Wilson Álvarez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 24, 1970 in Maracaibo, Venezuela ve

High School: Maracaibo (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Debut: July 24, 1989 (Age 19-122d, 13,257th in MLB history)
vs. TOR 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 28, 2005 (Age 35-188d)
vs. ARI 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Agents: Scott Boras

Full Name: Wilson Eduardo Alvarez

Pronunciation: \AL-vuh-rez\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.8

W

102

L

ERA

3.96

G

355

GS

263

SV

IP

1747.2

SO

1330

WHIP

1.390

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1987	17	TEX-min	Rk,A	3	10	.231	5.75	18	16	1	0	0	0	76.2	80	53	49	11	44	0	65	7	0	3				1.617	9.4	1.3	5.2	7.6	1.48	RGS,GST GULF,SALL
1988	18	TEX-min	A,AAA	5	12	.294	3.07	28	26	1	1	0	0	143.2	130	71	49	7	55	1	143	8	10	5				1.288	8.1	0.4	3.4	9.0	2.60	GST,OKC SALL,AA
1989	19	TEX-CHW-min	A,AA	11	7	.611	2.30	26	26	0	4	3	0	164.2	140	55	42	5	53	3	98	5	5	6				1.172	7.7	0.3	2.9	5.4	1.85	POE,TUL,BIR FLOR,TL,SOUL
1989	19	TEX	AL	0	1	.000	inf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	6							0.00

1990	20	CHW-min	AAA,AA	12	8	.600	5.34	24	22	0	2	0	0	121.1	135	78	72	11	76	0	71	4	4	3				1.739	10.0	0.8	5.6	5.3	0.93	VAN,BIR PCL,SOUL
1991	21	CHW-min	AA	10	6	.625	1.83	23	23	0	3	2	0	152.1	109	46	31	6	74	0	165	3	3	9	634			1.201	6.4	0.4	4.4	9.7	2.23	BIR SOUL
1991	21	CHW	AL	3	2	.600	3.51	10	9	0	2	1	0	56.1	47	26	22	9	29	0	32	0	0	2	237	114	5.34	1.349	7.5	1.4	4.6	5.1	1.10
1992	22	CHW	AL	5	3	.625	5.20	34	9	4	0	0	1	100.1	103	64	58	12	65	2	66	4	0	2	455	75	5.09	1.674	9.2	1.1	5.8	5.9	1.02
1993	23	CHW-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.84	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	7	7	2	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	31			1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	11.4	4.00	NVL AA
1993	23	CHW	AL	15	8	.652	2.95	31	31	0	1	1	0	207.2	168	78	68	14	*122*	8	155	7	1	2	877	143	4.24	1.396	7.3	0.6	5.3	6.7	1.27
1994	24	CHW	AL	12	8	.600	3.45	24	24	0	2	1	0	161.2	147	72	62	16	62	1	108	0	0	3	682	135	4.23	1.293	8.2	0.9	3.5	6.0	1.74	AS
1995	25	CHW	AL	8	11	.421	4.32	29	29	0	3	0	0	175.0	171	96	84	21	93	4	118	2	2	1	769	104	4.94	1.509	8.8	1.1	4.8	6.1	1.27
1996	26	CHW	AL	15	10	.600	4.22	35	35	0	0	0	0	217.1	216	106	102	21	97	3	181	4	0	2	946	113	4.16	1.440	8.9	0.9	4.0	7.5	1.87
1997	27	TOT	MLB	13	11	.542	3.48	33	33	0	2	1	0	212.0	180	97	82	18	91	4	179	4	1	5	896	124	3.87	1.278	7.6	0.8	3.9	7.6	1.97
1997	27	CHW	AL	9	8	.529	3.03	22	22	0	2	1	0	145.2	126	61	49	9	55	1	110	3	0	4	613	145	3.60	1.243	7.8	0.6	3.4	6.8	2.00
1997	27	SFG	NL	4	3	.571	4.48	11	11	0	0	0	0	66.1	54	36	33	9	36	3	69	1	1	1	283	93	4.47	1.357	7.3	1.2	4.9	9.4	1.92
1998	28	TBD-min	AAA,Rk,A+	0	1	.000	6.75	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.1	11	7	7	1	5	0	12	0	0	0	42			1.714	10.6	1.0	4.8	11.6	2.40	DHM,DVS,SPT IL,GULF,FLOR
1998	28	TBD	AL	6	14	.300	4.73	25	25	0	0	0	0	142.2	130	78	75	18	68	0	107	9	0	4	624	101	4.90	1.388	8.2	1.1	4.3	6.8	1.57
1999	29	TBD	AL	9	9	.500	4.22	28	28	0	1	0	0	160.0	159	92	75	22	79	1	128	6	0	3	703	117	4.92	1.488	8.9	1.2	4.4	7.2	1.62

