R.J. Alvarez
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 230LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 3, #114, Los Angeles Angels | Florida Atlantic
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 0 0 1.13 10 0 0 8 9 1.00
2015 0 0 9.90 21 0 0 20 23 2.00
2022 0 1 11.57 1 0 0 2.1 2 3.00
3 Seasons 0 1 7.71 32 0 0 30.1 34 1.81
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 10 0-0 1.13 8 9 1.00
2015 21 0-0 9.90 20 23 2.00
2022 1 0-1 11.57 2.1 2 3.00
3 Seasons 32 0-1 7.71 30.1 34 1.81
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 24 394 64 10 15.6 10.0 91.1 108.0 20.7 37.5 .281 .613 .430 .411 .510 43.8 23.0 13.0 9.90 7.67
2022 31 51 8 2 25.0 15.4 89.7 109.3 17.9 37.5 .371 .953 .614 .583 .689 25.0 15.4 23.1 11.57 21.94
Player 445 72 12 16.7 10.6 90.9 109.3 20.4 37.5 .290 .650 .451 .431 .530 41.7 22.1 14.2
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Alvarez relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(35.3%) ,
Sinker
(33.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(17.6%) ,
Changeup
(13.7%) ,


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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 25.0 34.4 31.3 9.4 34.4 32.8 32.8 1.6 18.8 34.4 25.0 1.6 15.6 10.0
2022 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 87.5 0.0 12.5 0.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 15.4
Player 25.0 36.1 30.6 8.3 40.3 29.2 30.6 1.4 19.4 33.3 25.0 1.4 16.7 10.6
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2022 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 9 93.1 15.8 -0.2 -1 6.9 -0.9 -11
2022 Changeup NYM R 7 86.5 33.5 2.6 8 7.6 -6.7 -47
2022 Sinker NYM R 17 92.8 27.1 3.2 14 14.8 -0.4 -3
2022 Slider NYM R 18 82.6 41.0 1.7 4 7.5 0.2 3
2015 Slider OAK R 88 84.6 40.0 2.1 6 8.6 3.0 53
2015 Changeup OAK R 44 89.8 37.0 6.1 20 13.2 -0.2 -2
2015 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 241 94.7 17.0 0.2 1 8.1 -0.6 -7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 Slider -1.7 0 18 35.3 4 .500 .500 .450 30.0 0.0 0.0 .407 .519 .403 0.0
2022 Sinker -1.3 0 17 33.3 2 .500 2.000 1.000 16.7 50.0 50.0 .446 1.599 .847 100.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -26.1 -2 9 17.6 5 .500 2.000 .820 0.0 0.0 0.0 .561 2.091 .848 50.0
2022 Changeup 9.6 1 7 13.7 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 50.0 50.0 .035 .037 .033 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Sinker 16 92.7 81 15.8 1:30 2:30 -60
2022 Slider 18 82.6 38 8.5 9:15 8:30 45
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 32 158 2 3 -1 -2 3
2015 99 391 -3 -4 -3 -2 -12
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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 394 49.2 71.1 80.4 23.5 51.1 35.5 57.0 47.0 27.0 9.6 81.6
2022 51 51.0 61.5 81.3 24.0 33.3 39.2 76.9 43.1 27.3 11.8 33.3
Player 445 49.4 70.0 80.5 23.6 49.1 36.0 59.3 46.5 27.1 9.9 75.0
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 86 12
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 23.4 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0
Player 23.4 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2022 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 13 .614 8 1 12.5 5 3 60.0
! 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 %
2014 33 23.7 0.0% 6.1% 31 25.9 3.2% 16.1%
2015 88 21.0 9.1% 9.1% 81 25.7 8.6% 27.2%
2022 17 20.8 0.0% 5.9% 6 22.5 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution


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