Albert Suárez
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 235LBS | Age: 35
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 3 5 4.29 22 12 0 84 54 1.31
2017 0 3 5.12 18 0 1 31.2 34 1.23
2024 9 7 3.70 32 24 0 133.2 108 1.29
3 Seasons 12 15 4.08 72 36 1 249.1 196 1.29
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 22 3-5 4.29 84 54 1.31
2017 18 0-3 5.12 31.2 34 1.23
2024 32 9-7 3.70 133.2 108 1.29
3 Seasons 72 12-15 4.08 249.1 196 1.29
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
2016 26 1373 271 17 6.3 4.8 88.4 112.5 9.2 32.1 .258 .428 .338 .320 .350 32.8 15.2 7.3 4.29 4.34
2017 27 550 89 4 4.5 3.0 86.5 109.5 9.5 33.7 .241 .383 .294 .296 .365 34.1 25.2 8.1 5.12 3.73
2024 34 2234 411 29 7.1 5.1 88.8 114.7 17.0 38.0 .248 .421 .320 .317 .360 38.4 19.1 7.6 3.70 4.14
Player 4157 771 50 6.5 4.7 88.4 114.7 13.4 35.4 .251 .419 .322 .315 .357 36.0 18.6 7.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Suárez relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.0%) ,
Cutter
(19.5%) ,
Changeup
(17.2%) ,
Curveball
(13.3%) ,


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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
2016 49.8 19.2 26.6 4.4 40.6 31.7 27.7 2.2 41.0 23.2 19.2 5.2 6.3 4.8
2017 47.2 24.7 23.6 4.5 42.7 34.8 19.1 3.4 38.2 22.5 22.5 7.9 4.5 3.0
2024 35.5 31.6 25.5 7.3 40.1 34.5 25.3 4.4 26.8 30.9 23.1 7.8 7.1 5.1
Player 41.9 26.5 25.7 6.0 40.6 33.6 25.4 3.5 33.1 27.2 21.7 6.9 6.5 4.7
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
2024 Changeup BAL R 385 86.1 29.1 -2.2 16.3ARM 2.3 7.9 -3.0 16.3ARM 2.1
2024 Cutter BAL R 436 86.3 28.7 1.4 2.7GLV -1.2 7.9 -0.4 2.7GLV 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 1116 94.8 14.1 -0.3 7.0ARM 0.5 16.4 0.6 7.0ARM -0.5
2024 Curveball BAL R 296 79.0 50.6 -3.4 5.7GLV -2.4 -6.9 -3.0 5.7GLV -3.7
2017 Changeup SF R 47 85.1 25.6 -3.1 13.9ARM 0.4 12.5 -4.0 13.9ARM 0.3
2017 Sinker SF R 71 93.5 19.5 0.1 16.5ARM 1.9 11.9 -1.1 16.5ARM 1.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball SF R 199 93.5 15.4 -1.4 7.2ARM -0.4 16.1 -1.0 7.2ARM -0.9
2017 Slider SF R 91 82.5 37.2 -0.9 6.3GLV 1.1 3.6 0.0 6.3GLV 2.1
2017 Curveball SF R 141 75.9 56.9 -0.2 15.2GLV 5.8 -8.0 0.0 15.2GLV 6.6
2016 Sinker SF R 383 92.6 22.8 1.2 12.2ARM -1.6 9.5 0.1 12.2ARM -1.1
2016 Curveball SF R 185 75.4 58.7 -1.6 15.4GLV 4.2 -10.0 0.0 15.4GLV 4.4
2016 Slider SF R 226 79.0 47.0 2.3 7.2GLV -0.5 -2.8 5.3 7.2GLV 1.2
2016 4-Seam Fastball SF R 388 92.6 19.9 -3.6 6.8ARM -0.2 12.4 -3.4 6.8ARM 0.4
2016 Changeup SF R 166 83.7 31.8 -0.1 13.8ARM 1.3 7.7 -0.5 13.8ARM 2.5
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 3 1,116 50.0 266 .276 .469 .353 22.8 19.9 14.1 .253 .442 .332 45.2
2024 Cutter 0.7 3 436 19.5 103 .240 .365 .279 30.8 16.5 15.2 .252 .391 .293 30.9
2024 Changeup -0.3 -1 385 17.2 121 .274 .434 .344 22.8 18.2 17.1 .254 .437 .339 33.7
2024 Curveball 0.8 2 296 13.2 74 .174 .348 .239 25.2 21.6 17.2 .219 .369 .263 33.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 199 36.2 44 .263 .421 .349 13.9 18.2 14.5 .285 .399 .346 23.3
