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
Pitches2681
PA672
AVG.319
SLG.607
ISO.288
K%17.0%
BRL%16.1%
HH%54.1%
EV94.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 805 | 30.0% | 95.3 | 2324 |
| Sinker | 393 | 14.7% | 94.5 | 2211 |
| Changeup | 336 | 12.5% | 87.1 | 1778 |
| Slider | 262 | 9.8% | 86.9 | 2442 |
| Cutter | 256 | 9.5% | 90.5 | 2420 |
| Sweeper | 181 | 6.8% | 83.3 | 2606 |
| Curveball | 164 | 6.1% | 80.3 | 2562 |
| Unknown | 125 | 4.7% | 72.2 | 1491 |
| Split-Finger | 109 | 4.1% | 87.1 | 1394 |
| Knuckle Curve | 40 | 1.5% | 82.4 | 2448 |
| Slurve | 9 | 0.3% | 80.6 | 2570 |
| 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 | 146 | .288 | .651 | .363 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| Sinker | 93 | .344 | .559 | .215 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| Changeup | 88 | .318 | .545 | .227 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Slider | 64 | .344 | .641 | .297 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| Cutter | 49 | .327 | .714 | .388 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Sweeper | 33 | .182 | .394 | .212 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Curveball | 39 | .333 | .692 | .359 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 29 | .414 | .483 | .069 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | .600 | .800 | .200 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 2 | .500 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 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 | 117 | 18.8% | 62.4% | 97.1 | 23.7° | 256 | 48.7% | 29.9% | 17.9% | 3.4% |
| Sinker | 77 | 11.7% | 61.0% | 96.5 | 7.4° | 157 | 20.8% | 28.6% | 48.1% | 2.6% |
| Changeup | 73 | 9.6% | 52.1% | 92.5 | 23.2° | 199 | 35.6% | 24.7% | 28.8% | 11.0% |
| Slider | 50 | 20.0% | 32.0% | 90.1 | 18.4° | 209 | 40.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 4.0% |
| Cutter | 40 | 20.0% | 62.5% | 96.6 | 19.0° | 225 | 35.0% | 32.5% | 27.5% | 5.0% |
| Sweeper | 26 | 19.2% | 34.6% | 91.2 | 27.7° | 213 | 46.2% | 19.2% | 23.1% | 11.5% |
| Curveball | 29 | 20.7% | 58.6% | 93.9 | 20.3° | 249 | 41.4% | 34.5% | 24.1% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 22 | 9.1% | 36.4% | 86.8 | 7.0° | 116 | 18.2% | 13.6% | 59.1% | 9.1% |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 25.0% | 100.0% | 102.1 | 9.0° | 133 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 100.4 | 27.5° | 360 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |