P R.J. Alvarez #16
St. Louis Cardinals MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/13/2026
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P R.J. ALVAREZ #16 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
38 0 2-6 14 6.75 33.1 43 3 12 18 1.65 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 55 50
Movement 60 55 60 60
HRA 60 55 65 60
PBABIP 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Slider 40 40
Curveball 65 65
Changeup 55 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/11/2026 ATL Win, 4-3 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
07/10/2026 ATL Win, 3-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
07/06/2026 MIL Win, 2-0 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 Save
07/03/2026 @ CHC Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
07/01/2026 @ ATL Win, 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
06/26/2026 MIA Win, 6-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
06/24/2026 ARI Win, 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Save
06/22/2026 ARI Loss, 0-1 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 Loss
06/21/2026 @ KC Win, 5-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
06/19/2026 @ KC Loss, 7-8 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 Loss
PERSONALITY
Just your typical teammate.
Birthday:06/08/1991
Born in:Royal Palm Beach, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,500,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 46 Days
Service This Yr:107 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 137 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 38 0 2 6 14 6.75 33.1 43 25 25 3 12 18 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 18 4 77.8 38 20 15.39 11.61 4.86 3.24 4.51 1.65 120 -0.3 .348        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 68 23 4 0 2 16 7 10 1 1 2 .338 .410 .485 .896      
vs. RHB 67 20 6 0 1 9 5 8 0 0 0 .299 .347 .433 .780      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 2 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 1  
March 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 1  
April 11 0 2 2 5 9.00 10.0 11 10 10 2 6 8  
May 10 0 0 1 0 9.72 8.1 16 9 9 0 2 3  
June 9 0 0 3 3 6.14 7.1 11 5 5 0 1 3  
July 5 0 0 0 4 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 1 1 3  
Spring Training 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 2  
Last Year 46 0 2 0 0 3.40 55.2 55 22 21 2 19 48  
2 Years Ago 58 0 5 1 3 2.98 60.1 44 23 20 7 21 52  
Career 637 0 33 29 44 3.59 656.2 545 282 262 60 243 677  
Home 22 0 2 4 8 7.65 20.0 25 17 17 3 7 11  
Road 16 0 0 2 6 5.40 13.1 18 8 8 0 5 7  
Grass 37 0 2 6 13 6.96 32.1 42 25 25 3 12 18  
Turf 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Day 13 0 1 1 6 4.91 11.0 9 6 6 1 5 8  
Night 25 0 1 5 8 7.66 22.1 34 19 19 2 7 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 38 0 2 6 14 6.75 33.1 43 25 25 3 12 18  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 San Diego - MLB 22 10 0 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 3 1 1 0 5 9 0 0 1.00 .167 2.84 0.1 325
2015 Oakland - MLB 23 9 0 0 0 1 4.70 15.1 10 8 8 2 5 12 0 0 0.98 .195 4.45 0.0 89
2015 Los Angeles - MLB 23 26 0 1 2 0 3.57 22.2 21 9 9 2 11 20 0 0 1.41 .302 4.05 0.1 118
2015 Total - MLB 23 35 0 1 2 1 4.03 38.0 31 17 17 4 16 32 0 0 1.24 .260 4.21 0.1 104
2016 Atlanta - MLB 24 27 0 0 1 0 4.30 29.1 31 20 14 5 13 32 0 0 1.50 .329 4.58 -0.2 89
2017 Atlanta - MLB 25 72 0 1 3 2 3.25 63.2 52 23 23 5 29 77 0 0 1.27 .313 3.09 0.9 113
2018 Atlanta - MLB 26 28 0 0 1 1 4.45 32.1 25 16 16 2 8 37 0 0 1.02 .303 2.32 0.9 94
2019 Toronto - MLB 27 86 0 6 5 7 2.91 77.1 62 28 25 9 36 93 0 0 1.27 .293 4.05 1.1 165
2020 Toronto - MLB 28 69 0 6 6 4 3.42 76.1 50 30 29 4 36 74 0 0 1.13 .237 3.32 1.3 123
2021 Toronto - MLB 29 63 0 3 0 5 3.20 64.2 44 26 23 10 15 77 0 0 0.91 .234 3.66 1.0 147
2022 Toronto - MLB 30 47 0 4 0 1 2.88 59.1 43 20 19 2 10 64 0 0 0.89 .272 2.31 1.6 143
2023 Toronto - MLB 31 58 0 3 4 6 4.47 58.1 62 31 29 7 23 64 0 0 1.46 .344 3.45 0.7 89
2024 Toronto - MLB 32 58 0 5 1 3 2.98 60.1 44 23 20 7 21 52 0 0 1.08 .224 3.99 0.2 137
2025 New York - MLB 33 46 0 2 0 0 3.40 55.2 55 22 21 2 19 48 0 0 1.33 .315 3.37 0.8 125
2026 New York - MLB 34 24 0 2 3 7 8.14 21.0 28 19 19 2 10 12 0 0 1.81 .356 4.78 -0.2 49
2026 St. Louis - MLB 34 14 0 0 3 7 4.38 12.1 15 6 6 1 2 6 0 0 1.38 .333 4.06 -0.0 84
2026 Total - MLB 34 38 0 2 6 14 6.75 33.1 43 25 25 3 12 18 0 0 1.65 .348 4.51 -0.2 58
Total MLB 637 0 33 29 44 3.59 656.2 545 282 262 60 243 677 0 0 1.20 .284 3.52 8.3 115
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Cedar Rapids - A 20 23 0 3 2 0 3.29 27.1 22 16 10 2 11 38 0 0 1.21 .303 3.13 0.4 121
2013 Inland Empire - A+ 21 37 2 4 2 4 2.96 48.2 34 16 16 2 27 79 0 0 1.25 .327 2.28 1.3 130
2014 San Antonio - AA 22 17 0 0 1 6 2.76 16.1 16 5 5 0 3 23 0 0 1.16 .381 1.12 0.7 141
2014 Arkansas - AA 22 21 0 0 0 1 0.33 27.0 13 2 1 0 10 38 0 0 0.85 .265 1.61 0.9 1183
2014 Total - AA 22 38 0 0 1 7 1.25 43.1 29 7 6 0 13 61 0 0 0.97 .319 1.42 1.6 374
2015 Midland - AA 23 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 999
