The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alburquerque projects a .290 average, 98th percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 17th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
57.1% of the balls put in play against Alburquerque have gone to centre field.
28 of 49 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.2% of the contact Alburquerque gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 33rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alburquerque's sinker leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
81 and 143 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Alburquerque is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
40 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alburquerque is weak: 85.4 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 86th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alburquerque lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 138th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Alburquerque's stuff spins at 2,346 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
263 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .299 average against Alburquerque and left-handers to .267.
145 pitches to right-handed hitters, 118 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .309 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
115 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alburquerque averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
263 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 220th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alburquerque projects a .290 average, 98th percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 17th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.2% of the contact Alburquerque gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 33rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alburquerque is weak: 85.4 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 86th in MLB.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
57.1% of the balls put in play against Alburquerque have gone to centre field.
28 of 49 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Alburquerque is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
40 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alburquerque's sinker leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
81 and 143 of them thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alburquerque lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
263 pitches in 2017. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 138th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Alburquerque's stuff spins at 2,346 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
263 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .299 average against Alburquerque and left-handers to .267.
145 pitches to right-handed hitters, 118 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .309 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
115 of his fastballs thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alburquerque averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
263 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 220th in MLB.
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Career team 2011–2015