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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-6-1989
Height5' 11"
Weight195 lbs
Age34 years, 11 months, 20 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
1.32015
0.12016
0.42017
0.82018
0.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2013 DET MLB 14 6 38.7 1 5 0 42 16 31 7 101 9.8 3.7 1.6 7.2 0% .302 1.50 5.22 5.82 117 5.73 137.2 -0.4
2014 ANA MLB 2 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 91 13.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .500 1.50 0.16 0.00 43 1.50 36.9 0.0
2015 ANA MLB 64 0 67.0 4 3 0 58 23 59 5 100 7.8 3.1 0.7 7.9 0% .278 1.21 3.56 3.49 93 3.03 70.8 1.3
2016 ANA MLB 64 0 57.3 1 3 0 71 15 51 4 102 11.1 2.4 0.6 8.0 46% .362 1.50 3.07 3.45 91 4.87 107.7 0.1
2017 ANA MLB 64 0 48.7 0 3 1 50 12 45 7 9.2 2.2 1.3 8.3 39% .309 1.27 3.90 3.88 105 4.35 92.6 0.4
2018 ANA MLB 76 0 63.0 6 4 1 51 22 59 3 101 7.3 3.1 0.4 8.4 48% .274 1.16 3.08 2.71 96 3.82 85.3 0.8
2019 PHI MLB 67 1 59.0 3 4 1 66 18 51 8 101 10.1 2.7 1.2 7.8 50% .328 1.42 4.16 3.36 98 4.90 100.5 0.3
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2006 DSX Rk DSL 15 8 61.2 2 1 0 46 19 64 1 6.8 2.8 0.1 9.4 0% .278 1.06 2.23 1.62 0 0.00 0.0
2007 RSX Rk GCL 11 9 49.0 4 1 0 36 14 38 4 97 6.6 2.6 0.7 7.0 0% .229 1.02 3.81 1.84 101 2.75 56.4
2007 ORI Wnt VWL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .333 2.00 5.95 18.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 ORI Wnt VWL 11 5 26.3 1 0 0 18 15 23 0 6.2 5.1 0.0 7.9 0% .254 1.25 3.03 3.42 0 0.00 0.0
2008 GRN A SAL 24 19 107.3 8 9 0 118 37 86 15 110 9.9 3.1 1.3 7.2 0% .316 1.44 4.89 5.70 112 6.01 123.0
2009 LOW A- NYP 14 12 83.0 8 3 0 60 10 63 4 101 6.5 1.1 0.4 6.8 0% .240 0.84 3.07 1.52 94 2.95 62.0
2009 SLM A+ CRL 12 0 24.7 1 1 0 32 6 11 1 99 11.7 2.2 0.4 4.0 0% .333 1.54 3.71 4.74 108 6.29 132.3
2009 ORI Wnt VWL 13 0 14.0 1 0 0 18 7 12 1 11.6 4.5 0.6 7.7 0% .370 1.79 4.61 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
2010 GRB A SAL 26 13 108.0 10 3 0 114 32 113 9 103 9.5 2.7 0.8 9.4 0% .350 1.35 3.48 3.58 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ORI Wnt VWL 13 0 11.7 1 0 0 8 3 7 1 6.2 2.3 0.8 5.4 0% .219 0.94 3.66 1.54 0 0.00 0.0
2011 JUP A+ FSL 15 14 82.0 6 5 0 79 19 73 2 94 8.7 2.1 0.2 8.0 0% .328 1.20 2.64 2.96 81 4.23 86.4
2011 JAX AA SOU 12 12 65.7 2 6 0 80 22 45 9 106 11.0 3.0 1.2 6.2 0% .333 1.55 4.75 5.35 110 6.47 132.0
2011 ORI Wnt LVB 11 0 10.0 1 1 0 4 5 4 0 3.6 4.5 0.0 3.6 0% .148 0.90 3.58 3.60 0 0.00 0.0
2012 JAX AA SOU 25 24 136.3 6 9 0 141 26 70 8 102 9.3 1.7 0.5 4.6 0% .296 1.22 3.58 4.22 99 4.42 92.1
2012 ORI Wnt VWL 17 7 47.0 2 4 0 36 15 29 1 6.9 2.9 0.2 5.6 0% .238 1.09 3.23 2.49 0 0.00 0.0
2013 DET MLB AL 14 6 38.7 1 5 0 42 16 31 7 101 9.8 3.7 1.6 7.2 0% .302 1.50 5.22 5.82 117 5.73 137.2
2013 TOL AAA INT 21 20 128.7 8 6 1 114 25 115 11 95 8.0 1.7 0.8 8.0 0% .283 1.08 3.17 2.80 90 3.66 79.5
2014 ANA MLB AL 2 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 91 13.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .500 1.50 0.16 0.00 43 1.50 36.9
2014 SLC AAA PCL 6 6 30.7 0 2 0 35 15 17 8 108 10.3 4.4 2.3 5.0 0% .273 1.63 7.83 6.75 137 5.75 121.6
2014 ANG Rk AZL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 1.00 7.01 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2015 ANA MLB AL 64 0 67.0 4 3 0 58 23 59 5 100 7.8 3.1 0.7 7.9 0% .278 1.21 3.56 3.49 93 3.03 70.8
2016 ANA MLB AL 64 0 57.3 1 3 0 71 15 51 4 102 11.1 2.4 0.6 8.0 46% .362 1.50 3.07 3.45 91 4.87 107.7
2016 SLC AAA PCL 5 0 7.3 1 0 0 5 5 7 0 6.1 6.1 0.0 8.6 50% .278 1.36 3.85 2.45 101 3.75 82.8