2015 Nashville - AAA 23 36 0 1 3 24 2.83 35.0 24 11 11 2 13 39 0 0 1.06 .268 3.38 0.6 164
2015 Salt Lake - AAA 23 1 0 0 0 0 20.25 1.1 5 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 3.75 .625 2.16 0.0 23
2015 Total - AAA 23 37 0 1 3 24 3.47 36.1 29 15 14 2 13 40 0 0 1.16 .300 3.33 0.7 134
2016 Gwinnett - AAA 24 30 0 3 3 19 2.25 32.0 21 13 8 3 11 42 0 0 1.00 .254 3.16 0.7 183
2018 Gwinnett - AAA 26 43 0 3 2 22 3.49 38.2 35 18 15 4 10 52 0 0 1.16 .344 2.51 1.3 110
Total IL 73 0 6 5 41 2.93 70.2 56 31 23 7 21 94 0 0 1.09 .304 2.81 134.5
Total PCL 37 0 1 3 24 3.47 36.1 29 15 14 2 13 40 0 0 1.16 .300 3.33 133.5
Total TEX 39 0 0 1 8 1.23 44.0 29 7 6 0 13 63 0 0 0.95 .319 1.40 379.5
Total CAL 37 2 4 2 4 2.96 48.2 34 16 16 2 27 79 0 0 1.25 .327 2.28 129.6
Total MID 23 0 3 2 0 3.29 27.1 22 16 10 2 11 38 0 0 1.21 .303 3.13 121.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Toronto - MLB 27 3 0 1 0 0 3.00 3.0 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1.67 .625 0.84 0.2 160
2020 Toronto - MLB 28 5 0 0 1 1 6.00 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 6 0 0 1.83 .294 7.41 -0.2 70
2021 Toronto - MLB 29 7 0 1 0 0 0.00 8.0 10 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1.25 .400 1.04 0.4 999
2022 Toronto - MLB 30 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 9.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.22 .083 2.36 0.2 999
2023 Toronto - MLB 31 7 0 0 1 1 4.76 5.2 4 3 3 0 4 6 0 0 1.41 .286 2.63 0.1 83
2024 Toronto - MLB 32 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 .500 1.26 0.0 45
Total MLB 27 0 3 2 3 2.48 32.2 31 9 9 2 8 31 0 0 1.19 .309 2.84 168.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Cedar Rapids - A P 23 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Inland Empire - A+ P 37 0 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 San Diego - MLB P 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2014 San Antonio - AA P 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Arkansas - AA P 21 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Los Angeles - MLB P 23 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 22.2 2.38 -0.6 1.028
2015 Oakland - MLB P 9 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 15.1 1.76 -0.1 1.028
2016 Atlanta - MLB P 24 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 29.1 1.23 -0.1 .796
2017 Atlanta - MLB P 67 0 3 10 0 14 1 .929 63.2 1.84 +0.1 1.016
2018 Atlanta - MLB P 27 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 32.1 0.84 +0.1 1.045
2019 Toronto - MLB P 81 0 0 10 0 11 1 .909 77.1 1.16 -0.3 1.032
2020 Toronto - MLB P 69 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 76.1 0.35 +0.5 2.045
2021 Toronto - MLB P 62 0 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 64.2 1.25 +0.7 .862
2022 Toronto - MLB P 46 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 59.1 1.06 -0.4 1.011
2023 Toronto - MLB P 57 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 58.1 0.93 -1.0 .623
2024 Toronto - MLB P 58 0 2 6 0 9 1 .889 60.1 1.19 -0.3 .835
2025 New York - MLB P 46 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 55.2 0.97 -0.0 1.428
2026 New York - MLB P 23 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 -0.0 .537
2026 St. Louis - MLB P 14 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 +0.4 1.075
TOTAL P 714 0 32 74 3 110 4 .964 656.2 1.45 -1.1 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
07/29/2015 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Los Angeles Angels, along with SP Jesse Hahn, LF Billy Burns, in exchange for LF Matt Joyce.
11/19/2015 Was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for RP Luis Avilan.
11/29/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
09/25/2016 Wins the 2016 International League Round 2 with the Gwinnett Braves!
11/26/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
11/20/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
12/10/2018 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with SS Jorge Polanco, in exchange for RF Zak Taylor, 1B Tim Krieger, $1,000,000.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
11/03/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,430,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (55).
11/02/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,530,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
11/09/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,820,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
11/18/2022 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,500,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
12/02/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
02/17/2025 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,100,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
11/01/2025 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
05/31/2026 Was claimed off waivers by St. Louis while with New York.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2017 18 9
2020 18 9
2021 17 6
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