2 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 4.02 | .311 |
| 2024 | KC | 0.2 | 39 | 69 | 95.8 | 20.5 | 7.9 | 4.37 | .326 |
| 2023 | KC | 0.1 | 41 | 70 | 94.5 | 19.8 | 4.4 | 4.39 | .322 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ ATH | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 |
| Sep 26 | @ ATH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.08 |
| Sep 21 | vs TOR | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.16 |
| Sep 17 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.06 |
| Sep 13 | @ PHI | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.98 |
| Sep 10 | @ CLE | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.60 |
| Sep 9 | @ CLE | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.55 |
| Sep 7 | vs MIN | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 |
| Sep 5 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.61 |
| Aug 30 | vs DET | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |