Pedro Alvarez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Alvarez does his damage against fastballs: a 1.116 OPS against them, against .218 on breaking balls.

66 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 33 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Alvarez is at his best on fastballs: a 1.116 OPS there against .698 overall.

66 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

16.4% of Alvarez's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 98th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 14th in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Alvarez trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 98th percentile barrel rate, 29th percentile strikeout rate.

127 plate appearances in 2018. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2018.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Alvarez is at his worst on breaking balls: a .218 OPS there against .698 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

48.5% of Alvarez's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 90th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 68th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Alvarez walks in 12.6% of his plate appearances, 92nd percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 51st in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

2 of Alvarez's 8 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

8 tracked home runs in 2018.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Alvarez hits the ball hard: 90.8 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 101st in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Alvarez's batting average is .180 but the quality of his contact projects .207, a gap of .027 in his favour once the bounces even out.

127 plate appearances in 2018.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Alvarez finds a productive launch angle on only 31.3% of his contact, 19th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 521st in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Alvarez hits it hardest up the middle: 92.3 mph on average there, against 87.4 the other way.

28 batted balls up the middle, 10 the other way.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Alvarez's quality of contact only supports a .207 expected average, 32nd percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 437th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Alvarez is slugging .414, 66th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 216th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Alvarez strikes out in 28.3% of his trips, 29th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 454th in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

5 of Alvarez's 8 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 437 feet.

8 tracked home runs in 2018.

He does not get on base enough to help

Alvarez is on base at a .283 clip, 39th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2018. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 391st in MLB.

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