Jose Alvarez
2013–2022 · P

Jose Alvarez

5' 11", 195 lbs·Lived to 37·Bats L / Throws L
Pitcher archetype· RP· CONTEXTUAL
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2022 · 6,134 pitches · 91.1 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.37
Best ERA · 2021
6
Most W · 2018
59
Most K · 2018
1.113
Best WHIP · 2021
Career Arc · ERA
9 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

10 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2013DET1438.7155.8266311.500
2014LAA20.7000.0011.500
2015LAA6467.0433.49113591.209
2016LAA6457.3133.45121511.500
2017LAA6448.7033.88112451.274
2018LAA7663.0642.71153591.159
2019PHI6759.0343.36134511.424
2020PHI86.3001.4231361.579
2021SF6764.7522.37180421.113
2022SF2115.3215.2875151.696
Career447420.72225360
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 6,048 pitches · 2015–2022
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SIFFCHSLCUFC
SI · Sinker29.4% · 91.2 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball24.1% · 91.5 mph
CH · Changeup20.5% · 81.1 mph
SL · Slider15.0% · 84.2 mph
CU · Curveball7.9% · 79.2 mph
FC · Cutter3.1% · 86.8 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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