José Álvarez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: May 6, 1989 in Barcelona, Venezuela ve

Debut: June 9, 2013 (Age 24-034d, 20,420th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 3 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: June 11, 2022 (Age 33-036d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: José Ricardo Álvarez

Nicknames: Kiké or El Llave

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

ERA

3.47

447

420.2

360

WHIP

1.315

Summary of 39 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 15 go ahead

4 Tms
LAA	19
PHI	8
DET	7
SFG	5

Platoon
vs LHB	20
vs RHB	19

Home/Road
Home	20
Away	19

Outs
0	14
2	14
1	11

19 Opps
HOU	4
COL	3
OAK	3
TEX	3
LAD	3
WSN	3
CIN	2
LAA	2
SEA	2
KCR	2
NYM	2
MIA	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
CLE	1

38 Batters
Brian McCann	2
Eugenio Suárez	1
Chris Davis	1
David Ortiz	1
Ryan McMahon	1
Eric Hosmer	1
C.J. Cron	1
Ryan Raburn	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Mike Moustakas	1
José Reyes	1
Leonys Martín	1
Mike Marjama	1
Josh Reddick	1
Michael Conforto	1
Carlos Beltrán	1
Josh Phegley	1
Mark Canha	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Brandon Moss	1
Brandon Nimmo	1
Jose Iglesias	1
Erick Aybar	1
Robinson Chirinos	1
Max Kepler	1
Adeiny Hechavarría	1
Freddie Freeman	1
Brian Dozier	1
Preston Tucker	1
Elvis Andrus	1
Mike Trout	1
Juan Soto	1
Justin Smoak	1
Charlie Blackmon	1
Justin Bour	1
JT Riddle	1
Albert Pujols	1
Joc Pederson	1

17 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	9
Comerica Pk (DET)	6
CitizensBank (PHI)	3
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
loanDepot pk (MIA)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	13
89	6
8	4
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	8
2	8
1	7
4	6
7+	5
5	3
6	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	35
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	10
12-	4
-23	3
-2-	2
1-3	1

67 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	19
1 on	12
2 on	8
Any on	20

Inning
3	3
4	1
5	2
6	14
7	6
8	8
9	1
Extra	4

1-3	3
4-6	17
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	1
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	11
-1	6
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	4

Ahead	15
Tied	11
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
3-2	6
0-1	5
2-1	4
1-1	4
1-2	3
1-0	3
2-0	3
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	8
CF	5
PH	4
C	4
RF	4
LF	4
SS	3
3B	3
2B	2
DH	2