2017 Curveball 1.0 1 141 25.6 35 .182 .212 .230 31.7 37.1 22.8 .206 .250 .226 30.0
2017 Slider 0.5 0 91 16.5 21 .200 .650 .329 54.2 38.1 25.0 .204 .470 .277 38.5
2017 Sinker 0.6 0 71 12.9 20 .222 .389 .303 15.6 10.0 14.3 .234 .445 .326 56.3
2017 Changeup -2.2 -1 47 8.5 12 .333 .500 .358 30.4 25.0 30.0 .271 .467 .306 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 385 86.1 97 18.4 1:45 2:15 -30
2024 Curveball 292 79.0 54 11.2 7:45 7:00 45
2024 Cutter 436 86.3 45 7.8 12:30 11:15 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,112 94.8 91 17.6 1:00 12:45 15
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 350 1,354 4 6 -6 -4 -1
2017 132 549 4 3 -4 -2 1
2024 564 2,233 12 17 -13 -9 7
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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 %
2016 1,373 47.3 67.4 84.0 27.0 66.2 41.5 59.7 46.1 20.2 8.4 80.0
2017 550 47.7 63.4 80.7 26.5 50.0 41.2 57.9 44.2 28.0 8.7 70.8
2024 2,234 46.6 76.1 80.8 28.0 62.3 43.4 58.9 50.4 24.6 6.2 82.6
Player 4,157 47.0 71.5 81.8 27.5 62.0 42.5 59.1 48.2 23.6 7.2 79.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2016 37 34 33 33 39 42 41 55 65 9 60 26 26 44 61 40 59
2017 58 66 38 65
2024 41 38 30 26 53 27 63 50 52 19 56 43 44 62 83 24 70
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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 22.2 11 12.6 -2 6 10 5 45.5
2017 23.8 4 2.6 1 2 1 2 50.0
2024 23.0 17 16.2 1 14 10 8 47.1
Player 22.8 32 31.5 1 22 21 15 46.9
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 11 14 10 13 13 11 14 11 8 10 13 13 15 12 11 12 9 11 15 12 15 14 14 16 12 11 13 17 16 13 10
2017 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 3
2024 17 15 13 18 15 17 18 14 14 14 16 18 18 14 16 13 14 15 18 20 17 16 22 19 14 15 15 17 18 18 16
Player 32 33 26 33 30 30 35 27 24 26 31 33 37 28 29 28 25 28 37 34 36 34 39 39 28 28 30 36 38 33 29
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 2016 2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.6 93.5 0.9
Offspeed Velocity 83.7 85.1 1.4
Breaking Velocity 77.4 78.5 1.1
Exit Velocity 88.4 86.5 -1.9
Launch Angle 9.2 9.5 0.3
Barrel % 6.3 4.5 -1.8
Hard Hit % 32.8 34.1 1.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 33.7 1.6
xBA .258 .241 -0.017
BA .264 .230 -0.034
xwOBA .320 .296 -0.024
wOBA .338 .294 -0.044
xSLG .428 .383 -0.045
SLG .484 .402 -0.082
K% 15.2 25.2 10.0
BB% 7.3 8.1 0.8
Swing % 46.1 44.2 -1.9
Whiff% 20.2 28.0 7.8
In Zone % 47.3 47.7 0.4
Out of Zone % 52.7 52.3 -0.4
Out of Zone Swing % 27.0 26.5 -0.5
First Pitch Swing % 27.6 21.1 -6.5
First Pitch Strike % 59.7 57.9 -1.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 345 .337 172 8 4.7 173 22 12.7
2017 Shifts 133 .294 77 0 0.0 56 4 7.1
2024 Shades 564 .320 303 11 3.6 261 139 53.3
! 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 %
2016 474 17.2 26.8% 2.5% 174 25.4 1.1% 21.8%
2017 179 16.7 21.8% 1.1% 94 22.7 0.0% 3.2%
2024 574 15.5 37.1% 0.3% 382 18.8 1.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution