Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

Wilson Álvarez

Q: How old is Wilson Álvarez?

Wilson Álvarez is 54 years old.

Q: When was Wilson Álvarez born?

Wilson Álvarez was born on March 24, 1970.

Q: Where was Wilson Álvarez born?

Wilson Álvarez was born in Maracaibo, Zulia.

Q: How tall is Wilson Álvarez?

Wilson Álvarez is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Wilson Álvarez weigh when playing?

Wilson Álvarez weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Wilson Álvarez play?

Wilson Álvarez played 14 seasons.

Q: Is Wilson Álvarez in the Hall of Fame?

Wilson Álvarez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Wilson Álvarez have?

Wilson Álvarez had 1,330 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Wilson Álvarez played for?

Wilson Álvarez played for 5 teams; the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Q: How many World Series has Wilson Álvarez won?

Wilson Álvarez has never won a World Series.

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, 15,648th in major league 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: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Wilson Eduardo Álvarez

Pronunciation: \AL-vuh-rez\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

1x All-Star

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.8

102

ERA

3.96

355

263

1747.2

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

Player Value--Pitching

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

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Game Log

All-Star Pitching

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Batting Against -- Pitching *

Win Probability *

Starting Pitching *

Data only available back to 1901

Reliever Pitching *

Data only available back to 1901

Ratio Pitching *

Pitch Summary -- Pitching *

Baserunning & Situational Stats *

Cumulative Pitching

Neutralized Pitching

Advanced Pitching

See More Advanced Pitching

* - Disclaimer & Completeness Note

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Wilson Álvarez?

Wilson Álvarez is 54 years old.

When was Wilson Álvarez born?

Wilson Álvarez was born on March 24, 1970.

Where was Wilson Álvarez born?

Wilson Álvarez was born in Maracaibo, Zulia.

How tall is Wilson Álvarez?

Wilson Álvarez is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Wilson Álvarez weigh when playing?

Wilson Álvarez weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Wilson Álvarez play?

Wilson Álvarez played 14 seasons.

Is Wilson Álvarez in the Hall of Fame?

Wilson Álvarez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Wilson Álvarez play?

Wilson Álvarez was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Wilson Álvarez have?

Wilson Álvarez had 1,330 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Wilson Álvarez played for?

Wilson Álvarez played for 5 teams; the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers.

How many World Series has Wilson Álvarez won?

Wilson Álvarez has never won a World Series.

When did Wilson Álvarez retire?

Wilson Álvarez last played in 2005.

Other Resources & Links

More Álvarez Pages

Wilson Álvarez Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Wilson Álvarez Pages at Baseball Reference