2000	30	TBD-min	A+	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5		SPT FLOR
2001	31	TBD-min	AA,AAA	2	4	.333	3.76	9	9	0	0	0	0	38.1	44	18	16	4	12	0	34	1	0	2	171			1.461	10.3	0.9	2.8	8.0	2.83	ORL,DHM SOUL,IL
2002	32	TBD-min	AA	1	0	1.000	1.12	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	6	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	29			1.000	6.8	0.0	2.3	7.9	3.50	ORL SOUL
2002	32	TBD	AL	2	3	.400	5.28	23	10	3	0	0	1	75.0	80	47	44	13	36	3	56	4	0	2	339	84	5.32	1.547	9.6	1.6	4.3	6.7	1.56
2003	33	LAD-min	AAA	5	1	.833	1.34	8	8	0	0	0	0	47.0	36	9	7	1	6	0	33	4	0	0	181			0.894	6.9	0.2	1.1	6.3	5.50	LVG PCL
2003	33	LAD	NL	6	2	.750	2.37	21	12	2	1	1	1	95.0	80	27	25	5	23	1	82	5	0	1	377	171	2.87	1.084	7.6	0.5	2.2	7.8	3.57
2004	34	LAD	NL	7	6	.538	4.03	40	15	6	0	0	1	120.2	109	56	54	12	31	2	102	5	0	1	499	102	3.55	1.160	8.1	0.9	2.3	7.6	3.29
2005	35	LAD-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.35	4	4	0	0	0	0	7.2	4	2	2	1	2	0	9	0	0	0	29			0.783	4.7	1.2	2.3	10.6	4.50	LVG PCL
2005	35	LAD	NL	1	4	.200	5.63	21	2	3	0	0	0	24.0	31	15	15	7	7	0	16	0	0	0	109	74	6.35	1.583	11.6	2.6	2.6	6.0	2.29
14 Yrs				102	92	.526	3.96	355	263	18	12	5	4	1747.2	1624	857	769	190	805	29	1330	50	4	28	7518	112	4.42	1.390	8.4	1.0	4.1	6.8	1.65
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.526	3.96	39	29	2	1	1	0	192	179	94	85	21	89	3	146	6	0	3	827	112	4.42	1.390	8.4	1.0	4.1	6.8	1.65

CHW (7 yrs)				67	50	.573	3.76	185	159	4	10	4	1	1064.0	978	503	445	102	523	19	770	20	3	16	4579	118	4.39	1.411	8.3	0.9	4.4	6.5	1.47
TBD (3 yrs)				17	26	.395	4.62	76	63	3	1	0	1	377.2	369	217	194	53	183	4	291	19	0	9	1666	103	4.99	1.462	8.8	1.3	4.4	6.9	1.59
LAD (3 yrs)				14	12	.538	3.53	82	29	11	1	1	2	239.2	220	98	94	24	61	3	200	10	0	2	985	116	3.56	1.172	8.3	0.9	2.3	7.5	3.28
SFG (1 yr)				4	3	.571	4.48	11	11	0	0	0	0	66.1	54	36	33	9	36	3	69	1	1	1	283	93	4.47	1.357	7.3	1.2	4.9	9.4	1.92
TEX (1 yr)				0	1	.000	inf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	6							0.00

AL (11 yrs)				84	77	.522	4.01	262	223	7	11	4	2	1441.2	1350	723	642	157	708	23	1061	39	3	25	6250	113	4.54	1.428	8.4	1.0	4.4	6.6	1.50
NL (4 yrs)				18	15	.545	3.74	93	40	11	1	1	2	306.0	274	134	127	33	97	6	269	11	1	3	1268	110	3.76	1.212	8.1	1.0	2.9	7.9	2.77

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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