Jose Alvarez
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 195LBS | Age: 35
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 1.42 8 0 0 6.1 6 1.58
2021 5 2 2.37 67 1 0 64.2 42 1.11
2022 2 1 5.28 21 0 1 15.1 15 1.70
10 Seasons 22 25 3.47 447 8 4 420.2 360 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 8 0-0 1.42 6.1 6 1.58
2021 67 5-2 2.37 64.2 42 1.11
2022 21 2-1 5.28 15.1 15 1.70
10 Seasons 447 22-25 3.47 420.2 360 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 26 1015 196 6 3.1 2.1 85.5 112.1 8.3 33.2 .229 .334 .281 .283 .318 27.6 20.8 8.1 3.49 3.29
2016 27 930 189 6 3.2 2.3 86.4 110.9 9.6 38.1 .256 .365 .318 .289 .343 22.2 19.9 5.9 3.45 3.48
2017 28 760 146 9 6.2 4.4 86.5 111.6 12.9 34.2 .257 .441 .304 .309 .388 32.9 22.2 5.9 3.88 4.09
2018 29 1021 178 13 7.3 5.0 86.8 113.3 10.4 34.3 .226 .378 .270 .296 .347 30.3 22.6 8.4 2.71 3.68
2019 30 984 185 9 4.9 3.5 86.1 112.7 7.7 33.5 .265 .413 .319 .311 .367 32.4 20.0 7.1 3.36 4.26
2020 31 129 18 1 5.6 3.7 86.3 105.5 2.8 27.8 .312 .380 .333 .350 .411 38.9 22.2 11.1 1.42 5.34
2021 32 970 204 5 2.5 1.9 86.4 110.1 8.3 29.9 .249 .341 .245 .286 .309 32.8 15.8 7.1 2.37 3.42
2022 33 273 49 6 12.2 7.9 86.9 111.4 6.9 42.9 .294 .536 .375 .400 .464 32.7 19.7 11.8 5.28 7.22
Player 6082 1165 55 4.7 3.4 86.3 113.3 9.2 34.1 .250 .383 .293 .301 .349 29.9 20.2 7.4
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

Alvarez relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(50.9%) ,
Changeup
(35.2%) ,
Slider
(9.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(4.0%) ,


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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 51.5 17.3 27.6 3.6 35.2 41.3 23.5 5.1 39.8 21.4 23.5 6.1 3.1 2.1
2016 46.0 23.3 28.0 2.6 31.7 40.2 27.5 3.2 33.3 23.8 30.2 2.6 3.2 2.3
2017 39.0 21.2 30.8 8.9 30.1 39.0 30.1 4.8 29.5 24.7 26.0 6.2 6.2 4.4
2018 47.8 20.2 25.8 6.2 34.3 38.8 25.8 3.9 36.0 23.6 22.5 4.5 7.3 5.0
2019 50.3 20.5 24.3 4.9 32.4 40.0 27.6 4.9 40.0 17.3 27.6 5.4 4.9 3.5
2020 50.0 5.6 33.3 11.1 16.7 55.6 27.8 0.0 38.9 5.6 44.4 0.0 5.6 3.7
2021 51.0 16.2 23.5 9.3 41.7 35.8 22.5 6.4 37.3 23.0 26.5 4.4 2.5 1.9
2022 49.0 22.4 24.5 4.1 42.9 34.7 22.4 10.2 28.6 18.4 30.6 0.0 12.2 7.9
Player 48.1 19.6 26.5 5.8 34.6 39.2 25.8 4.9 36.0 21.8 26.5 4.5 4.7 3.4
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


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
2022 4-Seam Fastball SF L 11 91.4 17.7 -1.5 9.9ARM 3.1 15.0 -1.0 9.9ARM 2.3
2022 Changeup SF L 96 81.5 37.5 2.8 16.3ARM 1.8 3.7 3.1 16.3ARM 2.0
2022 Slider SF L 27 80.3 40.7 -1.0 6.0GLV -3.4 1.7 0.2 6.0GLV 1.1
2022 Sinker SF L 139 90.8 23.6 0.0 16.4ARM 1.8 9.6 -0.7 16.4ARM 1.2
2021 Cutter SF L 36 85.8 27.2 2.5 2.0GLV -0.5 9.8 1.8 2.0GLV 0.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball SF L 120 91.2 17.3 -1.0 10.5ARM 3.3 15.7 -0.4 10.5ARM 2.9
2021 Sinker SF L 443 91.2 23.0 -0.2 16.8ARM 2.1 9.9 -0.4 16.8ARM 2.1
2021 Changeup SF L 272 81.2 37.2 2.4 14.4ARM 0.6 4.3 3.5 14.4ARM 0.5
2021 Slider SF L 99 81.4 36.7 -3.9 5.0GLV -2.8 4.3 -2.7 5.0GLV 0.2
! 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 %
2022 Sinker -1.7 -2 139 50.9 36 .296 .444 .433 6.9 8.3 10.3 .313 .568 .449 40.0
2022 Changeup -1.6 -2 96 35.2 32 .207 .517 .364 37.7 28.1 29.0 .274 .547 .382 25.0
