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
Pitches9541
PA2385
AVG.296
SLG.584
ISO.288
K%19.1%
BRL%17.4%
HH%53.3%
EV94.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3277 | 34.3% | 94.8 | 2313 |
| Changeup | 1333 | 14.0% | 86.2 | 1756 |
| Slider | 1006 | 10.5% | 86.0 | 2423 |
| Sinker | 963 | 10.1% | 93.9 | 2168 |
| Cutter | 869 | 9.1% | 90.4 | 2405 |
| Curveball | 722 | 7.6% | 79.4 | 2526 |
| Split-Finger | 424 | 4.4% | 86.6 | 1352 |
| Sweeper | 336 | 3.5% | 83.0 | 2569 |
| Unknown | 284 | 3.0% | 81.7 | 1419 |
| Knuckle Curve | 254 | 2.7% | 81.7 | 2541 |
| Slurve | 25 | 0.3% | 82.3 | 2511 |
| Knuckleball | 21 | 0.2% | 76.3 | 274 |
| Other | 17 | 0.2% | 72.2 | 1787 |
| Eephus | 7 | 0.1% | 52.0 | 1403 |
| Slow Curve | 3 | 0.0% | 71.4 | 2637 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 636 | .294 | .572 | .278 | 187 | 98 | 44 | 2 | 43 | 141 |
| Changeup | 331 | .302 | .640 | .338 | 100 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 52 |
| Slider | 233 | .262 | .562 | .300 | 61 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 71 |
| Sinker | 226 | .336 | .633 | .296 | 76 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| Cutter | 186 | .280 | .597 | .317 | 52 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 30 |
| Curveball | 132 | .295 | .508 | .212 | 39 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 43 |
| Split-Finger | 116 | .353 | .552 | .198 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| Sweeper | 72 | .278 | .569 | .292 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| Unknown | 5 | .400 | 1.000 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Knuckle Curve | 43 | .116 | .256 | .140 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Slurve | 6 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckleball | 4 | .500 | 1.250 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 5 | .600 | 1.400 | .800 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eephus | 3 | .667 | 1.667 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 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 | 503 | 17.7% | 57.3% | 95.6 | 19.5° | 219 | 37.4% | 27.8% | 29.6% | 5.2% |
| Changeup | 280 | 15.4% | 45.4% | 91.4 | 18.3° | 206 | 39.3% | 22.1% | 33.6% | 5.0% |
| Slider | 164 | 19.5% | 51.8% | 94.0 | 22.8° | 229 | 44.5% | 23.2% | 25.0% | 7.3% |
| Sinker | 189 | 20.6% | 66.1% | 97.8 | 11.0° | 192 | 30.7% | 26.5% | 40.7% | 2.1% |
| Cutter | 157 | 15.9% | 51.0% | 93.7 | 18.3° | 202 | 36.9% | 23.6% | 32.5% | 7.0% |
| Curveball | 90 | 16.7% | 51.1% | 92.1 | 13.9° | 200 | 25.6% | 37.8% | 34.4% | 2.2% |
| Split-Finger | 87 | 11.5% | 47.1% | 90.1 | 10.0° | 155 | 19.5% | 26.4% | 46.0% | 8.0% |
| Sweeper | 49 | 20.4% | 36.7% | 88.4 | 24.3° | 237 | 44.9% | 28.6% | 18.4% | 8.2% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 23 | 26.1% | 60.9% | 94.0 | 15.4° | 210 | 43.5% | 13.0% | 34.8% | 8.7% |
| Slurve | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 83.6 | -1.0° | 112 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 95.9 | 14.0° | 199 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Other | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 92.2 | 19.4° | 246 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 87.6 | 35.0° | 313 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |