Yordan Alvarez 2026 Astros · DH · bats L · throws R · 406 PA
Grade
Contact Quality: 99th percentile Power: 98th percentile Discipline: 98th percentile Contact: 84th percentile Hard Contact: 98th percentile A+ 99th percentile contact quality
Three-Outcome Slugger Elite power and walks; lives with the strikeouts.
One of the league's most dangerous bats Yordan Alvarez creates bases at an elite clip — better than 99% of qualified hitters. And there isn't a real weakness in the profile — even the worst mark beats 84% of qualified hitters.
Each spoke is a skill estimate adjusted for sample size — not raw season stats — so farther out = better. Percentiles vs. 463 qualified hitters. Data through 2026-07-09. Plays like… Same archetype, nearest by rate — the hitters whose profile looks most like this one.
What drives it What drives it Every plate appearance ends one of three ways: a strikeout (0 bases), a walk (1 base), or a ball in play worth its estimated bases. The bar splits his value into those pieces, versus the league. More bases is better. In the table, 100th percentile = best in MLB.
Bases per plate appearance
Yordan Alvarez League Percentile Bases per ball in play(higher = better) .829 .507 99th Walk rate(higher = better) 15% 8% 98th Strikeout rate(fewer = better) 18% 23% 84th
How he hits Hits it to Pull most often, and does the most damage there too.
Best batted balls Where every ball Yordan Alvarez put in play landed this season. Dots are colored by estimated bases (EB) — pale slate (easy out) to dark teal (home-run territory). Filled dots are hits; hollow rings are outs — a dark ring in the outfield is a crushed ball that got caught.Hover a dot or a row to link the two; click to watch on Baseball Savant.
Contact & results 2026 · 268 balls in play What kind of contact he makes, and what it turns into. Top bar: his contact mix (grounders, liners, fly balls, pop-ups). Each sits over the thin league-average bar. Below, the rates he puts up — each dot is his mark, the dashed line league median, the teal tick league’s best. Further right is better. Hover or tab any bar or dot for exact values. Starred rows (*) are approximate.
OPS*
1.033
lg .697 best 1.033
BABIP
.318
lg .286 best .491
* Approximate: sacrifice flies and bunts aren't distinguishable in our data, so every ball in play counts as an at-bat. Slightly off official figures.
Best games Best games His best games this season by estimated bases.
Trends Multi-season trends · Yordan Alvarez Seasons 2026 week by week
Trending up: overall production, power
EB/PAi ▲ improving improving vs last season — Producing more per plate appearance than last season ↓ CSV Estimated bases per plate appearance — higher = more offensive value
HR%i ▲ improving improving vs last season — Hitting home runs more often than last season ↓ CSV Home runs per plate appearance — higher = more power
BB%i — steady steady vs last season — About the same as last season ↓ CSV Walks per plate appearance — higher = more plate discipline
K%i — steady steady vs last season — About the same as last season ↓ CSV Strikeouts per plate appearance — lower = better contact
