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Pedro Alvarez

Pirates Career team 2010–2015
Number #24
Position First Baseman
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 3"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Born Feb 6, 1987

Key Insights

2018
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Alvarez has hit .000/.154/.000 against Jimmy Nelson in 13 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 10 with 0 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .933 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Alvarez hits Marcus Stroman harder than anyone: 105.3 mph off the bat, against a median of 93.8 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the KC, Alvarez has hit .143 and slugged .214 over 33 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

4 hits, 0 home runs and 10 strikeouts, against a .481 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He is a different player against this opponent

Alvarez carries a .756 career OPS; against Chris Archer it is 1.278, over 18 plate appearances.

7 for 18 with 2 home runs.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Jake Arrieta has struck Alvarez out 6 times in 14 plate appearances, 42.9% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 14 plate appearances.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Alvarez cannot get the barrel to Aaron Sanchez: 82.0 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 93.8 across the pitchers he has faced.

21 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 6, 1987
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 3"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft Vanderbilt