NAME     : Wilson Alvarez
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/24/1970
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $3,140,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 50
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        7.59  4 11  0  16 16  83.0 114  78  70  33  46 
  At Home        8.08  2  5  0   8  8  39.0  57  40  35  15  24 
  Away           7.16  2  6  0   8  8  44.0  57  38  35  18  22 
  Last Week     11.12  0  1  0   1  1   5.2   7   7   7   3   3 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.66  2  3  0   5  5  24.1  33  21  18  12  11 
  May            7.09  1  5  0   6  6  33.0  46  31  26  10  17 
  June           7.20  0  1  0   2  2  10.0  13   8   8   4   7 
  July          10.13  1  0  0   1  1   5.1  10   6   6   2   3 
  August        10.45  0  2  0   2  2  10.1  12  12  12   5   8 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1989   0.00  0  1  0   1  0   0   0.0   0   2   0  TEX
  1991   3.54  3  2  0  10  2   1  56.0  22  29  32  CHA
  1992   5.22  5  3  1  34  0   0 100.0  58  65  66  CHA
  1993   2.96 15  8  0  31  1   1 207.0  68 122 155  CHA
  1994   3.47 12  8  0  24  2   1 161.0  62  62 108  CHA
  1995   4.32  8 11  0  29  3   0 175.0  84  93 118  CHA
  1996   4.23 15 10  0  35  0   0 217.0 102  97 181  CHA
  1997   3.50 13 11  0  33  2   1 211.0  82  91 179  CHA,SFN
  1998   4.75  6 14  0  25  0   0 142.0  75  68 107  TBA
  1999   4.22  9  9  0  28  1   0 160.0  75  79 128  TBA
  2002   7.19  2  7  0  21  0   0  87.2  70  33  56  TB
 
  Total ERA   : 4.32
  Total Wins  : 92
  Total Losses: 95
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 4
  Total CG    : 11
  Total K's   : 1176
  Total BB's  : 774
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 5/22/2003 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5-6 weeks... Injured on 6/7/2003 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks...