2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
5.40
WHIP
1.20
K
9
SV
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After inking a 3-year extension with the Phillies last February, Alvarado opened 2023 in dominant form. Known for his control issues, the southpaw didn't walk a batter over his first 14.1 innings while striking out 24. Alvarado even earned save chances during that span, racking up 5 over the first month and change before suffering left elbow inflammation that required a trip to the injured list. The 28-year-old missed just over a month of action and clearly wasn't the same upon his return, walking 9 batters over his next 11.1 innings with a 1.80 WHIP. Alvarado then returned to the IL with the same injury, this time missing a month-and-a-half before rejoining the Phillies bullpen in late-August. He closed out 2023 in better form, finishing the year with a career best 1.74 ERA and 10 saves. If Alvarado continues improving his control as he's done the past 2 seasons, he's likely to set a new career-high in the saves category in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Nails third save
Alvarado picked up the save Wednesday, allowing one hit and no walks with one strikeout over a scoreless inning against Colorado.
ANALYSIS
After keeping the Rockies off the scoreboard in the ninth inning Wednesday, Alvarado has now turned in eight straight scoreless appearances (7.2 innings) since his nightmare five-run 2024 debut. While it'll still take some time to get Alvarado's ERA down to an acceptable number, fantasy managers can take solace in knowing that Alvarado has looked like himself since turning the page on his March 29 outing.
After keeping the Rockies off the scoreboard in the ninth inning Wednesday, Alvarado has now turned in eight straight scoreless appearances (7.2 innings) since his nightmare five-run 2024 debut. While it'll still take some time to get Alvarado's ERA down to an acceptable number, fantasy managers can take solace in knowing that Alvarado has looked like himself since turning the page on his March 29 outing.
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Jose Alvarado generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Jose Alvarado generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-45%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .226 | 36 | 9 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .182 | 118 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .200 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .111 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .217 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .187 | 51 | 18 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .237 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .188 | 62 | 18 | 24 | 1 | |||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | |||||||
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-36%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.33 | 1.13 | 54.0 | 13.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.12 | 1.26 | 46.2 | 13.9 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 8.44 | 1.31 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.93 | 1.07 | 23.1 | 13.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.50 | 1.28 | 18.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.55 | 1.14 | 25.1 | 14.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.81 | 1.29 | 25.2 | 14.0 | 4.6 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
Stat Review
How does Jose Alvarado compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.50K/9
9.7BB/9
6.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
98.2 mphERA
5.40WHIP
1.20BABIP
.216GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
50.0%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2129 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.3%Swinging Strike
7.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Jose Alvarado See More
Brad Johnson examines NL bullpens without clear closers, starting in Washington, where the Nationals currently are relying on Kyle Finnegan to finish games.
This is the week where we saw the sad Spencer Strider drops on the waiver wire, including a couple of Jeff Erickson's teams.
A couple Philly pitchers highlight Jan Levine's latest NL rundown.
Who did Jeff Erickson roster most often in his 14 managed Roto leagues, and who were the notable players that he missed out on?
Jan Levine kicks off the column for 2024 and examines all the NL positional battles.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Dominant two months
Alvarado has allowed just one run in his last 20 appearances dating back to August 3.
ANALYSIS
Alvarado has been nearly untouchable over the last two months, posting a 0.48 ERA, 0.59 WHIP and 30:4 K:BB in 18.2 innings. He's been even better in September, allowing one hit and two walks and striking out 17 in 9.2 scoreless innings. The lefty has just one save in the last two months but he's been one of the most reliable arms in Philadelphia's bullpen and has been trusted in high-leverage situations. He has one more year of team control and could be in the mix for the closer role in 2023.
Alvarado has been nearly untouchable over the last two months, posting a 0.48 ERA, 0.59 WHIP and 30:4 K:BB in 18.2 innings. He's been even better in September, allowing one hit and two walks and striking out 17 in 9.2 scoreless innings. The lefty has just one save in the last two months but he's been one of the most reliable arms in Philadelphia's bullpen and has been trusted in high-leverage situations. He has one more year of team control and could be in the mix for the closer role in 2023.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
2020
2019
2018
Alvarado continues to miss plenty of bats. He had the highest whiff rate on any cutter in the league at 55.7% and his 14.3 K/9 was a career best and 3rd highest among qualified relievers. Walks were still an issue as the southpaw issued 24 free passes across 51 innings, but he managed to cut his walk rate by 7.5%, from 18.7% in 2021 (worst in the league among relief pitchers) to 11.2% last year. That mark was still pretty poor with just an 11th percentile Statcast ranking, but Alvarado was elite across several other metrics, including K% (98th percentile), Whiff% (98th), xSLG (97th) and xBA (94th). After recording 22 holds for the Phillies last season, his role at the back-end of Philadelphia's bullpen is secure. He has the upside for 10-15 saves, but will need to improve his command even more to earn more chances in the ninth inning.
More Fantasy News
Needs 28 pitches for save
Alvarez picked up a save against the Nationals on Saturday, striking out one over one scoreless inning while issuing one walk.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Pockets first save
Alvarado picked up the save Sunday against Atlanta. He pitched a clean inning with one strikeout.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Stuck with loss against Atlanta
Alvarado (0-1) took the loss Friday as the Phillies were downed 9-3 by Atlanta, coughing up five runs on three hits and two walks over two-thirds of an inning. He struck out one.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Having smooth spring
Alvarado has allowed one run in 5.2 innings this spring, striking out six and walking two while allowing two hits.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Nails down save No. 10
Alvarado struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his 10th save of the season in a 7-5 win over the Mets.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.