Philadelphia Phillies
José Alvarado has thrown 7,009 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (100mph) and Cutter (94mph), also mixing in a Curve (86mph) and Fourseam Fastball (99mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and has less armside run than typical. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2025) is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical and has some natural sinking action.