Victor Alcántara
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 190LBS | Age: 31
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 0 8.59 6 0 0 7.1 5 2.18
2018 1 1 2.40 27 0 0 30 21 1.03
2019 3 2 4.85 46 0 0 42.2 24 1.41
3 Seasons 4 3 4.28 79 0 0 80 50 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 6 0-0 8.59 7.1 5 2.18
2018 27 1-1 2.40 30 21 1.03
2019 46 3-2 4.85 42.2 24 1.41
3 Seasons 79 4-3 4.28 80 50 1.34
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
2017 24 134 28 1 3.6 2.6 84.5 109.3 3.5 32.1 .292 .427 .415 .370 .365 39.3 12.8 10.3 8.59 6.16
2018 25 440 92 7 7.6 5.9 87.0 111.7 7.3 29.3 .244 .393 .290 .294 .335 38.0 17.6 5.0 2.40 3.63
2019 26 687 141 13 9.2 7.1 90.9 112.5 7.9 27.7 .293 .534 .348 .380 .407 42.6 13.2 8.2 4.85 6.74
Player 1261 261 21 8.0 6.2 88.8 112.5 7.2 28.7 .275 .471 .335 .348 .377 40.6 14.7 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

Alcántara relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(75.0%) ,
Changeup
(15.9%) ,
Slider
(9.2%) ,


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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
2017 53.6 3.6 35.7 7.1 39.3 39.3 21.4 10.7 39.3 17.9 25.0 3.6 3.6 2.6
2018 51.1 17.4 22.8 8.7 53.3 30.4 16.3 3.3 39.1 22.8 23.9 3.3 7.6 5.9
2019 54.6 21.3 17.0 7.1 47.5 29.8 22.7 2.1 42.6 19.1 22.0 5.0 9.2 7.1
Player 53.3 18.0 21.1 7.7 48.7 31.0 20.3 3.4 41.0 20.3 23.0 4.2 8.0 6.2
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
2019 Sinker DET R 515 93.4 27.0 3.7 18.3ARM 2.7 5.3 3.8 18.3ARM 3.4
2019 Changeup DET R 109 88.2 31.0 1.1 16.7ARM 1.9 4.9 2.0 16.7ARM 3.2
2019 Slider DET R 63 89.2 29.0 -2.9 7.9ARM -11.3 6.1 -4.3 7.9ARM -13.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball DET R 1 93.9 14.7 1.4 12.2ARM 4.1 17.3 1.6 12.2ARM 5.0
2018 Sinker DET R 317 93.8 24.5 2.1 16.7ARM 1.5 7.6 1.7 16.7ARM 2.0
2018 Changeup DET R 83 88.1 28.3 -1.7 15.8ARM 1.6 7.8 -1.1 15.8ARM 2.5
2018 Slider DET R 39 90.0 27.1 -4.1 4.3ARM -7.9 7.5 -5.7 4.3ARM -9.6
! 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 %
2019 Sinker -0.7 -4 515 75.0 132 .313 .496 .392 19.6 9.8 12.6 .293 .509 .381 43.3
2019 Changeup -0.7 -1 109 15.9 27 .200 .440 .300 32.7 25.9 15.9 .299 .596 .393 27.8
2019 Slider -0.6 0 63 9.2 23 .174 .478 .267 12.8 17.4 11.4 .286 .589 .360 52.6
2018 Sinker 1.6 5 317 72.0 84 .269 .462 .342 15.4 8.3 10.3 .286 .450 .337 43.1
2018 Changeup 0.4 0 83 18.9 23 .136 .318 .211 33.3 34.8 23.5 .159 .253 .200 21.4
2018 Slider 1.7 1 39 8.9 12 .083 .333 .167 44.4 50.0 26.1 .128 .276 .173 16.7
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 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.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 39 134 -5 1 -1 -1 -5
2018 119 440 5 5 -2 -2 6
2019 182 687 0 4 -6 -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 %
2017 134 48.5 78.5 80.4 31.9 68.2 41.8 61.5 54.5 23.3 5.2 100.0
2018 440 49.3 69.6 86.8 35.4 64.6 40.7 59.7 52.3 20.9 6.4 78.6
2019 687 44.5 69.3 87.7 37.3 66.2 42.2 61.0 51.5 20.9 8.2 76.8
Player 1,261 46.6 70.4 86.5 36.1 65.8 41.6 60.6 52.1 21.2 7.2 79.1
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
2017 39 21 26
2018 65 16 9
2019 51 15 14
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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 %
2017 19.7 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
2018 23.1 5 3.5 2 4 3 1 20.0
2019 22.3 8 8.3 0 6 3 6 75.0
Player 22.4 14 12.8 1 10 7 7 50.0
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
2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
2018 5 4 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 7 4 2 3 3 2 3 4 6 5 5 6 5 2 2 3 3 5 3 2
2019 8 8 7 11 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 10 11 8 7 9 7 7 8 9 8 9 11 10 6 7 8 9 11 7 6
Player 14 13 12 17 12 11 13 12 12 10 9 18 16 11 11 13 10 11 13 16 14 15 18 16 9 10 12 13 17 11 8
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 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.2 93.8 1.6 93.4 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 85.6 88.1 2.5 88.2 0.1
Breaking Velocity 86.9 90.0 3.1 89.2 -0.8
Exit Velocity 84.5 87.0 2.5 90.9 3.9
Launch Angle 3.5 7.3 3.8 7.9 0.6
Barrel % 3.6 7.6 4.0 9.2 1.6
Hard Hit % 39.3 38.0 -1.3 42.6 4.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 29.3 -2.8 27.7 -1.6
xBA .292 .244 -0.048 .293 0.049
BA .375 .223 -0.152 .276 0.053
xwOBA .370 .294 -0.076 .380 0.086
wOBA .415 .290 -0.125 .348 0.058
xSLG .427 .393 -0.034 .534 0.141
SLG .500 .420 -0.080 .485 0.065
K% 12.8 17.6 4.8 13.2 -4.4
BB% 10.3 5.0 -5.3 8.2 3.2
Swing % 54.5 52.3 -2.2 51.5 -0.8
Whiff% 23.3 20.9 -2.4 20.9 0.0
In Zone % 48.5 49.3 0.8 44.5 -4.8
Out of Zone % 51.5 50.7 -0.8 55.5 4.8
Out of Zone Swing % 31.9 35.4 3.5 37.3 1.9
First Pitch Swing % 41.0 31.9 -9.1 32.4 0.5
First Pitch Strike % 61.5 59.7 -1.8 61.0 1.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 39 .415 19 0 0.0 20 0 0.0
2018 Shifts 119 .290 69 12 17.4 50 23 46.0
2019 Shifts 182 .348 117 8 6.8 65 35 53.8
! 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 %
2017 18 19.4 0.0% 5.6% 32 21.5 0.0% 6.3%
2018 132 21.0 0.8% 3.8% 57 24.7 0.0% 17.5%
2019 175 23.2 0.0% 9.7% 118 26.2 0.0% 16.9%

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Pitch Distribution