Pitcher · 2017
Raúl Alcántara
- Age
- 25
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Number
- #70
- Born
- December 4, 1992 in Barahona, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- September 5, 2016
- dbWAR
- -1.2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 24.0
- ERA
- 7.13
- FIP
- 6.74
- K/9
- 4.5
- FIP−
- 155 100 = avg
Raúl Alcántara is a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. In 2017 he struck out 12 batters over 24.0 innings across 8 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 7.13 was 63.5% higher than the league average of 4.36 — the worst on his team, and 499th of 527 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.74 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 18.2% of swings (8.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 11.1%. 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 | 8 | 4 | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7.13 | 6.74 | 1.42 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 163 | 155 | -0.4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 22.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7.25 | 8.21 | 1.57 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 173 | 196 | -0.8 |
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 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | .238 | .365 | .452 | .349 | 11.5% |
| vs RHB | 56 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .240 | .321 | .500 | .354 | 10.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Raúl Alcántara 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 165 | 95.2 | 2,143 | 45.5% | 13.1% | |
| Sinker | 110 | 94.8 | 2,085 | 34.5% | 9.4% | |
| Changeup | 83 | 86.1 | 1,459 | 36.1% | 27.0% | |
| Slider | 76 | 88.6 | 2,106 | 40.8% | 39.3% |
Head to head
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Similar players
Nearest 2017 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
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.