Alfonso
Riojas
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 12, 1988 in Honduras
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 18 ATL NL     0 0 0 0 4 3 3 7 7 7 0 0 0 5 5 5 6 6 6
2008 19 ATL NL     0 0 0 0 3 3 3 7 7 7 0 0 0 6 5 5 7 7 7
2009 20 CIN NL     0 1 0 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 1 0 0 6 6 6 8 8 8
2010 21 CIN NL     0 2 1 2 4 3 3 7 7 7 1 1 1 7 7 7 9 9 9
2011 22 CIN NL     0 3 2 3 4 3 3 7 7 7 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 9 8
2012 23 CLE AL     5 5 5 5 4 3 3 7 7 7 4 3 4 8 8 8 9 9 9
2013 24 CLE AL     7 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 9 9
2014 25 CLE AL $ 100,000   7 7 6 6 4 3 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 9 10 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 0 0 3 3 3 7 7 7 0 0 0 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 100,000   7 7 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 9 10 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2015 26 CLE AL $ 100,000 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 4 4
2016 27 CLE AL $ 100,000 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 6
2017 28 CLE AL $ 100,000 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 6
2018 29 PIT NL $ 515,000 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6
2019 30 PIT NL $ 3,192,857 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 6
2020 31 PIT NL $ 3,192,857 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 6
2021 32 PIT NL $ 3,800,000 6 10 10 10 10 9 10 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 100,000 6 10 10 10 10 9 10 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,800,000 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 18 ATL NL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2008 19 ATL NL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2009 20 CIN NL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2010 21 CIN NL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2011 22 CIN NL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2012 23 CLE AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2013 24 CLE AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2014 25 CLE AL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2015 26 CLE AL $ 100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2016 27 CLE AL $ 100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2017 28 CLE AL $ 100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2018 29 PIT NL $ 515,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2019 30 PIT NL $ 3,192,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2020 31 PIT NL $ 3,192,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2021 32 PIT NL $ 3,800,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,800,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2007 18 A   2 2 .500 30 0 0 0 3 38.0 35 9 1 6 38 2.13 .246 .277 .296 .573  
2008 19 A   2 1 .667 21 0 0 0 0 32.7 30 9 2 8 37 2.48 .238 .284 .333 .617  
2009 20 A   1 3 .250 32 6 0 0 17 47.0 36 11 2 9 54 2.11 .217 .257 .331 .588  
2010 21 A   3 7 .300 46 3 0 0 24 58.3 49 21 6 17 85 3.24 .225 .281 .399 .680  
2011 22 AA   2 8 .200 43 11 0 0 17 62.7 60 26 4 9 105 3.73 .253 .280 .359 .639  
2012 23 AAA   0 2 .000 14 3 0 0 8 20.7 16 7 3 5 26 3.05 .216 .266 .365 .631  
    AA   0 4 .000 36 6 0 0 16 50.3 43 14 5 9 78 2.50 .224 .259 .370 .628  
2013 24 AAA   2 5 .286 54 18 0 0 20 92.0 64 27 8 21 115 2.64 .199 .248 .307 .555  
2014 25 CLE AL 2 1 .667 50 0 0 0 2 73.3 84 50 13 21 49 6.14 .280 .326 .510 .836 1.7
2015 26 CLE AL 5 6 .455 61 0 0 0 4 75.7 80 39 13 13 60 4.64 .272 .311 .476 .787 4.8
2016 27 CLE AL 10 11 .476 35 35 0 0 0 199.3 212 104 32 28 183 4.70 .266 .294 .462 .756 9.0
2017 28 CLE AL 6 10 .375 26 26 0 0 0 138.3 150 75 19 33 127 4.88 .268 .314 .457 .771 5.2
2018 29 CLE AL 0 3 .000 3 3 0 0 0 11.7 20 12 3 4 9 9.25 .370 .414 .611 1.025 0.0
  PIT NL 12 8 .600 28 28 0 0 0 168.7 147 51 25 23 188 2.72 .229 .262 .394 .656 12.3
  TOT   12 11 .522 31 31 0 0 0 180.3 167 63 28 27 197 3.14 .240 .274 .411 .685 12.3
2019 30 PIT NL 15 6 .714 33 31 0 0 0 188.3 184 86 31 20 162 4.11 .252 .278 .443 .721 10.2
2020 31 PIT NL 12 9 .571 31 30 1 1 0 184.7 194 93 33 31 156 4.53 .269 .301 .465 .766 10.4
2021 32 PIT NL 14 8 .636 33 33 0 0 0 191.3 190 94 35 44 194 4.42 .253 .302 .455 .756 9.5
8 Years Sim 76 62 .551 300 186 1 1 6 1231.3 1261 604 204 217 1128 4.41 .260 .296 .455 .751 63.1
2 Years AAA 2 7 .222 68 21 0 0 28 112.7 80 34 11 26 141 2.72 .202 .251 .318 .569  
2 Years AA 2 12 .143 79 17 0 0 33 113.0 103 40 9 18 183 3.19 .240 .271 .364 .634  
4 Years A 8 13 .381 129 9 0 0 44 176.0 150 50 11 40 214 2.56 .230 .275 .347 .621  
8 Years Minors 12 32 .273 276 47 0 0 105 401.6 333 124 31 84 538 2.78 .225 .267 .344 .611  
Season Average 9 7 .563 37 23 0 0 0 153.9 157 75 25 27 141 4.41 .260 .296 .455 .751  
Career Highs 15 11 .714 61 35 1 1 4 199.3 212 104 35 44 197 6.14 .280 .326 .510 .836  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   727 353 124 125 642   .257 .289 .452 .741
vs LH   534 251 80 92 486   .264 .296 .458 .754
Home 35 34 .507 152 93 0 0 4 623.6 649 300 96 117 553 4.33 .263 .297 .453 .750
Away 41 28 .594 148 93 1 1 2 607.6 612 304 108 100 575 4.50 .257 .287 .456 .742
Mar/Apr 10 13 .435 49 28 0 0 0 176.6 181 97 27 49 162 4.94 .263 .312 .445 .757
May 14 8 .636 40 33 1 1 1 200.6 196 85 29 35 197 3.81 .251 .283 .431 .715
June 8 17 .320 46 31 0 0 0 198.0 245 133 43 30 190 6.05 .299 .324 .541 .865
July 15 8 .652 49 30 0 0 1 216.3 208 89 33 39 187 3.70 .247 .280 .435 .715
August 16 6 .727 52 31 0 0 2 213.0 184 80 33 31 186 3.38 .227 .256 .400 .656
Sep/Oct 13 10 .565 64 33 0 0 2 226.7 247 120 39 33 206 4.77 .272 .298 .470 .768
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2016 27 CLE AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
2017 28 CLE AL 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
2018 29 PIT NL 27 50 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 25 .080 .098 .120 .218 -1.7 0.0
2019 30 PIT NL 32 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 .000 .051 .000 .051 -4.0 0.0
2020 31 PIT NL 29 50 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 25 .100 .151 .140 .291 0.0 0.0
2021 32 PIT NL 31 55 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 .018 .069 .018 .087 -4.9 0.0
6 Years Sim 122 218 6 11 4 0 0 7 0 0 10 103 .050 .092 .069 .161 -10.7 0.0
162 Game Average 289 7 14 5 0 0 9 0 0 13 136 .050 .092 .069 .161 -14.2  
Career Highs 32 56 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 25 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   154 5 8 2 0 0 6 0 0 8 76 .052 .099 .065 .164 -6.9
vs LH   64 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 27 .047 .076 .078 .154 -3.2
Home 61 102 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 49 .049 .076 .059 .135 -5.6
Away 61 116 3 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 54 .052 .106 .078 .183 -4.5
RISP   57 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 29 .035 .068 .035 .103 -3.6
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 15 24 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .083 .120 .125 .245 -0.6
May 22 45 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .044 .044 .067 .111 -2.9
June 25 43 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 22 .047 .109 .070 .178 -1.7
July 20 40 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .075 .075 .100 .175 -1.8
August 15 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 .040 .111 .040 .151 -1.1
Sep/Oct 25 41 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 21 .024 .111 .024 .136 -2.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2014 25 CLE AL P 50 0 73.3 5 13 2 1 .900 2.21    
2015 26 CLE AL P 61 0 75.7 3 13 0 3 1.000 1.90    
2016 27 CLE AL P 35 35 199.3 22 32 3 1 .947 2.44    
2017 28 CLE AL P 26 26 138.3 8 26 3 3 .919 2.21    
2018 29 CLE AL P 3 3 11.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.31    
  PIT NL P 28 28 168.7 10 26 1 1 .973 1.92    
  TOT   P 31 31 180.3 11 28 1 1 .975 1.95    
2019 30 PIT NL P 33 31 188.3 13 28 3 0 .932 1.96    
2020 31 PIT NL P 31 30 184.7 11 27 2 0 .950 1.85    
2021 32 PIT NL P 33 33 191.3 15 32 1 0 .979 2.21    
Career Totals   300 186 1231.3 88 199 15 9 .950 2.10    
Career Highs   61 35 199.3 22 32 3 3 1.000 2.44    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series Most Valuable Player.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2018 29 PIT NL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 14 9 3 1 9 7.36 .311 .326 .600 .926
2020 31 PIT NL 0 1 .000 2 1 0 0 0 8.0 11 5 3 2 7 5.63 .324 .361 .676 1.038
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 4 3 0 0 0 19.0 25 14 6 3 16 6.63 .316 .341 .633 .974
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series Most Valuable Player.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 29 PIT NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
2020 31 PIT NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2018-10-2.72
Wins
2021-10-14
Winning Pct
2019-9-.714
2021-9-.636
Games Started
2016-5-35
Shutouts
2020-6-1
Homeruns Allowed
2016-6-32
2020-6-33
2021-5-35
Strikeouts
2016-8-183
2021-10-194
Walks per 9IP
2016-1-1.3
2018-4-1.2
2019-1-1.0
2020-8-1.5
CAR-14-1.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
2016-3-8.3
2018-7-10.0
2021-2-9.1
CAR-40-8.2
WHiP
2018-7-1.01
CAR-45-1.20
OOBP
2018-5-.262
CAR-41-.296
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 34)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 134)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 36th overall pick, by Atlanta in 2007
Traded from Atlanta to Cincinnati on 5/30/2009 (Going to CIN: P T. Carolan, P A. Riojas, P J. Dejesus, CF M. Gary. Going to ATL: 3B C. Jones, P D. Graves)
Injured on 8/26/2009 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 9/6/2011 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Traded from Cincinnati to Cleveland on 2/7/2012 (Going to CLE: P M. Sherrer, P A. Riojas. Going to CIN: CF D. Dyer)