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Alex Avila

Tigers Career team 2009–2017
Number #6
Position Catcher
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 5' 11"
Weight 228 lbs
Birth Place Hialeah, FL
Born Jan 29, 1987

Key Insights

2021
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Avila does his damage against fastballs: a .950 OPS against them, against .300 on breaking balls.

61 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 35 on breaking balls.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Avila is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .216 OPS there against .681 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Avila hits it hardest the other way: 93.9 mph on average there, against 82.9 up the middle.

11 batted balls the other way, 22 up the middle.
He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Avila averages 82.4 mph off the bat, against 88.9 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 40 without.
He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Avila walks in 16.2% of his plate appearances, 98th percentile.

111 plate appearances in 2021. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 12th in MLB.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Avila is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a 1.081 OPS there against .681 overall.

53 plate appearances in that situation.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 29, 1987
Birth Place Hialeah, FL
Height 5' 11"
Weight 228 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft Alabama