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Eliezer Alfonzo

2026
Dodgers· C · bats S · throws R· 27 PA

Grade

How good he's been, and at what
Fbetter than 29% of hitters at creating bases
Free-Swinging Contact

Bat-to-ball first, seldom walks, light power.

One of the toughest bats to strike out

Eliezer Alfonzo rarely strikes out — less often than 94% of qualified hitters. Walks are scarce, though — only 4% of qualified hitters draw them less often. Early-season read — only 27 plate appearances so far.

27 plate appearances · data through 2026-08-22.

How to read this chart
Each spoke is a skill estimate adjusted for sample size — not raw season stats — so farther out = better. Spokes are the metric itself; ↓ marks a rate where a LOWER number is better. Percentiles vs. 499 qualified hitters — 50+ plate appearances. He hasn't reached that bar himself, so he is measured against them rather than counted among them.

Plays like…

Same archetype, nearest by rate — the hitters whose profile looks most like this one.

Bryan TorresCardinalsMichael MasseyRoyalsGraham PauleyMarlinsMiguel RojasDodgers

Hitter type

What kind of hitter he is, next to the league

Platoon splits

How he fares against lefties and righties

Platoon splits (EB/PA)

Better vs RHP than vs LHP by 0.017 EB/PA (modeled).

50% probable range: -0.003 to +0.038

That interval crosses zero, so the model can’t confidently say which side he’s actually better against.

vs LHP14 PA0.401

vs LHP: shrunk estimate 0.401 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.369 to 0.430, based on 14 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.272 EB/PA. League median vs LHP: 0.425 EB/PA.

Raw vs LHP rate (0.272) is off this scale — small samples like this are exactly why the shrunk estimate (the dot) is the trustworthy number, not the raw one.

vs RHP13 PA0.417

vs RHP: shrunk estimate 0.417 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.389 to 0.444, based on 13 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.374 EB/PA. League median vs RHP: 0.436 EB/PA.

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← worsebetter →
Above league medianBelow50% probable rangeHis raw rateMiddle half of the league

About the typical split for a switch hitter (median 0.015). He sits below the league median against both hands.

He sits in the league's middle half vs both lefties and righties.

How to read this chart
  • Tap or hover any mark for its number, or tab to a row for all of them.
  • His raw rate is the unshrunk number against that hand — small samples make it noisy, which is why the model pulls his estimate toward a more trustworthy value.
  • “Middle half of the league” is the 25th–75th percentile of all hitters against that hand.
  • Eliezer Alfonzo switch-hits — he can choose the platoon-advantaged side almost every plate appearance, so a small gap here is expected. It is not missing data or a modeling error.
  • Shrunk splits beat raw splits decisively at low PA counts and converge with them as playing time builds — individual platoon gaps need roughly 1,000+ PA vs a hand before the raw number alone can be trusted.

How he hits

What happens when he puts a ball in play

He hits the ball up the middle most often, but does his most damage to the pull side.

Best batted balls

Where every ball Eliezer Alfonzo put in play landed this season.
hit · out
EBlowhigh
vs Zack WheelerDouble
EV 93 mph · LA 18° · EB 2.0
07/21 vs Phillies
vs Freddy PeraltaDouble
EV 81 mph · LA 34° · EB 1.7
07/26 vs Mets
vs Matthew BoydSingle
EV 103 mph · LA 11° · EB 1.0
08/03 vs Cubs
vs Ryan YarbroughSingle
EV 97 mph · LA 11° · EB 0.7
07/19 vs Yankees
vs Matthew BoydOut
EV 97 mph · LA 21° · EB 0.6
08/03 vs Cubs
How to read this chart
Dot color is estimated bases (EB) — what the contact was worth, regardless of what the defense did with it. So a dark hollow ring in the outfield is a crushed ball that got caught. Tap or hover a dot or a row to link the two, and use the ▶ links to watch a play on Baseball Savant.

Best games

His biggest games this year

Best games

His best games this season by bases above replacement.