Yordan Alvarez Home Runs

Yordan Alvarez Career Home Runs Overview

Yordan Alvarez is a professional baseball player who currently plays as a designated hitter and left fielder for the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is known for his power hitting ability, and has hit a significant number of home runs in his career so far.

Alvarez made his MLB debut in 2019 and quickly established himself as a dominant hitter, winning the American League Rookie of the Year award that season. In just 87 games, he hit 27 home runs, with a batting average of .313 and an OPS of 1.067. This was an exceptional start to his career, and he quickly became one of the most feared hitters in the league.

In 2021, Alvarez continued to showcase his power hitting ability, hitting 33 home runs over 129 games. His slugging percentage of .591 was among the highest in the league, and helped him to establish himself as one of the most dominant hitters in the game.

Alvarez's ability to hit for power is due in part to his exceptional bat speed and ability to generate power from his lower body. He is able to drive the ball to all fields, and is particularly adept at hitting to the opposite field. Additionally, his excellent plate discipline and ability to make solid contact with the ball have helped him to maintain a high batting average and on-base percentage.

Overall, Alvarez's ability to hit for power and hit home runs is one of the reasons why he is considered one of the most exciting young players in baseball today. His combination of power and hitting ability make him a dangerous opponent for any pitcher, and he is likely to continue hitting home runs at a high rate for many years to come.

Home runs (HR) are hits where the player hits the ball and reaches home in a single play without the benefit of an error or fielders choice. Commonly this is done by the player hitting the ball over the outfield fence in fair territory but it can also occur with a well placed hit that stays inside the park. Generally, for Home Runs, higher is better. (Source)

Yordan Alvarez Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Home Runs for Yordan Alvarez

	Yordan Alvarez Home Runs	Yordan Alvarez Home Runs Per at Bat	Yordan Alvarez Home Runs Per Hit
Career	98	0.074	0.249
Season Avg.	25	0.088	0.313
162 Game Avg.	43	0.074	0.249
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Yordan Alvarez Home Runs By Year Line Chart

This line chart shows Yordan Alvarez's yearly Home Runs for each season of his Major League Baseball career. Also included, for comparison, are yearly player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players, DH, and players from their country of birth. For these groups, averages are calculated for each group's performance for the defined year.

Yordan Alvarez Cumulative Home Runs by Year

This line chart attempts to show show how Yordan Alvarez's career Home Runs progressed by year. Each year on the chart represents Yordan Alvarez's career Home Runs at the end of that season.

Yordan Alvarez Home Runs By Year Box Chart

This chart attempts to draw comparisons between Yordan Alvarez and related player groups by summarizing Home Runs for each season played by Yordan Alvarez. The box represents the middle 50% of the data for each player with the line in the box being the median value. The whiskers represent the ranges for the top and bottom 25% of the data. Review the spread and medians to draw your conclusions!

Yordan Alvarez Home Runs Per Season Stats Table

This table shows Yordan Alvarez Home Runs stats per season for his full MLB career with the aggregations’ sum, average, minimum, maximum, and median. Also included, for comparison, are season player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players, DH, and players from their country of birth. The comparisons are calculated for each group for each year of Yordan Alvarez career.

Note: "—" indicate there were no players for comparison for a specific year. Most commonly this happens for the hall of fame group where there may not have been a hall of famer playing that year.