Both sides hit him about the same
20% of the contact right-handers make against Alvarado is hit hard, against 36% of what left-handers make.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 140 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alvarado is weak: 84.4 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
320 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.9% of the contact Alvarado gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
320 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Alvarado and left-handers 83.4.
86 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 77 from left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alvarado averages 95.8 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 7th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Alvarado works off the plate, with only 37% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
320 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 492nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Alvarado's stuff spins at 2,068 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 460th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alvarado's sinker leaves the bat at 87.0 mph, against 83.8 off his cutter.
710 and 366 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.2% of the balls put in play against Alvarado have gone to centre field.
79 of 164 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Alvarado has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 441 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Both sides hit him about the same
20% of the contact right-handers make against Alvarado is hit hard, against 36% of what left-handers make.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 140 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alvarado is weak: 84.4 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
320 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.9% of the contact Alvarado gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
320 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Alvarado and left-handers 83.4.
86 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 77 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.2% of the balls put in play against Alvarado have gone to centre field.
79 of 164 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Alvarado has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 441 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alvarado averages 95.8 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 7th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Alvarado works off the plate, with only 37% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
320 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 492nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Alvarado's stuff spins at 2,068 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 460th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alvarado's sinker leaves the bat at 87.0 mph, against 83.8 off his cutter.
710 and 366 of them thrown.
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