His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alvarado's 4-seam fastball averages 98.7 mph, and has touched 102.7.
561 thrown, 59% of his pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Alvarado throws 52% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 35.5% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alvarado averages 96.0 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 5th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alvarado's sinker moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 97.7 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alvarado throws a fastball 87.3% of the time, against 63.4% when he is ahead.
268 pitches behind in the count, 268 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Alvarado releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
951 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alvarado's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
142 and 201 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alvarado's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
561 thrown, averaging 98.7 mph.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Alvarado, 12th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 472nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alvarado works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 59% of everything he throws.
951 classified pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alvarado releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
913 tracked pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Alvarado gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 471st in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alvarado goes to the slider: 26.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.3% the rest of the time.
313 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alvarado puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.6% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Alvarado's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 98.7 against 88.0.
561 and 46 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Alvarado's stuff spins at 2,346 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 193rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Alvarado's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,434 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
561 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alvarado throws the splitter 9.1% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
448 pitches to right-handers, 503 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Alvarado throws a strike on the first pitch 58.8% of the time.
228 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Alvarado has thrown 46 splitters this season, 4.8% of his pitches, at 88.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
951 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alvarado's 4-seam fastball averages 98.7 mph, and has touched 102.7.
561 thrown, 59% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alvarado's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
142 and 201 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alvarado works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 59% of everything he throws.
951 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Alvarado's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 98.7 against 88.0.
561 and 46 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Alvarado's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,434 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
561 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alvarado throws the splitter 9.1% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
448 pitches to right-handers, 503 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Alvarado has thrown 46 splitters this season, 4.8% of his pitches, at 88.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
951 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Alvarado throws 52% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 35.5% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alvarado averages 96.0 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 5th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alvarado's sinker moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 97.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alvarado's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
561 thrown, averaging 98.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alvarado throws a fastball 87.3% of the time, against 63.4% when he is ahead.
268 pitches behind in the count, 268 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alvarado goes to the slider: 26.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.3% the rest of the time.
313 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alvarado puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.6% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Alvarado throws a strike on the first pitch 58.8% of the time.
228 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Alvarado releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
951 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alvarado releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
913 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Alvarado, 12th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 472nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Alvarado gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 471st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Alvarado's stuff spins at 2,346 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 193rd in MLB.
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