P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 195 lbs | Age: 39
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 .246 .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 .205 .274 .212 .259 .262 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 .238 .345 .301 .304 .333 29.5 20.6 12.1
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 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

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 50.3 49.7 19.6 25.7 4.5 43.0 39.1 17.9 25.7 20.1 4.5 17.3 19.0 13.4
2016 66.7 33.3 22.2 0.0 11.1 33.3 22.2 44.4 22.2 11.1 33.3 11.1 11.1 11.1
2017 57.1 42.9 16.3 22.4 4.1 30.6 51.0 18.4 18.4 28.6 10.2 12.2 22.4 8.2
Player 52.3 47.7 19.0 24.1 4.6 40.1 40.9 19.0 24.1 21.5 6.8 16.0 19.4 12.2
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 1.1 36.9 20.1 27.9 3.4 3.4 2.2
2016 11.1 55.6 11.1 11.1 0.0 11.1 8.3
2017 2.0 49.0 20.4 26.5 2.0 0.0 0.0
Player 1.7 40.1 19.8 27.0 3.0 3.0 2.0
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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 -2.5 2.6ARM -6.8
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 Sinker LAA R 10 91.5 22.0 -0.6 15.3ARM 1.2 11.4 -1.8 15.3ARM 2.0
2016 Slider LAA R 32 85.5 30.9 -5.6 0.1ARM -4.7 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 3.4 5 143 54.4 33 .125 .156 .141 45.5 39.4 24.5 .159 .217 .175 26.3
2017 Sinker 1.9 2 81 30.8 26 .190 .190 .273 13.5 0.0 0.0 .236 .327 .329 28.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball 2.0 1 34 12.9 11 .200 .300 .259 0.0 9.1 11.1 .290 .344 .310 0.0
2017 Changeup -6.3 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 178 748 10 11 -3 -3 15
2012 53 228 1 3 0 -1 4
2013 215 860 7 4 -5 -4 1
2014 235 957 7 1 -4 -3 2
2015 268 1,065 1 6 -4 -3 0
2016 12 48 0 0 -1 -1 -1
2017 71 263 5 5 -2 -1 7
Player 1,032 4,169 31 31 -19 31 28
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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 83.0 27.1 51.0 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 81.8 27.4 52.1 43.0 57.6 43.7 27.7 7.8 64.8
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 46 69 81 10 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 18.20 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0.0
Player 18.20 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 1 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 1 1 0 0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .159 -.041 .200 -.069 .269
xBA .205 -.064 .269 +.023 .246
OBP .254 -.079 .333 -.026 .359
xOBP .295 -.096 .391 +.047 .344
SLG .190 -.310 .500 +.128 .372
xSLG .274 -.221 .495 +.137 .358
ISO .032 -.268 .300 +.197 .103
xISO .068 -.159 .227 +.116 .111
BABIP .204 +.079 .125 -.214 .339
wOBA .212 -.144 .356 +.034 .322
xwOBA .259 -.126 .385 +.072 .313
wOBACON .193 -.128 .321 -.042 .363
xwOBACON .262 -.097 .359 +.006 .353
BACON .204 -.018 .222 -.132 .354
xBACON .264 -.035 .299 -.032 .331
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 22.4 +0.2 22.2 -9.6 31.8
Avg Exit Velocity 85.3 +2.9 82.4 -6.4 88.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 26.5 -6.8 33.3 +4.8 28.5
Barrel % 0.0 -11.1 11.1 +7.7 3.4
Avg Launch Angle 5.5 +3.2 2.3 -6.6 8.9
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.8 +1.8 92.0 -1.7 93.7
Breaking Velocity 87.6 +2.1 85.5 -0.6 86.1
Offspeed Velocity 90.7 -- -- -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -1 1 -5 6
Popup % 4.1 -7.0 11.1 +6.6 4.5
Flyball % 16.3 -5.9 22.2 +2.6 19.6
Line Drive % 22.4 +22.4 0.0 -25.7 25.7
Groundball % 57.1 -9.6 66.7 +16.4 50.3
Pull % 30.6 -2.7 33.3 -9.7 43.0
Straight Away % 51.0 +28.8 22.2 -16.9 39.1
Opposite Field % 18.4 -26.0 44.4 +26.5 17.9
Weak Contact % 2.0 -9.1 11.1 +10.0 1.1
Pull Airball % 12.2 +1.1 11.1 -6.2 17.3
Topped Contact % 49.0 -6.6 55.6 +18.7 36.9
Under Contact % 20.4 +9.3 11.1 -9.0 20.1
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.5 +15.4 11.1 -16.8 27.9
Solid Contact % 2.0 +2.0 0.0 -3.4 3.4
HR/FB % 0.0 -50.0 50.0 +38.6 11.4
Popups 2 +1 1 -7 8
Flyballs 8 +6 2 -33 35
Line Drives 11 +11 0 -46 46
Groundballs 28 +22 6 -84 90
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.6 +8.9 41.7 -7.2 48.9
Out of Zone % 49.4 -8.9 58.3 +7.2 51.1
Edge % 45.2 +5.6 39.6 -3.0 42.6
Zone Swing % 63.2 +3.2 60.0 -0.2 60.2
Out of Zone Swing % 27.7 -4.4 32.1 +5.0 27.1
In Zone Contact % 78.6 +3.6 75.0 -8.0 83.0
Out of Zone Contact % 52.8 -13.9 66.7 +15.7 51.0
Whiff % 29.2 +0.6 28.6 +1.3 27.3
First Strike % 60.6 +2.3 58.3 +1.5 56.8
First Pitch Swing % 23.9 -1.1 25.0 +2.5 22.5
Swing % 45.6 +1.8 43.8 +0.5 43.3
Meatball Swing % 70.0 +3.3 66.7 +3.2 63.5
Meatball % 7.6 +1.3 6.3 -1.6 7.9
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.4 -3.6 25.0 +8.0 17.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 47.2 +13.9 33.3 -15.7 49.0
In Zone 133 +113 20 -507 527
Out of Zone 130 +102 28 -522 550
Edge 119 +100 19 -440 459
In Zone Swings 84 +72 12 -305 317
Out of Zone Swings 36 +27 9 -140 149
In Zone Swing & Misses 18 +15 3 -51 54
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 17 +14 3 -70 73
Basic
Pitches 263 +215 48 -1,029 1,077
PA 71 +59 12 -259 271
AB 63 +53 10 -224 234
Hits 10 +8 2 -61 63
Singles 8 +7 1 -47 48
Doubles 2 +2 0 -10 10
Triples 0 0 0 -1 1
Home Runs 0 -1 1 -3 4
Walks 8 +6 2 -31 33
Strikeouts 14 +13 1 -57 58
K% 19.7 +11.4 8.3 -13.1 21.4
BB% 11.3 -5.4 16.7 +4.5 12.2
HBP 0 0 0 -1 1
Batted Balls 49 +40 9 -170 179
Number of Fastballs 115 +99 16 -449 465
Number of Offspeed 5 +5 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 143 +111 32 -568 600
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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