2017 ANA MLB AL 64 0 48.7 0 3 1 50 12 45 7 9.2 2.2 1.3 8.3 39% .309 1.27 3.90 3.88 105 4.35 92.6
2017 SLC AAA PCL 9 0 11.7 0 0 0 10 2 10 0 7.7 1.5 0.0 7.7 44% .294 1.03 2.52 2.31 82 3.52 75.0
2018 ANA MLB AL 76 0 63.0 6 4 1 51 22 59 3 101 7.3 3.1 0.4 8.4 48% .274 1.16 3.08 2.71 96 3.82 85.3
2019 PHI MLB NL 67 1 59.0 3 4 1 66 18 51 8 101 10.1 2.7 1.2 7.8 50% .328 1.42 4.16 3.36 98 4.90 100.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 692 0.4812 0.4277 0.7432 0.6096 0.2591 0.8276 0.5591 0.2568
2014 10 0.7000 0.6000 0.6667 0.5714 0.6667 0.7500 0.5000 0.3333
2015 998 0.5190 0.4820 0.7547 0.6255 0.3271 0.8364 0.5860 0.2453
2016 896 0.5078 0.5167 0.7754 0.6681 0.3605 0.8322 0.6667 0.2246
2017 779 0.4454 0.4904 0.7618 0.7061 0.3171 0.8490 0.6058 0.2382
2018 1021 0.4985 0.4878 0.7651 0.6562 0.3203 0.8114 0.6707 0.2349
2019 967 0.4871 0.5160 0.7735 0.7028 0.3387 0.8308 0.6607 0.2265
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-05-09 - Minors - - Left Elbow Strain - -
2012-07-03 2012-07-15 Minors 12 11 Left Groin Strain - -
2012-04-07 2012-04-20 Minors 13 12 Left Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff - -
2012-03-15 2012-04-04 Camp 20 0 Left Shoulder Surgery Labrum 2012-03-13 -
2010-07-29 2010-08-26 Minors 28 0 - Abrasion Cornea - -
2010-07-23 2010-08-26 Minors 34 0 Irritation -
2008-07-08 2008-07-29 Minors 21 0 - Back Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 DET $
2022 SFN $1,500,000
2021 SFN $1,050,000
2020 PHI $2,950,000
2019 PHI $1,925,000
2018 ANA $1,050,000
2017 ANA $557,500
2016 ANA $519,500
2015 ANA $509,500
2014 ANA $
2013 DET $
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$10,061,500
8 yrTotal$10,061,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
8 y 35 dBeverly Hills Sports1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 3/23/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.15M (2021), plus 2022 club option. Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 3/5/21. 21:$1.05M, 22:$1.5M club option ($100,000 buyout). San Francisco exercised 2022 option 11/7/21.
  • 1 year/$2.95M (2020). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.925M (2019). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.05M (2018). Re-signed by LA Angels 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Philadelphia in trade from LA Angels 12/6/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/17.
  • 1 year/$519,500 (2016). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/16.
  • 1 year/$509,500 (2015). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/9/15.
  • 1 year/$502,000 (2014). Re-signed by Detroit 3/1/14. Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Detroit 3/21/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/8/12 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 6/9/13.
  • Acquired by Florida in trade from Boston 11/5/09.
  • Signed by Boston 2005 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0.1 0 0 0 0 14.6 11 5 14 1 .256 1.09 2.97 3.28 0.0 0.0
80o 0.1 0 0 0 0 9.6 8 3 9 1 .271 1.17 3.32 3.68 0.0 0.0
70o 0.1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 6 1 .281 1.24 3.59 3.97 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 3 0 .290 1.29 3.83 4.22 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .298 1.35 4.05 4.46 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jose Alvarez threw 6,879 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2022, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2022, he relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph) and Change (81mph), also mixing in a Slider (80mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Cutter (86mph).