Jose Altuve
Bats R Throws R5'6" 166 lbBorn 1990 Puerto Cabello, VenezuelaDebut 2011Team HOU7x All-StarContract 5 y/$125M (25-29) 2026: $33,000,000
Awards: Silver Slugger x5, TSN All-Star x3, AL Silver Slugger x2, ALCS MVP, All-MLB First Team, All-MLB Second Team, Gold Glove
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 82.1FIELD+ 92.1 at 2BTotal 0.39 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 479 | 431 | 107 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 83 | 8 | 0.247 | 0.315 | 0.390 | 0.704 | 0.142 | 0.309 | 17.3 | 8.3 | 92.7 | 1.07 |
| 2027 | 431 | 389 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 79 | 6 | 0.243 | 0.307 | 0.375 | 0.682 | 0.132 | 0.300 | 18.3 | 7.9 | 88.2 | 0.72 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 35
His ten closest age-35 comparables averaged 97 HIT+ the next season; 8 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | 431 | | 94 | 16 | 1 | 11 | | 6 | 34 | 79 | 0.243 | 0.307 | 0.375 | 0.682 | 88.2 |
| 2026* | HOU | 101 | 430 | 56 | 96 | 16 | 2 | 13 | | 4 | 35 | 87 | 0.246 | 0.310 | 0.397 | 0.707 | 94.7 |
| 2025 | HOU | 155 | 654 | 80 | 156 | 24 | 1 | 26 | 77 | 10 | 55 | 109 | 0.265 | 0.329 | 0.442 | 0.771 | 110.8 |
| 2024 | HOU | 153 | 682 | 94 | 185 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 65 | 22 | 47 | 119 | 0.295 | 0.350 | 0.439 | 0.790 | 125.6 |
| 2023 | HOU | 89 | 410 | 76 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 51 | 14 | 44 | 71 | 0.311 | 0.393 | 0.522 | 0.915 | 153.1 |
| 2022 | HOU | 141 | 604 | 103 | 158 | 39 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 18 | 66 | 87 | 0.300 | 0.387 | 0.533 | 0.921 | 163.8 |
| 2021 | HOU | 146 | 678 | 117 | 167 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 83 | 5 | 66 | 91 | 0.278 | 0.350 | 0.489 | 0.839 | 126.3 |
| 2020 | HOU | 48 | 210 | 32 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 0.219 | 0.286 | 0.344 | 0.629 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | HOU | 124 | 548 | 89 | 149 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 74 | 6 | 41 | 82 | 0.298 | 0.353 | 0.550 | 0.903 | 131.3 |
| 2018 | HOU | 137 | 599 | 84 | 169 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 61 | 17 | 55 | 79 | 0.316 | 0.386 | 0.451 | 0.837 | 135.7 |
| 2017 | HOU | 153 | 662 | 112 | 204 | 39 | 4 | 24 | 81 | 32 | 58 | 84 | 0.346 | 0.410 | 0.547 | 0.957 | 164.3 |
| 2016 | HOU | 161 | 717 | 108 | 216 | 42 | 5 | 24 | 96 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 0.338 | 0.396 | 0.531 | 0.928 | 158.2 |
| 2015 | HOU | 154 | 689 | 86 | 200 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 38 | 33 | 67 | 0.313 | 0.353 | 0.459 | 0.812 | 123.8 |
| 2014 | HOU | 158 | 707 | 85 | 225 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 53 | 0.341 | 0.377 | 0.453 | 0.830 | 135.2 |
| 2013 | HOU | 152 | 672 | 64 | 177 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 35 | 32 | 85 | 0.283 | 0.316 | 0.363 | 0.678 | 85.2 |
| 2012 | HOU | 147 | 630 | 80 | 167 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 74 | 0.290 | 0.340 | 0.399 | 0.740 | 103.5 |
| 2011 | HOU | 57 | 234 | 26 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 0.276 | 0.297 | 0.357 | 0.654 | 75.1 |
| Career | | 1975 | 8696 | 1236 | 2388 | 455 | 32 | 255 | 889 | 325 | 655 | 1139 | 0.303 | 0.360 | 0.466 | 0.826 | 128.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 430 | 85.1 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 31.4 | 22.4 | 36.0 | 0.224 | 0.331 | 0.277 | 27.4 |
| 2025 | 654 | 85.1 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 30.9 | 20.7 | 38.9 | 0.237 | 0.384 | 0.300 | 26.9 |
| 2024 | 682 | 86.5 | 14.1 | 6.5 | 31.2 | 22.1 | 37.3 | 0.261 | 0.406 | 0.319 | 27.1 |
| 2023 | 410 | 86.0 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 31.4 | 18.7 | 32.2 | 0.241 | 0.423 | 0.332 | 26.9 |
| 2022 | 604 | 85.9 | 16.1 | 7.8 | 29.7 | 16.3 | 28.7 | 0.268 | 0.452 | 0.356 | 28.1 |
| 2021 | 678 | 87.7 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 35.0 | 15.9 | 30.3 | 0.258 | 0.427 | 0.333 | 28.0 |
| 2020 | 210 | 86.7 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 33.3 | 20.2 | 35.4 | 0.230 | 0.349 | 0.288 | 28.4 |
