Pitcher · 2017
Al Alburquerque
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #62
- Born
- June 10, 1986 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- April 15, 2011
- dbWAR
- .7 3 season(s)
- IP
- 18.0
- ERA
- 2.50
- FIP
- 2.94
- K/9
- 7.0
- FIP−
- 67 100 = avg
Al Alburquerque is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2017 he struck out 14 batters over 18.0 innings across 21 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 2.50 was 42.6% lower than the league average of 4.36. Stripping out defence, his 2.94 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 29.2% of swings (13.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.7%. His 0.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2017.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2.50 | 2.94 | 1.00 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 57 | 67 | 0.4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 11.65 | 2.00 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 107 | 278 | -0.2 | |
| 2015 | 67 | 0 | 62.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 29 | 58 | 33 | 4.21 | 3.75 | 1.55 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 106 | 95 | 0.5 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 27 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .095 | .296 | .095 | .223 | 25.9% |
| vs RHB | 44 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .190 | .227 | .238 | .209 | 15.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Al Alburquerque throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2017.
| Slider | 143 | 87.6 | 2,359 | 51.0% | 45.5% | |
| Sinker | 81 | 93.9 | 2,335 | 39.5% | 13.5% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 34 | 93.5 | 2,341 | 44.1% | 0.0% |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.