MLB · AL West

Yordan Alvarez

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Houston AstrosDHBats: L · Throws: R
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The read

Elite power and contact quality, with a low-strikeout, contact-first approach. Heating up over the last ten.

At a glance

AVG

.312↑

OBP

.402

SLG

.617

OPS

1.019

HR

25

K%

17%

Last 10: 14-for-39 (.359) · 3 HR · 5 K · 4 BB · MLB avg .247 / .318 / .404

Power & contact quality

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is this player; further right is better on every metric. Based on 343 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.561
100
Avg Exit V
94.5 mph
99
Barrel %
18.8%
98
Hard-Hit %
60.3%
94
Chase %
26.9%
67
Whiff %
16.9%
81
K %
16.9%
78
BB %
11.9%
84

Where he hits it

13%LF14%LCF19%CF17%RCF28%RFPull →

44%

Pull

31%

Center

25%

Oppo

Pull-air 29% of BIP · 100.3 mph · 33° LA

Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.

Matchups

vs LHP.941OPS97 PA
vs RHP1.051OPS246 PA

By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.

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5 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Cutter29.300.665.52116.2%20.7%46.0%19.5%95.1 mph13.0°
Curveball33.358.829.57426.9%21.2%62.9%21.6%96.3 mph16.9°
Changeup57.322.489.41918.0%15.8%52.2%11.5%92.0 mph19.4°
Slider64.308.690.49118.9%14.1%33.4%25.7%91.3 mph23.2°
Four-seam88.329.726.49215.6%20.5%65.5%19.7%97.3 mph21.0°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.431
xSLG
.905
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
117.8
EV90
110.5
Launch angle
18.7°
Sweet-spot%
47.2%
Avg distance
378 ft
EV on barrels
107.5
EV on hard-hit
104.5
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
62.7%
O-Contact%
66.5%
Z-Contact%
91.7%
Contact%
83.1%
SwStr%
7.1%
CSW%
23.0%
In-zone%
44.2%
1st-pitch swing%
34.4%
2-strike K%
33.3%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.418
7d K%
16.0%
7d Barrel%
25.0%
7d Whiff%
12.2%
14d xwOBA(con)
.474
14d K%
12.0%
14d Barrel%
18.4%
30d xwOBA(con)
.584
30d K%
17.5%
30d Barrel%
22.4%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.595
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.612
Behind xwOBA(con)
.565
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.587
Ahead Whiff%
15.3%
2-strike Whiff%
16.9%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.445
RISP
.538
Loaded
.817
High leverage
.462
Clutch
.513
Innings 1-3
.623
Innings 4-6
.558
Innings 7+
.468

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.