| 2019 | 548 | 87.4 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 34.5 | 20.7 | 30.8 | 0.268 | 0.484 | 0.344 | 28.6 |
| 2018 | 599 | 87.2 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 33.8 | 17.9 | 30.3 | 0.288 | 0.449 | 0.352 | 28.1 |
| 2017 | 662 | 86.1 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 28.1 | 16.8 | 32.0 | 0.291 | 0.477 | 0.360 | 28.4 |
| 2016 | 717 | 88.3 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 36.4 | 15.3 | 30.7 | 0.318 | 0.526 | 0.385 | 28.4 |
| 2015 | 689 | 86.1 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 28.6 | 11.3 | 34.4 | 0.262 | 0.382 | 0.300 | 28.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 2B | 66 | 499 | 92 | 115 | 4 | 22 | 0.981 | -7.1 |
| 2025 | HOU | OF | 47 | 371 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.984 | |
| 2024 | HOU | 2B | 147 | 1262 | 158 | 312 | 5 | 85 | 0.989 | -18.0 |
| 2023 | HOU | 2B | 87 | 736 | 103 | 175 | 7 | 51 | 0.975 | -17.4 |
| 2022 | HOU | 2B | 135 | 1150 | 159 | 269 | 9 | 67 | 0.979 | +1.2 |
| 2021 | HOU | 2B | 144 | 1263 | 199 | 344 | 8 | 76 | 0.985 | +4.1 |
| 2020 | HOU | 2B | 48 | 416 | 64 | 126 | 4 | 36 | 0.979 | +0.8 |
| 2019 | HOU | 2B | 121 | 1024 | 128 | 257 | 11 | 49 | 0.972 | +4.6 |
| 2019 | HOU | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | -0.1 |
| 2018 | HOU | 2B | 130 | 1137 | 159 | 262 | 7 | 63 | 0.984 | -3.1 |
| 2017 | HOU | 2B | 149 | 1283 | 201 | 351 | 10 | 86 | 0.982 | +2.9 |
| 2016 | HOU | 2B | 148 | 1307 | 206 | 361 | 7 | 73 | 0.988 | -14.8 |
| 2016 | HOU | SS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2015 | HOU | 2B | 153 | 1331 | 247 | 417 | 5 | 81 | 0.993 | -7.9 |
| 2014 | HOU | 2B | 156 | 1362 | 268 | 459 | 10 | 105 | 0.986 | |
| 2013 | HOU | 2B | 145 | 1262 | 273 | 393 | 9 | 114 | 0.987 | |
| 2012 | HOU | 2B | 147 | 1227 | 257 | 410 | 11 | 83 | 0.984 | |
| 2011 | HOU | 2B | 55 | 461 | 80 | 135 | 2 | 25 | 0.991 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Bat | 23 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.190 | 0.547 |
| 2011 | AA | Corpus Christi Hooks | Bat | 153 | 5 HR, 5 SB | 0.361 | 0.957 |
| 2011 | A+ | Lancaster JetHawks | Bat | 238 | 5 HR, 19 SB | 0.408 | 1.057 |
| 2010 | A+ | Lancaster JetHawks | Bat | 127 | 4 HR, 3 SB | 0.276 | 0.790 |
| 2010 | A | Lexington Legends | Bat | 434 | 11 HR, 39 SB | 0.308 | 0.809 |
| 2009 | Rk | Greeneville Astros | Bat | 208 | 3 HR, 21 SB | 0.324 | 0.916 |
| 2008 | Rk | Greeneville Astros | Bat | 152 | 2 HR, 8 SB | 0.284 | 0.753 |
| 2007 | Rk | VSL Astros | Bat | 243 | 0 HR, 15 SB | 0.343 | 0.870 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.334 | 0.316 | 0.362 | 0.274 |
| 2025 | 0.350 | 0.340 | 0.356 | 0.329 |
| 2024 | 0.429 | 0.331 | 0.376 | 0.335 |
| 2023 | 0.370 | 0.413 | 0.350 | 0.449 |
| 2022 | 0.465 | 0.384 | 0.418 | 0.393 |
| 2021 | 0.345 | 0.377 | 0.402 | 0.333 |
| 2020 | 0.238 | 0.316 | 0.260 | 0.335 |
| 2019 | 0.441 | 0.364 | 0.415 | 0.356 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.143 | 0.125 | 0.143 | 0.268 |
| 2023 | 11 | 49 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.286 | 0.314 | 0.592 | 0.906 |
| 2022 | 13 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0.190 | 0.242 | 0.241 | 0.483 |
| 2021 | 16 | 67 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0.209 | 0.299 | 0.478 | 0.776 |
| 2020 | 13 | 48 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0.375 | 0.500 | 0.729 | 1.229 |
| 2019 | 18 | 76 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.329 | 0.366 | 0.605 | 0.971 |
| 2018 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.265 | 0.324 | 0.412 | 0.736 |
| 2017 | 18 | 71 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0.310 | 0.388 | 0.634 | 1.021 |
| 2015 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.154 | 0.185 | 0.154 | 0.339 |
| Career | 105 | 436 | 89 | 118 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 56 | 9 | 43 | 75 | 0.271 | 0.337 | 0.505 | 0.841 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | HOU | $3,687,500 |
| 2015 | HOU | $2,500,000 |
| 2014 | HOU | $1,250,000 |
| 2013 | HOU | $505,700 |
| 2012 | HOU | $483,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.