José Alvarado
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 245LBS | Age: 29
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 4 2 3.18 59 0 2 51 81 1.22
2023 0 2 1.74 42 0 10 41.1 64 1.16
2024 2 5 4.09 66 0 13 61.2 63 1.25
8 Seasons 15 25 3.44 380 1 45 342.1 437 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 59 4-2 3.18 51 81 1.22
2023 42 0-2 1.74 41.1 64 1.16
2024 66 2-5 4.09 61.2 63 1.25
8 Seasons 380 15-25 3.44 342.1 437 1.32
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 22 463 85 3 3.5 2.4 86.1 113.6 6.3 31.8 .199 .325 .248 .254 .301 30.6 23.6 7.3 3.64 2.72
2018 23 1038 153 7 4.6 2.7 88.0 110.2 7.4 26.1 .201 .282 .235 .260 .323 34.6 30.4 11.0 2.39 2.81
2019 24 586 80 4 5.0 2.7 89.3 109.8 5.4 33.8 .234 .362 .328 .325 .375 35.0 26.7 18.5 4.80 4.69
2020 25 194 24 4 16.7 8.9 87.1 107.5 10.4 37.5 .269 .500 .367 .388 .492 33.3 28.9 13.3 6.00 6.82
2021 26 1045 129 5 3.9 2.0 87.5 116.4 1.1 32.6 .202 .304 .322 .313 .332 42.6 27.1 18.7 4.20 4.15
2022 27 881 108 7 6.5 3.3 87.2 112.0 3.0 30.6 .187 .275 .259 .249 .351 34.3 37.9 11.2 3.18 2.53
2023 28 742 90 4 4.4 2.3 91.1 111.6 8.5 31.1 .202 .285 .262 .257 .359 45.6 37.2 10.5 1.74 2.73
2024 29 1052 166 11 6.6 4.3 89.5 111.8 12.6 31.3 .238 .368 .288 .308 .360 41.0 24.4 10.9 4.09 3.97
Player 6001 835 45 5.4 3.1 88.4 116.4 6.8 30.9 .211 .318 .280 .285 .347 37.8 29.7 12.8
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

Alvarado relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(59.4%) ,
Cutter
(40.3%) ,
Curveball
(0.3%) ,


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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
2017 55.3 17.6 22.4 4.7 29.4 29.4 38.8 8.2 37.6 23.5 16.5 8.2 3.5 2.4
2018 56.9 21.6 17.6 3.9 39.2 35.9 24.2 3.3 43.1 19.0 25.5 3.3 4.6 2.7
2019 50.0 17.5 28.7 3.8 35.0 40.0 25.0 3.8 36.3 17.5 23.8 11.3 5.0 2.7
2020 41.7 29.2 20.8 8.3 45.8 33.3 20.8 4.2 41.7 16.7 20.8 0.0 16.7 8.9
2021 55.8 19.4 23.3 1.6 35.7 38.0 26.4 7.0 44.2 15.5 22.5 7.0 3.9 2.0
2022 57.4 16.7 22.2 3.7 47.2 32.4 20.4 4.6 46.3 14.8 25.9 1.9 6.5 3.3
2023 55.6 13.3 26.7 4.4 47.8 33.3 18.9 4.4 40.0 16.7 27.8 6.7 4.4 2.3
2024 45.8 20.5 24.7 9.0 39.2 32.5 28.3 4.2 33.1 22.3 27.1 6.6 6.6 4.3
Player 53.2 18.9 23.1 4.8 39.4 34.5 25.7 4.9 40.1 18.6 24.4 5.9 5.4 3.1
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 Sinker PHI L 604 97.8 13.8 -3.1 12.0ARM -1.5 14.9 -6.8 12.0ARM -3.2
2024 Curveball PHI L 3 85.4 37.7 -6.6 2.9GLV -1.6 -0.6 -7.4 2.9GLV -4.5
2024 Cutter PHI L 410 92.5 25.9 -4.1 0.1ARM -3.0 6.0 -1.2 0.1ARM -2.2
2023 Cutter PHI L 306 93.1 25.0 -3.2 1.3GLV -0.9 6.5 -0.4 1.3GLV -0.5
2023 Sinker PHI L 436 98.7 13.2 -2.7 12.7ARM -1.0 15.0 -6.7 12.7ARM -2.4
! 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 %
2024 Sinker 0.4 2 625 59.4 159 .255 .416 .346 16.2 10.7 13.6 .300 .472 .380 43.0
2024 Cutter 1.0 4 424 40.3 97 .156 .244 .219 45.6 47.4 23.8 .146 .214 .195 36.4
2024 Curveball 5.7 0 3 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .009 .013 .010 0.0
2023 Sinker 1.3 6 436 58.8 93 .210 .333 .299 24.6 24.7 20.5 .246 .360 .312 42.4
2023 Cutter 1.6 5 306 41.2 78 .181 .278 .247 44.5 52.6 27.5 .152 .200 .194 51.6
! 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
2024 Cutter 406 92.5 48 5.5 11:45 12:00 -15
2024 Sinker 595 97.8 96 19.1 11:15 10:30 45
2023 Cutter 306 93.1 41 6.3 11:45 12:30 -45
2023 Sinker 433 98.7 96 19.7 11:15 10:30 45
! 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
2017 122 462 5 6 -2 -2 8
2018 259 1,037 13 11 -4 -3 17
2019 143 586 1 3 -3 -6 -5
2020 54 241 0 0 -1 -2 -3
2021 246 1,045 11 10 -11 -8 3
2022 261 1,081 -4 14 -1 -6 3
2023 203 855 13 5 -1 -3 14
2024 262 1,074 7 11 -5 -5 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 %
2017 463 49.8 64.3 79.7 26.3 57.4 39.4 65.6 45.4 25.2 8.7 67.5
2018 1,038 50.1 57.5 80.3 28.6 41.9 42.4 56.0 43.1 31.8 8.5 62.5
2019 586 43.5 61.2 80.1 25.7 45.9 43.9 48.6 41.1 30.7 4.8 67.9
2020 194 45.4 63.6 75.0 24.5 65.4 43.3 64.4 42.3 28.0 7.2 71.4
2021 1,045 47.1 58.9 79.7 23.3 36.4 40.5 51.6 40.1 33.2 7.6 69.6
2022 881 44.0 62.9 77.0 33.9 38.9 40.5 61.3 46.7 38.4 5.0 65.9
2023 742 50.4 66.8 74.8 31.8 47.9 42.7 59.9 49.5 33.5 8.2 67.2
2024 1,052 47.6 67.3 80.7 27.8 49.7 43.6 60.5 46.6 28.4 7.6 80.0
Player 6,001 47.5 62.5 78.8 28.1 44.8 42.0 57.6 44.4 31.9 7.2 69.1
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 99 22 64 81
2018 92 90 97 98 70 89 83 59 56 90 15 87 58 97 19 50 82
2019 99 34 87
2020 94 14 88
2021 48 88 94 92 2 97 96 78 21 73 1 89 8 100 17 91
2022 94 94 97 96 77 92 66 78 78 98 11 98 90 99 19 87
2023 98 20 88
2024 51 51 65 72 33 77 73 30 30 61 16 73 40 96 12 83
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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 22.5 1 1.8 -1 1 2 0 0.0
2018 23.3 1 2.0 -1 2 2 1 100.0
2019 24.9 2 1.9 0 1 1 1 50.0
2020 22.9 2 1.4 1 1 1 1 50.0
2021 23.5 5 4.4 1 1 4 2 40.0
2022 23.7 5 5.3 0 3 3 3 60.0
2023 23.6 3 3.1 0 1 4 0 0.0
2024 23.4 6 6.6 -1 1 5 2 33.3
Player 23.5 25 26.5 -2 11 22 10 40.0
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 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1
2018 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
2019 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
2020 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2
2021 5 5 5 3 6 4 6 3 3 3 4 6 4 3 5 6 3 3 5 6 3 5 6 5 3 3 6 6 4 5 4
2022 5 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 6 6 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 6 5 7
2023 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4
2024 6 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 7 7 8 5 6 7 7 7 7 6
Player 25 24 24 23 27 27 29 25 22 22 25 30 27 25 26 28 25 25 26 30 29 29 33 28 22 23 27 32 29 27 26
