Luis Alvarado
1968–1977 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
464G
.214AVG
.247OBP
.271SLG
248H
5HR
84RBI
11SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464 | 1,231 | 1,160 | 116 | 248 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 49 | 160 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 314 | .214 | .247 | .271 | .518 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1974-08-03 to 1974-08-11
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1971-06-08 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1968-09-16 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 5 | 6 total bases | 1972-06-11 | 1 in 43 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 229 | 569 | 117 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 63 | .217 | .246 | .286 |
| Away | 235 | 662 | 131 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 97 | .211 | .237 | .257 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 123 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | .233 | .252 | .293 |
| May | 65 | 165 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | .185 | .218 | .219 |
| June | 87 | 255 | 62 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 35 | .253 | .271 | .322 |
| July | 78 | 194 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 | .176 | .196 | .209 |
| August | 76 | 227 | 53 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 27 | .250 | .282 | .330 |
| September | 107 | 256 | 43 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 37 | .181 | .223 | .239 |
| October | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 46 | 130 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | .227 | .277 | .328 |
| kansas-city-royals | 43 | 110 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | .226 | .245 | .264 |
| new-york-yankees | 42 | 115 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .165 | .183 | .220 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 41 | 99 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 12 | .221 | .232 | .316 |
| california-angels | 40 | 106 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 18 | .202 | .236 | .253 |
| detroit-tigers | 39 | 108 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .288 | .306 | .356 |
| baltimore-orioles | 38 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .207 | .242 | .299 |
| minnesota-twins | 37 | 97 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .181 | .196 | .191 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  Boston Red Sox | 11 | 46 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .130 | – | – |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1970 | Boston Red Sox | 59 | 183 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Chicago White Sox | 99 | 264 | 57 | – | 8 | 1 | .216 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago White Sox | 103 | 254 | 54 | 4 | 29 | 2 | .213 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago White Sox | 80 | 203 | 47 | – | 20 | 6 | .232 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 160 | 31 | – | 13 | 1 | .194 | – | – |
| 1976 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 42 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers, New York Mets | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |