Pitcher · 2026

Zak Kent

Washington Nationals National League East

Age: 28
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 208 lb
Number: #57

Born: February 24, 1998 in Henrico, VA, USA
MLB debut: April 23, 2025
Drafted: 2019, round 9
College: Virginia Military Institute

dbWAR: .0
IP: 14.1
ERA: 6.28
FIP: 5.74
K/9: 6.9
FIP−: 137

Zak Kent is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 11 batters over 14.1 innings across 10 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 6.28 was 50.4% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 5.74 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.9% of swings (10.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.9%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.

FIP5.74

K/96.9

WHIP1.74

WAR-.2

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	36	33	10	2	3	7	.303	.361	.576	.401	19.4%
vs RHB	33	28	8	1	4	4	.286	.364	.607	.406	12.1%

Pitch sequencing

What Zak Kent throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.


Four-Seam Fastball	41.5%	108	92.7	2,679	43.5%	8.5%
Slider	38.1%	99	87.2	2,760	45.5%	32.6%
Curveball	18.5%	48	82.1	2,822	52.1%	31.8%

Zak Kent's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

																			Trend
2026	10	0	14.1	0	0	0	18	10	11	7	6.28	5.74	1.74	6.9	4.4	150	137	-0.2
2025	12	0	17.2	1	0	0	17	9	16	8	4.58	3.59	1.42	8.2	4.1	110	86	0.2

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.