Yordan

Alvarez

DHAge : 29Bats : L

#44

Yordan Alvarez

#44DHHouston Astros

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 108 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-06-09

Born in : Las Tunas, Cuba

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Houston Astros	158	567	179	42	106	.316	1.033
2025	Houston Astros	48	165	45	6	27	.273	.797
2024	Houston Astros	147	552	170	35	86	.308	.959
2023	Houston Astros	114	410	120	31	97	.293	.990
2022	Houston Astros	135	470	144	37	97	.306	1.019
2021	Houston Astros	144	537	149	33	104	.277	.877
2020	Houston Astros	2	8	2	1	4	.250	.958
2019	Houston Astros	87	313	98	27	78	.313	1.067
Career totals		835	3022	907	212	599	.300	.975

ContractHouston Astros payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 6 yrs · 2023–2028
Total value: 115.0 M$
AAV: 19.17 M$

2026
26.83 M$
Guaranteed
2027
26.83 M$
Guaranteed
2028
26.83 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

181

wOBA

.429

xwOBA

.442

OPS

1.033

AVG

.316

OBP

.432

RBI

106

692

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

4.2

Home runs

2026 WAR

6.8

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Rising (+20)

20234.3 WAR · 5.2 per full season
20245.2 WAR · 4.9 per full season
20250.6 WAR · 1.8 per full season
20266.8 WAR · 5.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

+20 · 29 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

MLB elite

CON: Contact; 91
POW: Power; 97
EYE: Eye; 96
SPD: Speed; 56
FLD: Fielding; —
DUR: Durability; 75
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

6.8

#3 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

99 / 100

#2 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

97 / 100

Surplus $47.3M · salary $19.2M

PAL: dimensions

Offense100

Power99

Discipline99

Speed4

Defense17

WAR, in runs

Batting+65.0

Baserunning-4.9

Fielding-2.5

Positional-15.5

Replacement+21.1

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

94.4 mi/h

99th percentile

Max exit velocity

118.5 mi/h

99th percentile

Barrels

15.9 %

97th percentile

Hard-hit

53.8 %

97th percentile

xBA

.318

100th percentile

Bat speed

76.1 mi/h

93th percentile

Sprint speed

25.4 pi/s

9th percentile

Outs above average

-3

28th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	HOU	6.8	99	95	94.4	118.5	15.9	53.8	.318
2025	HOU	0.6	74	92	94.7	115.4	13.8	52.9	.284
2024	HOU	5.2	97	95	93.1	117.0	14.5	49.7	.300
2023	HOU	4.3	98	94	93.3	117.7	18.0	52.2	.292
2022	HOU	6.4	99	95	95.2	117.4	21.0	59.8	.319
2021	HOU	3.5	87	84	93.2	116.4	15.9	54.2	.270

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ ATH	4	1	0	1	0	1	.316
Sep 26	@ ATH	5	2	1	3	0	2	.316
Sep 25	@ ATH	3	1	0	0	1	1	.315
Sep 24	@ ATH	4	1	0	0	1	1	.315
Sep 23	@ SEA	4	2	0	0	1	0	.316
Sep 22	@ SEA	4	2	1	3	1	0	.314
Sep 20	vs ATL	4	2	0	0	0	0	.313
Sep 19	vs ATL	4	1	0	0	0	0	.312
Sep 18	vs ATL	2	1	0	0	2	0	.312
Sep 17	vs KC	4	2	1	1	0	0	.311