2022 Slider -1.4 0 27 9.9 5 .400 .600 .430 42.9 40.0 18.2 .346 .424 .336 33.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball -4.8 -1 11 4.0 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 50.0 20.0 .190 .217 .177 0.0
2021 Sinker 2.7 12 443 45.7 129 .190 .250 .247 14.3 14.7 15.4 .252 .329 .296 38.8
2021 Changeup 0.2 1 272 28.0 69 .215 .246 .249 29.8 18.8 14.3 .223 .304 .250 18.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 0 120 12.4 32 .172 .310 .280 20.8 15.6 12.2 .211 .380 .294 41.7
2021 Slider -2.0 -2 99 10.2 32 .323 .387 .353 22.6 15.6 20.8 .322 .424 .335 30.8
2021 Cutter -3.3 -1 36 3.7 3 .667 .667 .600 25.0 0.0 0.0 .321 .357 .290 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 83 81.4 93 17.2 10:00 9:15 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 11 91.4 95 17.6 10:30 10:45 -15
2022 Sinker 124 90.8 96 19.3 10:30 10:00 30
2022 Slider 26 80.3 26 6.4 1:45 3:00 -75
2021 Changeup 258 81.2 89 15.9 9:45 9:15 30
2021 Cutter 31 85.9 51 9.2 11:30 12:30 -60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 115 91.2 93 18.5 10:30 10:45 -15
2021 Sinker 392 91.3 94 19.6 10:30 10:00 30
2021 Slider 94 81.4 34 6.4 12:45 2:00 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 181 730 2 2 -4 -3 -3
2015 279 999 4 1 -1 -5 -2
2016 252 913 5 2 -4 -4 -2
2017 198 759 1 10 -4 -3 4
2018 259 1,021 10 15 -5 -5 15
2019 251 984 10 4 -5 -4 4
2020 27 129 0 3 -1 -1 2
2021 266 973 10 10 -6 -5 10
2022 75 273 0 -3 0 -2 -5
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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 1,015 48.4 64.6 83.3 31.9 60.5 38.2 68.6 47.7 24.6 8.1 73.2
2016 930 48.3 68.4 82.7 34.9 67.9 40.5 63.7 51.1 22.1 6.5 75.0
2017 760 46.8 72.4 82.9 31.2 62.7 41.6 61.6 50.5 23.7 7.1 83.3
2018 1,021 48.3 68.6 82.5 31.3 63.6 43.4 62.5 49.3 23.3 5.3 75.9
2019 984 48.4 73.3 82.2 32.1 63.8 39.9 65.7 52.0 23.0 9.0 86.5
2020 129 38.0 67.3 84.8 38.8 64.5 33.3 55.6 49.6 25.0 8.5 63.6
2021 970 51.4 66.1 84.2 27.4 65.1 40.5 69.4 47.3 20.7 10.3 72.0
2022 273 44.3 66.9 85.2 31.6 62.5 46.2 52.0 47.3 23.3 5.1 78.6
Player 6,082 48.2 68.6 83.1 31.7 63.9 40.8 64.7 49.5 23.0 7.6 77.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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 76 68 81 85 53 85 90 96 91 53 39 64 74 29 61 11 84
2016 75 37 71 88 65 91 92 91 100 41 80 40 95 24 66 17 75
2017 55 35 28 26 70 72 44 67 52 55 87 46 83 26 75 44 86
2018 63 65 55 48 63 60 32 87 87 53 46 38 85 30 67 28 82
2019 52 23 50 71 46 80 87 97 82 26 65 30 78 23 73 32 76
2020 24 70 65
2021 77 36 82 96 64 97 98 91 89 5 69 13 45 17 35 64
2022 11 11 55
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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 24.2 4 3.9 0 3 4 0 0.0
2017 20.5 7 4.7 2 5 4 1 14.3
2018 22.5 3 3.4 0 5 2 1 33.3
2019 23.3 8 5.8 2 3 5 2 25.0
2021 25.3 2 3.0 -1 2 3 1 50.0
2022 23.0 3 3.0 0 0 1 2 66.7
Player 22.8 27 23.7 3 18 19 7 25.9
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 4 4 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 7 3 3 4 4 2 4 3 5 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 3
2017 7 4 5 6 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 7 4 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 4 2
2018 3 5 3 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 4 4 5 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 1
2019 8 6 5 8 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 7 6 3 6 6 5 6 5 7 5 5 7 7 6 5 5 7 6 6 5
2021 2 4 3 1 3 3 4 2 3 1 3 5 3 3 4 3 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 3 1 2 3 3 4 3 3
2022 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Player 27 26 20 28 23 22 25 23 19 17 22 34 24 19 24 25 19 22 24 27 26 25 30 26 21 20 22 29 27 25 17
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 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.4 91.2 -0.2 91.1 -0.1 91.3 0.2 90.9 -0.4 91.0 0.1 90.9 -0.1 90.8 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 79.4 80.5 1.1 81.5 1.0 81.3 -0.2 82.0 0.7 81.7 -0.3 81.2 -0.5 81.5 0.3
Breaking Velocity 82.4 84.4 2.0 80.2 -4.2 82.3 2.1 82.6 0.3 83.4 0.8 81.4 -2.0 80.3 -1.1
Exit Velocity 85.5 86.4 0.9 86.5 0.1 86.8 0.3 86.1 -0.7 86.3 0.2 86.4 0.1 86.9 0.5
Launch Angle 8.3 9.6 1.3 12.9 3.3 10.4 -2.5 7.7 -2.7 2.8 -4.9 8.3 5.5 6.9 -1.4
Barrel % 3.1 3.2 0.1 6.2 3.0 7.3 1.1 4.9 -2.4 5.6 0.7 2.5 -3.1 12.2 9.7
Hard Hit % 27.6 22.2 -5.4 32.9 10.7 30.3 -2.6 32.4 2.1 38.9 6.5 32.8 -6.1 32.7 -0.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.2 38.1 4.9 34.2 -3.9 34.3 0.1 33.5 -0.8 27.8 -5.7 29.9 2.1 42.9 13.0
xBA .229 .256 0.027 .257 0.001 .226 -0.031 .265 0.039 .312 0.047 .249 -0.063 .294 0.045
BA .228 .298 0.070 .263 -0.035 .217 -0.046 .284 0.067 .292 0.008 .217 -0.075 .270 0.053
xwOBA .283 .289 0.006 .309 0.020 .296 -0.013 .311 0.015 .350 0.039 .286 -0.064 .400 0.114
wOBA .281 .318 0.037 .304 -0.014 .270 -0.034 .319 0.049 .333 0.014 .245 -0.088 .375 0.130
xSLG .334 .365 0.031 .441 0.076 .378 -0.063 .413 0.035 .380 -0.033 .341 -0.039 .536 0.195
SLG .339 .403 0.064 .426 0.023 .323 -0.103 .431 0.108 .375 -0.056 .279 -0.096 .492 0.213
K% 20.8 19.9 -0.9 22.2 2.3 22.6 0.4 20.0 -2.6 22.2 2.2 15.8 -6.4 19.7 3.9
BB% 8.1 5.9 -2.2 5.9 0.0 8.4 2.5 7.1 -1.3 11.1 4.0 7.1 -4.0 11.8 4.7
Swing % 47.7 51.1 3.4 50.5 -0.6 49.3 -1.2 52.0 2.7 49.6 -2.4 47.3 -2.3 47.3 0.0
Whiff% 24.6 22.1 -2.5 23.7 1.6 23.3 -0.4 23.0 -0.3 25.0 2.0 20.7 -4.3 23.3 2.6
In Zone % 48.4 48.3 -0.1 46.8 -1.5 48.3 1.5 48.4 0.1 38.0 -10.4 51.4 13.4 44.3 -7.1
Out of Zone % 51.6 51.7 0.1 53.2 1.5 51.7 -1.5 51.6 -0.1 62.0 10.4 48.6 -13.4 55.7 7.1
Out of Zone Swing % 31.9 34.9 3.0 31.2 -3.7 31.3 0.1 32.1 0.8 38.8 6.7 27.4 -11.4 31.6 4.2
First Pitch Swing % 31.8 35.2 3.4 35.9 0.7 33.6 -2.3 39.0 5.4 40.7 1.7 33.2 -7.5 32.0 -1.2
First Pitch Strike % 68.6 63.7 -4.9 61.6 -2.1 62.5 0.9 65.7 3.2 55.6 -10.1 69.4 13.8 52.0 -17.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 236 .319 122 16 13.1 114 36 31.6
2017 Shifts 198 .304 91 1 1.1 107 7 6.5
2018 Shifts 257 .272 112 0 0.0 145 4 2.8
2019 Shifts 251 .319 131 6 4.6 120 30 25.0
2020 Shifts 27 .333 17 5 29.4 10 6 60.0
2021 Shifts 265 .245 139 7 5.0 126 56 44.4
2022 Shifts 75 .375 42 5 11.9 33 14 42.4
! 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 %
2013 223 16.2 33.6% 1.8% 125 19.6 0.8% 4.0%
2014 0 -- -- -- 4 16.6 0.0% 0.0%
2015 279 18.9 16.8% 4.7% 173 22.7 8.7% 16.2%
2016 196 19.5 13.3% 5.1% 195 23.7 10.3% 15.4%
2017 208 18.7 6.7% 1.9% 134 22.4 0.0% 6.0%
2018 277 18.9 4.0% 0.7% 172 23.2 0.0% 8.1%
2019 226 18.9 5.3% 2.7% 189 21.2 1.1% 4.2%
2020 30 18.9 0.0% 6.7% 28 23.0 0.0% 3.6%
2021 285 19.5 3.2% 1.8% 168 23.6 1.2% 8.9%
2022 49 18.0 10.2% 0.0% 72 24.4 0.0% 12.5%

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Pitch Distribution