Alexander
Carreras
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 230
 
Born: April 3, 1987 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Most Valuable Pitcher 2016    2017   
All-Star Selections 2016    2017    2018    2021    2023   
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
2010 23 UTA GL     4 3 5 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 8 9
2011 24 UTA GL $ 100,000   7 5 7 6 4 5 4 9 9 9 7 8 7 6 7 6 10 9 9
2012 25 UTA GL $ 100,000   7 6 8 7 4 5 5 9 9 9 7 8 7 6 7 6 9 8 9
2013 26 UTA GL $ 100,000   7 6 8 7 4 5 5 9 9 9 7 8 8 6 6 6 9 8 9
2014 27 UTA GL $ 100,000   10 7 9 8 4 5 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 13 12 12
2015 28 UTA GL $ 100,000   10 8 10 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 7 6 14 13 13
2016 29 UTA GL $ 11,480,000   10 8 10 9 4 5 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 14 13 13
2017 30 UTA GL $ 11,480,000   10 8 10 9 4 5 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 14 13 13
2018 31 UTA GL $ 11,480,000   10 8 10 9 4 5 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 14 13 13
2019 32 UTA GL $ 12,820,001   10 8 10 9 4 5 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 14 13 13
2020 33 UTA GL $ 12,820,001   9 6 8 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 11 10 11
2021 34 UTA GL $ 12,820,001   10 6 8 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 9 10
2022 35 UTA GL $ 8,780,001   10 6 8 7 4 5 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 9 10
2023 36 UTA GL $ 8,780,001   9 6 8 7 4 5 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 9 10
2024 37 UTA GL $ 8,780,001   8 6 8 7 3 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 8 7 10 9 9
2025 38 GRE VL $ 6,590,000   7 5 7 6 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 7 6 8 7 8
Min Ratings     4 3 5 4 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 8
Max Ratings $ 12,820,001   10 8 10 9 4 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 14 13 13
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
2010 23 UTA GL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2011 24 UTA GL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2012 25 UTA GL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2013 26 UTA GL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2014 27 UTA GL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2015 28 UTA GL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2016 29 UTA GL $ 11,480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2017 30 UTA GL $ 11,480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2018 31 UTA GL $ 11,480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2019 32 UTA GL $ 12,820,001 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2020 33 UTA GL $ 12,820,001 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2021 34 UTA GL $ 12,820,001 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2022 35 UTA GL $ 8,780,001 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2023 36 UTA GL $ 8,780,001 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2024 37 UTA GL $ 8,780,001 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2025 38 GRE VL $ 6,590,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Max Ratings $ 12,820,001 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher 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