OrderPos
1st	6
4th	6
5th	5
2nd	5
7th	4
6th	4
3rd	3
9th	3
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2013-06-09	Ryan Raburn	CLE	@	DET	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	7	14%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2013-06-20	David Ortiz	BOS	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	DH	12%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2013-06-26	Mike Trout	LAA	@	DET	behind 0-2	t 3	0	-2-	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	2	8	15%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Shuck Scores
4	4	4	2	2013-06-26	Erick Aybar	LAA	@	DET	behind 2-3	t 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	32%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Iannetta Scores
5	5	5	1	2013-07-01	José Reyes	TOR		DET	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	6	10%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	2013-08-16 (2)	Eric Hosmer	KCR	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 3	2	1--	3,(1-1) FB11X	2	2	3	21%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Carroll Scores
7	7	7	1	2013-08-28	Brandon Moss	OAK	@	DET	ahead 8-1	t 6	2	-2-	7,(3-2) BCSBFBX	2	4	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Lowrie Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2015-04-14	Elvis Andrus	TEX		LAA	ahead 4-0	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	6	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	2	2	2015-04-14	Robinson Chirinos	TEX		LAA	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	12-	5,(1-2) SFBFX	3	9	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Peguero Scores; L. Martín Scores
10	10	3	1	2015-04-26	Leonys Martín	TEX	@	LAA	tied 3-3	t 11	0	---	8,(3-2) BBBCCFFX	1	1	8	35%	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	2015-08-21	Justin Smoak	TOR	@	LAA	ahead 5-1	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	3	3%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); E. Encarnación Scores
12	12	5	1	2015-08-31	Mark Canha	OAK		LAA	ahead 6-3	b 6	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	2	3	7%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Semien Scores; B. Burns Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2016-04-22	Nelson Cruz	SEA	@	LAA	ahead 3-2	t 10	2	1--	9,(3-2) CBCFF*BFB>X	2	4	DH	14%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); R. Canó Scores
14	14	2	1	2016-05-20	Chris Davis	BAL	@	LAA	tied 4-4	t 7	2	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	4	3	34%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Machado Scores/unER; C. Davis Scores/unER
15	15	3	1	2016-06-06	Carlos Beltrán	NYY		LAA	tied 2-2	b 8	2	1-3	2,(0-1) .CX	3	3	9	36%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Ellsbury Scores; B. Gardner Scores
16	16	4	1	2016-07-24	Preston Tucker	HOU		LAA	ahead 9-1	b 5	2	---	4,(1-2) SBFX	1	9	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2017-04-15	Mike Moustakas	KCR		LAA	tied 2-2	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	5	29%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
18	18	2	1	2017-04-25	Josh Phegley	OAK	@	LAA	tied 0-0	t 10	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	5	PH	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19	19	3	1	2017-05-05	Brian McCann	HOU	@	LAA	behind 1-2	t 7	1	-23	2,(1-0) .*BX	3	7	2	32%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Correa Scores; C. Beltrán Scores
20	20	4	1	2017-05-19	Michael Conforto	NYM		LAA	ahead 2-0	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	1	7	5%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
21	21	5	1	2017-05-26	Justin Bour	MIA		LAA	ahead 5-3	b 6	2	12-	6,(3-2) BBBCF>X	3	5	3	12%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Yelich Scores; M. Ozuna Scores
22	22	6	1	2017-06-27	Joc Pederson	LAD		LAA	ahead 1-0	b 6	2	-23	2,(0-1) CX	3	6	8	20%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Forsythe Scores; C. Bellinger Scores
23	23	7	1	2017-10-01	Mike Marjama	SEA	@	LAA	behind 0-6	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2018-04-24	Brian McCann	HOU		LAA	behind 3-4	b 6	1	1--	7,(3-2) .BBBCCFX	2	7	2	32%	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Y. Gurriel Scores
25	25	2	1	2018-05-10	Max Kepler	MIN	@	LAA	behind 3-4	t 6	1	---	7,(2-2) .CSBFBFX	1	3	9	17%	47%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
26	26	3	1	2018-07-21	Josh Reddick	HOU	@	LAA	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) .BFBX	1	5	9	8%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2019-04-02	Anthony Rendon	WSN		PHI	behind 0-6	b 6	1	1--	3,(1-1) S*BX	2	4	5	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Difo Scores
28	28	2	1	2019-04-09	Juan Soto	WSN	@	PHI	tied 6-6	t 10	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	7	27%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); B. Dozier Scores; A. Rendon Scores
29	29	3	1	2019-04-15	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	@	PHI	tied 5-5	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	16%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
30	30	4	1	2019-05-19	Ryan McMahon	COL	@	PHI	ahead 4-3	t 6	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	4	13%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
31	31	5	1	2019-06-28	JT Riddle	MIA		PHI	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	8	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
32	32	6	1	2019-09-04	Jose Iglesias	CIN		PHI	tied 5-5	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	1	PH	21%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
33	33	7	1	2019-09-17	Adeiny Hechavarría	ATL		PHI	behind 2-5	b 8	2	---	5,(2-2) .BBCFX	1	6	PH	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
34	34	8	1	2019-09-25	Brian Dozier	WSN		PHI	ahead 3-2	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	1	4	7%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2021-05-20	Eugenio Suárez	CIN		SFG	behind 2-18	b 8	2	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	5	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Payton Scores
36	36	2	1	2021-05-29	Albert Pujols	LAD		SFG	behind 4-11	b 8	1	1--	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	2	6	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Smith Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2022-05-18	C.J. Cron	COL		SFG	tied 3-3	b 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) BB*BCX	2	3	3	32%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Y. Daza Scores
38	38	2	1	2022-06-07	Charlie Blackmon	COL	@	SFG	behind 2-3	t 6	1	-23	4,(1-2) ..BCSX	3	8	PH	29%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Iglesias Scores; R. Grichuk Scores
39	39	3	1	2022-06-11	Freddie Freeman	LAD	@	SFG	behind 1-3	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBSX	1	2	3	9%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)