One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .321 expected average against them, against .211 on his breaking balls.
205 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alcantara's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 84.3 off his cutter.
175 and 74 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alcantara projects a .295 average, 80th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alcantara lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.7% of the contact against Alcantara is on the ground and 34.4% of it is in the air.
180 tracked batted balls allowed.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alcantara averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
865 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.1 mph off the bat against Alcantara and left-handers 89.1.
81 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 101 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .278 average against Alcantara and left-handers to .308.
365 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Alcantara gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Alcantara with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37% with the bases empty.
177 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 688 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44% of the balls put in play against Alcantara have gone to centre field.
80 of 182 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Alcantara has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 408 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .321 expected average against them, against .211 on his breaking balls.
205 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alcantara's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 84.3 off his cutter.
175 and 74 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alcantara projects a .295 average, 80th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Alcantara gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alcantara lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.7% of the contact against Alcantara is on the ground and 34.4% of it is in the air.
180 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.1 mph off the bat against Alcantara and left-handers 89.1.
81 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 101 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44% of the balls put in play against Alcantara have gone to centre field.
80 of 182 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Alcantara has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 408 feet.
4 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
Alcantara averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
865 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .278 average against Alcantara and left-handers to .308.
365 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Alcantara with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37% with the bases empty.
177 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 688 with the bases empty.
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