Jose Alvarez Intentional Walks
Jose Alvarez Career Intentional Walks Overview
During Jose Alvarez's 4-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
15 intentional walks, an average of 4 intentional walks per season. 1981 was his best season
with 0 intentional walks and his worst season was 1988 when he had
12 intentional walks. Jose Alvarez is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by USA (12.084642395121), mlb (12.111569592128), RP (12.351204614863), Baby Boomers (24.121327014218), and Y (42.444444444444) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)