Raúl Alcántara
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 31
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 1 3 7.25 5 5 0 22.1 14 1.57
2017 1 2 7.13 8 4 0 24 12 1.42
2 Seasons 2 5 7.19 13 9 0 46.1 26 1.49
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 5 1-3 7.25 22.1 14 1.57
2017 8 1-2 7.13 24 12 1.42
2 Seasons 13 2-5 7.19 46.1 26 1.49
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 23 380 81 14 17.3 13.6 92.6 114.2 13.9 33.3 .322 .687 .440 .437 .488 48.1 13.6 3.9 7.25 9.19
2017 24 444 81 5 6.2 4.6 88.2 109.2 9.5 34.6 .269 .461 .347 .355 .348 38.3 11.1 11.1 7.13 5.59
Player 824 162 19 11.7 9.0 90.3 114.2 11.7 34.0 .295 .573 .392 .395 .417 43.2 12.3 7.6
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 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(37.2%) ,
Sinker
(24.8%) ,
Changeup
(18.7%) ,
Slider
(17.2%) ,
Curveball
(2.0%) ,


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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
2016 40.7 24.7 27.2 7.4 42.0 35.8 22.2 1.2 29.6 21.0 22.2 4.9 17.3 13.6
2017 49.4 18.5 27.2 4.9 38.3 35.8 25.9 3.7 38.3 23.5 22.2 6.2 6.2 4.6
Player 45.1 21.6 27.2 6.2 40.1 35.8 24.1 2.5 34.0 22.2 22.2 5.6 11.7 9.0
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
2017 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 165 95.2 15.6 -1.8 11.8ARM 3.2 14.6 -2.5 11.8ARM 3.7
2017 Sinker OAK R 110 94.8 20.9 1.1 17.0ARM 2.0 9.5 1.3 17.0ARM 1.6
2017 Changeup OAK R 83 86.1 30.4 2.4 14.8ARM 0.9 5.7 2.8 14.8ARM 1.2
2017 Slider OAK R 76 88.6 27.5 -1.7 2.4GLV 0.0 7.2 -3.6 2.4GLV -1.8
2017 Curveball OAK R 9 83.5 38.6 -7.7 3.1GLV -4.0 0.5 -8.5 3.1GLV -5.5
2016 Curveball OAK R 21 82.6 39.7 -8.6 5.7GLV -4.0 0.8 -10.8 5.7GLV -5.3
2016 Sinker OAK R 58 93.7 18.9 -2.4 13.3ARM -0.6 12.6 -3.0 13.3ARM -0.1
2016 Changeup OAK R 69 85.4 30.1 -0.5 11.9ARM -0.9 7.8 -0.6 11.9ARM 0.5
2016 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 191 93.7 15.9 0.2 7.3ARM 0.0 15.6 -0.2 7.3ARM 0.9
2016 Slider OAK R 34 87.7 28.7 -3.1 4.9GLV 0.8 7.1 -4.6 4.9GLV -1.1
! 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 %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -2.9 -5 165 37.2 41 .324 .730 .465 13.1 7.3 6.1 .338 .659 .443 55.9
2017 Sinker -2.0 -2 110 24.8 30 .192 .308 .310 9.4 6.7 6.5 .222 .320 .294 25.0
2017 Changeup -1.5 -1 83 18.7 19 .214 .357 .374 27.0 5.3 4.3 .294 .394 .367 28.6
2017 Slider -1.3 -1 76 17.1 16 .143 .286 .300 39.3 31.3 17.9 .164 .297 .254 22.2
2017 Curveball 2.5 0 9 2.0 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
! 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
2016 103 380 -6 2 -4 -2 -9
2017 107 443 2 -3 -5 -3 -9
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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 380 48.4 66.3 88.5 27.0 79.2 40.5 61.2 46.1 14.3 7.1 81.5
2017 444 44.0 70.8 87.7 26.2 69.2 41.5 56.1 45.7 18.2 6.3 78.6
Player 824 46.1 68.6 88.1 26.6 73.7 41.1 58.6 45.9 16.4 6.7 80.0
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
2016 64 31 85
2017 80 29 75
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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 23.4 9 9.9 -1 4 7 5 55.6
2017 23.0 5 5.3 0 1 3 3 60.0
Player 23.3 14 15.1 -1 5 10 8 57.1
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 9 11 10 8 10 9 12 8 6 8 10 11 11 10 9 11 6 7 9 10 11 9 12 12 11 12 7 13 12 12 9
2017 5 6 6 4 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 6 6 6 6 4 5 4 6 6 5 5
Player 14 17 16 12 16 14 18 13 10 13 15 17 16 16 14 16 11 12 15 14 17 15 18 18 15 17 11 19 18 17 14
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 93.7 95.0 1.3
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 86.1 0.7
Breaking Velocity 85.8 88.0 2.2
Exit Velocity 92.6 88.2 -4.4
Launch Angle 13.9 9.5 -4.4
Barrel % 17.3 6.2 -11.1
Hard Hit % 48.1 38.3 -9.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 34.6 1.3
xBA .322 .269 -0.053
BA .333 .239 -0.094
xwOBA .437 .355 -0.082
wOBA .440 .347 -0.093
xSLG .687 .461 -0.226
SLG .688 .478 -0.210
K% 13.6 11.1 -2.5
BB% 3.9 11.1 7.2
Swing % 46.1 45.7 -0.4
Whiff% 14.3 18.2 3.9
In Zone % 48.4 44.0 -4.4
Out of Zone % 51.6 56.0 4.4
Out of Zone Swing % 27.0 26.2 -0.8
First Pitch Swing % 25.2 30.8 5.6
First Pitch Strike % 61.2 56.1 -5.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 100 .444 47 0 0.0 53 13 24.5
2017 Shifts 107 .347 56 0 0.0 51 9 17.6
! 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 119 17.6 31.1% 4.2% 62 25.5 0.0% 21.0%
2017 137 16.1 29.2% 0.0% 71 23.7 0.0% 8.5%

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Pitch Distribution