2010 23 AAA   10 9 .526 23 23 5 0 0 171.7 173 65 19 31 238 3.41 .257 .290 .406 .695  
2011 24 UTA GL 15 13 .536 35 35 2 2 0 225.7 249 113 22 81 236 4.51 .277 .335 .410 .745 10.3
2012 25 UTA GL 11 16 .407 36 36 6 0 0 241.7 251 112 15 79 204 4.17 .266 .322 .400 .722 10.2
2013 26 UTA GL 18 13 .581 37 37 5 2 0 245.7 234 101 22 67 206 3.70 .246 .295 .375 .670 12.7
2014 27 UTA GL 12 8 .600 28 28 4 2 0 192.7 129 59 15 43 180 2.76 .183 .230 .312 .541 14.1
2015 28 UTA GL 17 11 .607 37 37 1 1 0 261.7 185 73 17 73 311 2.51 .195 .252 .314 .566 21.4
2016 29 UTA GL 17 8 .680 37 37 7 4 0 292.3 211 59 15 60 317 1.82 .200 .243 .301 .544 32.1
2017 30 UTA GL 27 5 .844 37 37 13 6 0 290.3 200 61 15 48 328 1.89 .190 .224 .300 .524 31.2
2018 31 UTA GL 22 9 .710 37 37 12 4 0 289.0 191 73 17 54 331 2.27 .183 .222 .307 .528 33.7
2019 32 UTA GL 18 14 .563 37 37 8 4 0 284.3 226 96 27 71 277 3.04 .212 .261 .352 .613 24.1
2020 33 UTA GL 11 11 .500 28 28 5 2 0 199.7 172 73 15 58 195 3.29 .228 .282 .362 .644 20.0
2021 34 UTA GL 20 11 .645 37 37 8 0 0 296.0 258 95 24 68 248 2.89 .233 .276 .369 .645 28.2
2022 35 UTA GL 10 22 .313 37 37 8 3 0 263.3 268 108 22 63 202 3.69 .262 .303 .381 .684 19.3
2023 36 UTA GL 10 23 .303 38 38 12 4 0 267.0 260 121 28 80 209 4.08 .252 .306 .389 .695 20.1
2024 37 UTA GL 12 12 .500 37 37 4 0 0 232.0 272 116 24 51 217 4.50 .288 .324 .428 .751 17.5
2025 38 GRE VL 12 7 .632 34 34 1 0 0 235.7 206 90 20 81 148 3.44 .233 .295 .358 .653 19.6
15 Years Sim 232 183 .559 532 532 96 34 0 3816.9 3312 1350 298 977 3609 3.18 .230 .278 .357 .635 314.2
1 Years AAA 10 9 .526 23 23 5 0 0 171.7 173 65 19 31 238 3.41 .257 .290 .406 .695  
Season Average 15 12 .556 35 35 6 2 0 254.5 220 90 19 65 240 3.18 .230 .278 .357 .635  
Career Highs 27 23 .844 38 38 13 6 0 296.0 272 121 28 81 331 4.51 .288 .335 .428 .751  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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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   1734 711 144 518 1985   .209 .256 .323 .579
vs LH   1578 639 154 459 1624   .258 .310 .403 .712
Home 107 97 .525 266 266 43 18 0 1881.3 1632 681 142 496 1833 3.26 .230 .281 .359 .639
Away 125 86 .592 266 266 53 16 0 1935.6 1680 669 156 481 1776 3.11 .229 .277 .355 .632
Mar/Apr 33 30 .524 86 86 14 4 0 622.6 528 204 51 151 602 2.95 .226 .273 .354 .627
May 36 29 .554 81 81 14 7 0 580.3 539 226 55 151 567 3.51 .242 .290 .384 .674
June 37 30 .552 89 89 19 7 0 619.3 523 234 47 177 572 3.40 .226 .280 .354 .634
July 31 21 .596 65 65 11 4 0 486.6 405 158 26 128 428 2.92 .223 .274 .325 .598
August 37 32 .536 93 93 17 5 0 661.6 575 222 46 173 637 3.02 .229 .279 .347 .626
Sep/Oct 58 41 .586 118 118 22 7 0 846.3 742 306 73 197 803 3.25 .232 .276 .368 .644
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
2010 23 AAA   14 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
2022 35 UTA GL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1 Years Sim 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1 Years AAA 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
162 Game Average 324 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 162 .000 .000 .000 .000 -82.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
2011 24 UTA GL P 35 35 225.7 10 24 4 0 .895 1.36 0 0 .000 0  
2012 25 UTA GL P 36 36 241.7 7 26 3 5 .917 1.23 0 0 .000 0  
2013 26 UTA GL P 37 37 245.7 10 39 4 4 .925 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
2014 27 UTA GL P 28 28 192.7 8 26 0 2 1.000 1.59 0 0 .000 0  
2015 28 UTA GL P 37 37 261.7 7 29 6 2 .857 1.24 0 0 .000 0  
2016 29 UTA GL C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    P 37 37 292.3 23 32 3 1 .948 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
2017 30 UTA GL P 37 37 290.3 15 40 2 2 .965 1.70 0 0 .000 0  
2018 31 UTA GL P 37 37 289.0 21 27 6 1 .889 1.49 0 0 .000 0  
2019 32 UTA GL P 37 37 284.3 17 34 3 2 .944 1.61 0 0 .000 0  
2020 33 UTA GL P 28 28 199.7 12 26 1 2 .974 1.71 0 0 .000 0  
2021 34 UTA GL P 37 37 296.0 20 46 1 4 .985 2.01 0 0 .000 0  
2022 35 UTA GL P 37 37 263.3 18 51 5 3 .932 2.36 0 0 .000 0  
2023 36 UTA GL P 38 38 267.0 26 52 3 6 .963 2.63 0 0 .000 0  
2024 37 UTA GL P 37 37 232.0 13 30 3 2 .935 1.67 0 0 .000 0  
2025 38 GRE VL P 34 34 235.7 16 35 5 2 .911 1.95 0 0 .000 0  
  P 532 532 3816.9 223 517 49 38 .938 1.74 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   533 532 3817.9 223 517 49 38 .938 1.74 0 0 .000 0  
Career Highs   38 38 296.0 26 52 6 6 1.000 2.63 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2013 26 UTA GL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 7 3 1 4 7 3.38 .241 .333 .414 .747
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 7 3 1 4 7 3.38 .241 .333 .414 .747
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2016-1-1.82
2017-1-1.89
2018-3-2.27
2020-10-3.29
2021-5-2.89
CAR-42-3.18
Wins
2013-6-18
2017-1-27
2018-4-22
2019-7-18
2021-1-20
CAR-8-232
Losses
2022-3-22
2023-1-23
CAR-12-183
Winning Pct
2017-4-.844
Games Started
2011-6-35
2012-8-36
2013-2-37
2015-2-37
2016-3-37
2017-1-37
2018-1-37
2019-2-37
2021-2-37
2022-3-37
2023-1-38
2024-4-37
CAR-6-532
Complete Games
2017-4-13
2018-4-12
2019-7-8
2021-6-8
2022-5-8
2023-2-12
CAR-12-96
Shutouts
2011-9-2
2016-2-4
2017-1-6
2018-3-4
2019-2-4
2020-6-2
2022-2-3
2023-2-4
CAR-5-34
Innings Pitched
2016-1-292.3
2017-1-290.3
2018-1-289.0
2019-2-284.3
2021-1-296.0
2022-5-263.3
2023-2-267.0
2025-10-235.7
CAR-3-3816.9
Hits Allowed
2012-5-251
2021-5-258
2022-1-268
2023-5-260
2024-4-272
CAR-13-3312
Strikeouts
2011-1-236
2012-3-204
2013-2-206
2015-1-311
2016-1-317
2017-1-328
2018-1-331
2019-1-277
2020-3-195
2021-1-248
2022-5-202
2023-2-209
2024-1-217
CAR-2-3609
Walks Allowed
CAR-46-977
Hits per 9IP
2014-4-6.0
2015-4-6.4
2016-5-6.5
2017-1-6.2
2018-1-5.9
2019-9-7.2
2020-10-7.8
2021-5-7.8
CAR-44-7.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
2011-3-9.4
2012-8-7.6
2013-8-7.5
2014-5-8.4
2015-1-10.7
2016-2-9.8
2017-1-10.2
2018-2-10.3
2019-2-8.8
2020-2-8.8
2021-5-7.5
2024-3-8.4
CAR-26-8.5
WHiP
2014-7-0.89
2016-6-0.93
2017-1-0.85
2018-3-0.85
2019-5-1.04
2021-4-1.10
OAVG
2014-3-.183
2015-4-.195
2016-5-.200
2017-1-.190
2018-1-.183
2019-8-.212
2020-10-.228
2021-5-.233
CAR-41-.230
OOBP
2014-3-.230
2015-9-.252
2016-5-.243
2017-1-.224
2018-1-.222
2019-5-.261
2020-10-.282
2021-4-.276
CAR-35-.278
OSLG
2015-10-.314
2016-6-.301
2017-2-.300
2018-4-.307
OOPS
2014-8-.541
2015-7-.566
2016-5-.544
2017-1-.524
2018-3-.528
2019-7-.613
2020-9-.644
2021-7-.645
CAR-39-.635
 
   Black Ink Test: 72    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 191    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 56    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Utah in 2010
Injured on 5/14/2010 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/10/2011