Albert Suarez

Bats R Throws R6'3" 235 lbBorn 1989 San Felix, VenezuelaDebut 2016Team BAL

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	144	18.8	7.5	3.14	19.8	6.82	99.7
2027							100.7
2028							99.5

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 99 PITCH+ the next season; 5 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Rich Hill	2015	104.5	122.7	439
2	Tanyon Sturtze	2006	95.3	did not play
3	Junior Guerra	2020	103.1	92.5	307
4	Zach McAllister	2023	96.1	did not play
5	John Bale	2009	99.4	did not play
6	Nelson Figueroa	2009	95.2	103.9	390
7	Carlos Torres	2018	98.4	75.6	29
8	Ron Villone	2005	104.2	98.9	365
9	Javy Guerra	2021	98.0	did not play
10	Brian Duensing	2018	97.6	did not play

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	BAL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	BAL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	SF	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-117.1
2016	SF	22	24	1	4	2	2	11	0.190	0.190	0.286	0.476	11.6
Career		77	26	1	4	2	2	11	0.174	0.174	0.261	0.435	1.7

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									144				100.7
2026*									221				101.8	103.4	105.2
2025	BAL	2	0	2.31	5	1	0	11.7	44	0	2	10	117.0	97.4	114.3
2024	BAL	9	7	3.70	32	24	0	133.7	565	17	43	108	99.0	103.4	102.4
2017	SF	0	3	5.12	18	0	1	31.7	135	4	11	34	104.8	101.0	105.8
2016	SF	3	5	4.29	22	12	0	84.0	355	11	26	54	95.5	103.2	98.7
Career		14	15	4.00	77	37	1	261.0	1099	32	82	206	99.3		102.1

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2017	2	80.7	-28.1	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.068	0.072	0.061
2016	24	92.6	-13.5	0.0	23.1	48.8	44.1	0.118	0.127	0.108	25.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	BAL	P	5	12	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2024	BAL	P	32	134	9	15	1	2	0.960	+2.4
2017	SF	P	18	32	5	3	0	0	1.000	+0.2
2016	SF	P	22	84	8	15	1	3	0.958	+1.4

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	38	9.0 IP, 18% K	4.00
2025	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	39	10.2 IP, 13% K	0.88
2024	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	65	15.1 IP, 26% K	5.96
2018	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	286	63.1 IP, 18% K	4.99
2017	A+	San Jose Giants	Pit	22	6.0 IP, 14% K	3.00
2017	Rk	AZL Giants	Pit	22	4.2 IP, 14% K	10.71
2016	AAA	Sacramento River Cats	Pit	195	45.2 IP, 20% K	4.38
2015	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	652	163.0 IP, 19% K	2.98
2014	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	249	56.0 IP, 13% K	4.34
2014	A+	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Pit	57	14.0 IP, 18% K	0.64
2013	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	31	6.1 IP, 19% K	1.48
2012	A+	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Pit	540	125.2 IP, 11% K	4.10
2011	A+	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Pit	67	16.1 IP, 10% K	2.80
2011	Rk	GCL Rays	Pit	52	13.0 IP, 19% K	1.38
2010	A	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Pit	174	41.2 IP, 17% K	3.93
2010	Rk	GCL Rays	Pit	32	9.0 IP, 25% K	1.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2017	0.000		0.000	0.000
2016	0.180	0.227	0.139	0.254

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.