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 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.9 96.2 -1.7 97.1 0.9 96.1 -1.0 98.5 2.4 97.1 -1.4 96.4 -0.7 95.7 -0.7
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.2 84.8 -0.4 86.8 2.0 85.2 -1.6 87.2 2.0 86.5 -0.7 0.0 0.0 85.4 0.0
Exit Velocity 86.1 88.0 1.9 89.3 1.3 87.1 -2.2 87.5 0.4 87.2 -0.3 91.1 3.9 89.5 -1.6
Launch Angle 6.3 7.4 1.1 5.4 -2.0 10.4 5.0 1.1 -9.3 3.0 1.9 8.5 5.5 12.6 4.1
Barrel % 3.5 4.6 1.1 5.0 0.4 16.7 11.7 3.9 -12.8 6.5 2.6 4.4 -2.1 6.6 2.2
Hard Hit % 30.6 34.6 4.0 35.0 0.4 33.3 -1.7 42.6 9.3 34.3 -8.3 45.6 11.3 41.0 -4.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.8 26.1 -5.7 33.8 7.7 37.5 3.7 32.6 -4.9 30.6 -2.0 31.1 0.5 31.3 0.2
xBA .199 .201 0.002 .234 0.033 .269 0.035 .202 -0.067 .187 -0.015 .202 0.015 .238 0.036
BA .216 .183 -0.033 .254 0.071 .250 -0.004 .213 -0.037 .203 -0.010 .196 -0.007 .215 0.019
xwOBA .254 .260 0.006 .325 0.065 .388 0.063 .313 -0.075 .249 -0.064 .257 0.008 .308 0.051
wOBA .248 .235 -0.013 .328 0.093 .367 0.039 .322 -0.045 .259 -0.063 .262 0.003 .288 0.026
xSLG .325 .282 -0.043 .362 0.080 .500 0.138 .304 -0.196 .275 -0.029 .285 0.010 .368 0.083
SLG .297 .249 -0.048 .360 0.111 .472 0.112 .325 -0.147 .289 -0.036 .307 0.018 .346 0.039
K% 23.6 30.4 6.8 26.7 -3.7 28.9 2.2 27.1 -1.8 37.9 10.8 37.2 -0.7 24.4 -12.8
BB% 7.3 11.0 3.7 18.5 7.5 13.3 -5.2 18.7 5.4 11.2 -7.5 10.5 -0.7 10.9 0.4
Swing % 45.4 43.1 -2.3 41.1 -2.0 42.3 1.2 40.1 -2.2 46.7 6.6 49.5 2.8 46.6 -2.9
Whiff% 25.2 31.8 6.6 30.7 -1.1 28.0 -2.7 33.2 5.2 38.4 5.2 33.5 -4.9 28.4 -5.1
In Zone % 49.8 50.1 0.3 43.5 -6.6 45.4 1.9 47.1 1.7 44.0 -3.1 50.4 6.4 47.6 -2.8
Out of Zone % 50.2 49.9 -0.3 56.5 6.6 54.6 -1.9 52.9 -1.7 56.0 3.1 49.6 -6.4 52.4 2.8
Out of Zone Swing % 26.3 28.6 2.3 25.7 -2.9 24.5 -1.2 23.3 -1.2 33.9 10.6 31.8 -2.1 27.8 -4.0
First Pitch Swing % 37.7 25.9 -11.8 21.5 -4.4 28.9 7.4 19.8 -9.1 33.0 13.2 30.2 -2.8 31.4 1.2
First Pitch Strike % 65.6 56.0 -9.6 48.6 -7.4 64.4 15.8 51.6 -12.8 61.3 9.7 59.9 -1.4 60.5 0.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 121 .244 69 10 14.5 52 9 17.3
2018 Shifts 259 .235 169 7 4.1 90 26 28.9
2019 Shifts 143 .328 96 8 8.3 47 6 12.8
2020 Shifts 45 .367 33 7 21.2 12 4 33.3
2021 Shifts 246 .322 156 2 1.3 90 3 3.3
2022 Shifts 210 .259 144 5 3.5 66 19 28.8
2023 Shades 171 .262 124 1 0.8 47 4 8.5
2024 Shades 250 .280 177 5 2.8 73 5 6.8
! 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 142 24.9 0.0% 23.2% 79 25.5 0.0% 24.1%
2018 320 20.7 2.5% 8.8% 188 24.5 1.1% 24.5%
2019 133 22.7 3.0% 12.8% 133 28.2 0.0% 40.6%
2020 44 22.9 6.8% 11.4% 47 25.7 0.0% 31.9%
2021 240 22.4 0.0% 12.5% 267 27.3 0.0% 33.3%
2022 211 22.0 1.4% 10.4% 185 26.1 0.0% 24.3%
2023 192 16.4 23.4% 0.5% 122 19.6 3.3% 0.0%
2024 251 16.5 25.1% 0.0% 209 18.6 3.3% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution