Yordan Alvarez
Designated Hitter · Houston Astros · #44
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height
- 6′ 4″
- Weight
- 237 lb
- Born
- 1997-06-27
- Birthplace
- Las Tunas, Cuba
- Debut
- 2019
- ESPN id
- 36018
- Source
- espn
Pitches7038
PA1809
AVG.307
SLG.567
ISO.260
K%19.1%
BRL%15.6%
HH%52.4%
EV93.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2386 | 33.9% | 94.2 | 2307 |
| Slider | 962 | 13.7% | 85.5 | 2417 |
| Sinker | 956 | 13.6% | 93.4 | 2170 |
| Changeup | 766 | 10.9% | 85.8 | 1759 |
| Curveball | 567 | 8.1% | 79.2 | 2514 |
| Cutter | 547 | 7.8% | 89.6 | 2404 |
| Sweeper | 296 | 4.2% | 81.8 | 2550 |
| Split-Finger | 217 | 3.1% | 87.2 | 1405 |
| Knuckle Curve | 156 | 2.2% | 81.3 | 2450 |
| Unknown | 145 | 2.1% | 77.0 | 1491 |
| Slurve | 21 | 0.3% | 80.9 | 2415 |
| Knuckleball | 14 | 0.2% | 74.7 | 208 |
| Other | 2 | 0.0% | 58.3 | 1495 |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 51.5 | 1401 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 71.6 | 2624 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 463 | .309 | .587 | .279 | 143 | 71 | 43 | 1 | 28 | 94 |
| Slider | 244 | .316 | .611 | .295 | 77 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 66 |
| Sinker | 229 | .306 | .511 | .205 | 70 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 42 |
| Changeup | 206 | .296 | .607 | .311 | 61 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 39 |
| Curveball | 115 | .287 | .487 | .200 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 35 |
| Cutter | 124 | .274 | .492 | .218 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Sweeper | 74 | .311 | .514 | .203 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Split-Finger | 54 | .481 | .778 | .296 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Knuckle Curve | 31 | .129 | .161 | .032 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 4 | .500 | 1.250 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Knuckleball | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eephus | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 376 | 18.4% | 60.4% | 95.5 | 17.8° | 211 | 34.6% | 29.5% | 31.4% | 4.5% |
| Slider | 180 | 16.7% | 43.3% | 90.8 | 18.4° | 214 | 39.4% | 23.3% | 32.2% | 5.0% |
| Sinker | 188 | 13.8% | 60.1% | 95.6 | 6.2° | 154 | 24.5% | 20.7% | 52.1% | 2.7% |
| Changeup | 168 | 13.7% | 45.2% | 90.7 | 16.9° | 200 | 41.7% | 20.8% | 34.5% | 3.0% |
| Curveball | 81 | 12.3% | 48.1% | 91.8 | 16.7° | 198 | 28.4% | 34.6% | 32.1% | 4.9% |
| Cutter | 106 | 13.2% | 50.0% | 92.1 | 16.7° | 194 | 32.1% | 28.3% | 34.9% | 4.7% |
| Sweeper | 53 | 11.3% | 26.4% | 86.6 | 18.0° | 199 | 39.6% | 24.5% | 32.1% | 3.8% |
| Split-Finger | 42 | 16.7% | 54.8% | 93.2 | 5.9° | 160 | 19.0% | 31.0% | 47.6% | 2.4% |
| Knuckle Curve | 17 | 17.6% | 70.6% | 98.4 | 18.6° | 194 | 35.3% | 11.8% | 41.2% | 11.8% |
| Slurve | 3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 68.2 | -13.3° | 131 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 87.9 | 4.0° | 74 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.7 | 38.0° | 369 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.3 | 30.0° | 386 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |