Al Alburquerque
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 195LBS | Age: 38
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 4 1 4.21 67 0 0 62 58 1.55
2016 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2 1 2.00
2017 0 2 2.50 21 0 0 18 14 1.00
7 Seasons 17 8 3.16 264 0 1 245 291 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 67 4-1 4.21 62 58 1.55
2016 2 0-0 4.50 2 1 2.00
2017 21 0-2 2.50 18 14 1.00
7 Seasons 264 17-8 3.16 245 291 1.31
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 29 1077 179 6 3.4 2.2 88.8 112.8 8.9 28.5 .247 .358 .322 .313 .353 31.8 21.4 12.2 4.21 4.07
2016 30 48 9 1 11.1 8.3 82.4 102.5 2.3 33.3 .269 .495 .356 .385 .359 22.2 8.3 16.7 4.50 6.66
2017 31 263 49 0 0.0 0.0 85.3 111.1 5.5 26.5 .206 .274 .212 .259 .263 22.4 19.7 11.3 2.50 2.83
Player 1388 237 7 3.0 2.0 87.8 112.8 7.9 28.3 .239 .345 .301 .305 .333 29.5 20.6 12.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Alburquerque relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(54.4%) ,
Sinker
(30.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.9%) ,
Changeup
(1.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 50.3 19.6 25.7 4.5 43.0 39.1 17.9 1.1 36.9 20.1 27.9 3.4 3.4 2.2
2016 66.7 22.2 0.0 11.1 33.3 22.2 44.4 11.1 55.6 11.1 11.1 0.0 11.1 8.3
2017 57.1 16.3 22.4 4.1 30.6 51.0 18.4 2.0 49.0 20.4 26.5 2.0 0.0 0.0
Player 52.3 19.0 24.1 4.6 40.1 40.9 19.0 1.7 40.1 19.8 27.0 3.0 3.0 2.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2017 Changeup CWS R 5 90.7 18.6 -7.3 16.9ARM 2.8 15.6 -7.1 16.9ARM 3.3
2017 Sinker CWS R 81 93.9 21.0 0.2 18.8ARM 3.6 10.3 0.5 18.8ARM 3.4
2017 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 34 93.5 15.7 -0.5 11.3ARM 2.4 16.2 -0.9 11.3ARM 3.2
2017 Slider CWS R 143 87.6 30.1 -1.8 2.6ARM -5.6 6.2 -2.6 2.6ARM -6.8
2016 Sinker LAA R 10 91.5 22.0 -0.6 15.3ARM 1.2 11.4 -1.8 15.3ARM 2.0
2016 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 6 92.7 17.5 -0.3 9.0ARM 0.8 15.0 -0.8 9.0ARM 2.6
2016 Slider LAA R 32 85.5 30.9 -5.7 0.1ARM -4.8 7.2 -4.7 0.1ARM -6.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Slider 2.1 3 143 54.4 33 .125 .156 .141 45.5 39.4 24.5 .159 .218 .175 26.3
2017 Sinker 0.8 1 81 30.8 26 .190 .190 .273 13.5 0.0 0.0 .236 .327 .329 28.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball 3.0 1 34 12.9 11 .200 .300 .259 0.0 9.1 11.1 .289 .344 .310 0.0
2017 Changeup -7.0 0 5 1.9 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2011 189 792 14 8 -4 -3 15
2012 64 273 5 3 0 -1 7
2013 234 937 7 2 -3 -6 0
2014 235 957 13 2 -6 -4 6
2015 268 1,065 -1 6 -3 -3 -1
2017 71 263 3 4 -2 -1 4
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,077 48.9 60.2 82.6 27.1 50.3 42.6 56.8 43.3 27.3 7.9 63.5
2016 48 41.7 60.0 75.0 32.1 66.7 39.6 58.3 43.8 28.6 6.3 66.7
2017 263 50.6 63.2 78.6 27.7 52.8 45.2 60.6 45.6 29.2 7.6 70.0
Player 1,388 49.0 60.7 81.6 27.4 51.5 43.0 57.6 43.7 27.7 7.8 64.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 38 44 69 80 9 85 85 27 60 58 2 81 23 64 76 15
2017 63 77 34
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 18.2 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0.0
Player 18.2 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.7 92.0 -1.7 ↓ 93.8 1.8 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 90.7 0.0
Breaking Velocity 86.1 85.5 -0.6 ↓ 87.6 2.1 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.8 82.4 -6.4 ↓ 85.3 2.9 ↑
Launch Angle 8.9 2.3 -6.6 ↓ 5.5 3.2 ↑
Barrel % 3.4 11.1 7.7 ↑ 0.0 -11.1 ↓
Hard Hit % 31.8 22.2 -9.6 ↓ 22.4 0.2 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 28.5 33.3 4.8 ↑ 26.5 -6.8 ↓
xBA .247 .269 0.022 ↑ .206 -0.063 ↓
BA .269 .200 -0.069 ↓ .159 -0.041 ↓
xwOBA .313 .385 0.072 ↑ .259 -0.126 ↓
wOBA .322 .356 0.034 ↑ .212 -0.144 ↓
xSLG .358 .495 0.137 ↑ .274 -0.221 ↓
SLG .372 .500 0.128 ↑ .190 -0.310 ↓
K% 21.4 8.3 -13.1 ↓ 19.7 11.4 ↑
BB% 12.2 16.7 4.5 ↑ 11.3 -5.4 ↓
Swing % 43.3 43.8 0.5 ↑ 45.6 1.8 ↑
Whiff% 27.3 28.6 1.3 ↑ 29.2 0.6 ↑
In Zone % 48.9 41.7 -7.2 ↓ 50.6 8.9 ↑
Out of Zone % 51.1 58.3 7.2 ↑ 49.4 -8.9 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 27.1 32.1 5.0 ↑ 27.7 -4.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 22.5 25.0 2.5 ↑ 23.9 -1.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 56.8 58.3 1.5 ↑ 60.6 2.3 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 12 .356 7 0 0.0 5 0 0.0
2017 Shifts 71 .212 44 1 2.3 27 2 7.4
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2011 187 18.0 19.8% 4.3% 175 20.2 9.1% 9.1%
2012 46 17.8 19.6% 0.0% 56 20.8 8.9% 5.4%
2013 224 16.9 20.5% 2.2% 173 20.2 6.4% 6.4%
2014 250 17.7 22.4% 1.2% 188 20.6 5.9% 3.7%
2015 286 16.6 34.6% 2.8% 221 21.4 14.9% 15.4%
2016 9 15.6 33.3% 11.1% 15 16.6 33.3% 0.0%
2017 92 15.2 47.8% 0.0% 34 17.7 20.6% 2.9%

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Pitch Distribution

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