Oakland Athletics
Elvis Alvarado has thrown 3,955 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (99mph) and Slider (88mph), also mixing in a Sinker (98mph). He also rarely throws a Splitter (87mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has slight armside run. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, has primarily 12-6 movement, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, has an obvious tail, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their splitter is much firmer than usual, has slight cut action, has some natural sink to it and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters.