Pitcher · 2022
R.J. Alvarez
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- June 8, 1991 in West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- September 3, 2014
- dbWAR
- -1.0 2 season(s)
- IP
- 2.1
- ERA
- 11.57
- FIP
- 16.40
- K/9
- 7.7
- FIP−
- 413 100 = avg
R.J. Alvarez is a relief pitcher for the New York Mets. In 2022 he struck out 2 batters over 2.1 innings across 1 appearance, going 0-1. His ERA of 11.57 was 191.6% higher than the league average of 3.97. Stripping out defence, his 16.40 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.3% of swings (11.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 23.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.4%. His -0.3 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, 2022.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11.57 | 16.40 | 3.00 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 292 | 413 | -0.3 | |
| 2015 | 21 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 9.90 | 7.33 | 2.00 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 250 | 185 | -0.7 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 1.600 | .826 | 20.0% |
| vs RHB | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .625 | .400 | .486 | 12.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What R.J. Alvarez 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 2022.
| Slider | 18 | 82.6 | 2,640 | 44.4% | 30.0% | |
| Sinker | 17 | 92.8 | 2,205 | 64.7% | 16.7% |
Head to head
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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.