2026 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
5.63
WHIP
1.25
K
20
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Alvarado was DFA'd by the Pirates last January, but was claimed by the Athletics one day later and given the chance to compete for a spot in their Opening Day bullpen. The 25-year-old fell short in his bid, but made his MLB debut last May after demonstrating high strikeout upside in the minors. The right-hander averaged 98.7 mph on his four-seamer, which produced the highest whiff rate for that pitch type (minimum of 300 pitches) at 39.6 percent. That mark is even more impressive when you look at the names right behind him on that leaderboard: Edwin Diaz (39.4 percent), Devin Williams (38.0 percent) and former teammate Mason Miller (37.5 percent). When Miller was traded last summer, fantasy managers speculated that Alvarado could replace him as the A's closer, but the Dominican native did not record a save. Alvarado could take on more high-leverage work in 2026, but improving his command - he walked 22 across 42.1 innings last year - will go a long way towards earning those chances. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2026.
Picks up second save
Alvarado struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Rockies.
Analysis
Alvarado has earned a save in each of his last two outings, putting himself firmly in the mix in the Athletics' closing committee. He's pitched 5.1 scoreless innings since returning to the big-league roster June 5. He's at a 5.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 20:7 K:BB through 15 innings while adding two saves and four holds. Alvarado has momentum in an unsettled bullpen, so he's worth a look for fantasy managers chasing saves.
Alvarado has earned a save in each of his last two outings, putting himself firmly in the mix in the Athletics' closing committee. He's pitched 5.1 scoreless innings since returning to the big-league roster June 5. He's at a 5.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 20:7 K:BB through 15 innings while adding two saves and four holds. Alvarado has momentum in an unsettled bullpen, so he's worth a look for fantasy managers chasing saves.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
23
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Elvis Alvarado generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Elvis Alvarado generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-17%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .240 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 6 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .197 | 29 | 15 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .241 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .200 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .239 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .196 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-26%
ERA on Road
2026
-40%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.29 | 1.40 | 35.2 | 11.1 | 4.8 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.18 | 1.15 | 22.2 | 10.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 6.75 | 1.29 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.05 | 1.20 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.42 | 1.44 | 26.1 | 10.9 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.81 | 1.13 | 16.0 | 10.1 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Elvis Alvarado compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.86K/9
11.3BB/9
3.9HR/9
1.1Fastball
98.4 mphERA
5.63WHIP
1.25BABIP
.305GB/FB
0.75Left On Base
58.1%Exit Velocity
83.1 mphBarrels/BBE
9.3%Spin Rate
2358 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.4%Swinging Strike
15.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Nabs first save of season
Alvarado struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Brewers.
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Recalled from Triple-A
The Athletics recalled Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.
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Sent down to Triple-A
The Athletics optioned Alvarado to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Returns from WBC
Alvarado allowed two hits and a walk across a scoreless inning in Thursday's Cactus League loss to the Mariners.
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Strong finish to season
Alvarado allowed no hits and a walk with no strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings Saturday against Kansas City.
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