This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alvarez goes to the changeup: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.5% the rest of the time.
65 two-strike pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alvarez's sinker moves 101.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alvarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 82.8 off his changeup.
106 and 66 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alvarez lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
261 pitches in 2017. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 84th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Alvarez's stuff spins at 1,774 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
261 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 699th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alvarez throws a fastball 74% of the time, against 54.7% when he is ahead.
77 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alvarez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Alvarez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
260 located pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alvarez's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 94.5.
106 thrown, 40.8% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Alvarez lands 55.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.4% of his offspeed pitches.
161 of his fastballs, 66 of his offspeed pitches.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Alvarez puts 51% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 159 to left-handed hitters.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alvarez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
260 tracked pitches in 2017.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Alvarez gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
261 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 172nd in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Alvarez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2017.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alvarez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 40.8% of everything he throws.
260 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alvarez throws the sinker 27.2% of the time against left-handers and 11.8% against right-handers.
102 pitches to right-handers, 158 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Alvarez works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
260 located pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Alvarez projects a .378 average, 28th percentile.
261 pitches in 2017. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 504th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
4.5 mph separates Alvarez's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 91.5 against 87.0.
106 and 66 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Alvarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 260 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alvarez puts 49.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.2% when he is ahead.
77 located pitches behind, 77 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Alvarez has thrown 11 curveballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 79.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
260 classified pitches in 2017.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alvarez goes to the changeup: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.5% the rest of the time.
65 two-strike pitches in 2017.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alvarez throws a fastball 74% of the time, against 54.7% when he is ahead.
77 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Alvarez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alvarez puts 49.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.2% when he is ahead.
77 located pitches behind, 77 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alvarez's sinker moves 101.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alvarez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alvarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 82.8 off his changeup.
106 and 66 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alvarez's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 94.5.
106 thrown, 40.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alvarez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 40.8% of everything he throws.
260 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alvarez throws the sinker 27.2% of the time against left-handers and 11.8% against right-handers.
102 pitches to right-handers, 158 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
4.5 mph separates Alvarez's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 91.5 against 87.0.
106 and 66 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Alvarez has thrown 11 curveballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 79.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
260 classified pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alvarez lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
261 pitches in 2017. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 84th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Alvarez's stuff spins at 1,774 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
261 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 699th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Alvarez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
260 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Alvarez works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
260 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Alvarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 260 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Alvarez lands 55.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.4% of his offspeed pitches.
161 of his fastballs, 66 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Alvarez puts 51% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 159 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alvarez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
260 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Alvarez gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
261 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 172nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Alvarez projects a .378 average, 28th percentile.
261 pitches in 2017. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 504th in MLB.
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