Matthew Liberatore

#32

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher Throws L

6'4", 215 lbs · Born Nov 6, 1999 · Debut 2022

4.97

2026 ERA

5-8

2026 W-L

108.2

2026 IP

107

2026 K

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Career Stats

142

442.2

379

232

4.97

ERA

1.490

WHIP

2026 Season

108.2

107

4.97

ERA

1.490

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-08-02	Toronto Blue Jays	A	6.0	0	7	1	0	85	—
2026-07-27	Chicago Cubs	H	3.2	3	5	2	1	67	L
2026-07-21	Los Angeles Angels	A	5.1	5	7	2	1	95	L
2026-07-11	Atlanta Braves	H	6.0	0	6	1	0	71	W
2026-07-05	Chicago Cubs	A	5.0	3	3	2	0	78	L
2026-06-30	Atlanta Braves	A	5.0	1	9	4	0	98	W
2026-06-24	Arizona Diamondbacks	H	5.1	6	3	2	2	98	L
2026-06-18	Kansas City Royals	A	1.2	5	2	0	1	48	L
2026-06-13	Minnesota Twins	A	4.1	4	4	1	3	70	—
2026-06-06	Cincinnati Reds	H	4.1	3	4	3	1	84	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	6.0	—	7	1	—	—	—	0.00	0.333
Last 14D	2	9.2	3	12	3	—	1	—	2.79	1.241
Last 21D	3	15.0	8	19	5	—	2	—	4.80	1.533
Last 5G	5	26.0	11	28	8	1	3	—	3.81	1.308
Last 10G	10	46.2	30	50	18	2	5	—	5.79	1.479

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	22	108.7	60	121	19	107	41	4.97	1.491	8.86	3.40

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	11	54.3	29	63	10	44	20	4.80	1.528	7.29	3.31
Away	11	54.3	31	58	9	63	21	5.13	1.454	10.44	3.48

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
41–60 Pitches	1	1.7	5	2	—	27.00	4.200
61–80 Pitches	8	38.0	21	34	12	4.97	1.526
81–100 Pitches	11	59.0	27	59	24	4.12	1.339
101+ Pitches	2	10.0	7	12	5	6.30	1.800

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1.0–2.2 IP	1	1.7	5	2	—	27.00	4.200
3.0–4.2 IP	5	20.3	19	25	9	8.41	2.016
5.0–6.2 IP	16	86.7	36	80	32	3.74	1.315

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Matthew Liberatore compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/9

8.86

54th

K/BB Ratio

2.610

48th

K Rate

22.5%

47th

BB Rate

8.6%

40th

BB/9

3.40

38th

ERA

4.97

19th

HR/9

1.57

14th

WHIP

1.491

10th

IP per Start

4.9

6th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 305 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 31.1% Velo: 94.4 Whiff: 16.5% OPS-all: 0.839

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 24.3% Velo: 86.4 Whiff: 43.3% OPS-all: 0.701

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 16.4% Velo: 79.5 Whiff: 43.3% OPS-all: 0.579

Pitcher Type: Multi-Pitch Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: CU (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SI (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	31.1%	94.4	2,109	+3.7"	+9.9"	6.3ft	0.42	6.42	46.6%	16.5%	24.6%	23.3%	#904	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	24.3%	86.4	2,653	-2.2"	+0.9"	6.3ft	0.59	6.39	52.1%	43.3%	34.6%	35.4%	#334	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	16.4%	79.5	3,043	-5.6"	-9.8"	6.2ft	0.59	6.64	45.0%	43.3%	32.8%	32.9%	#157	—	OK
CH	Changeup	14.4%	88.5	1,792	+8.5"	+5.9"	6.2ft	0.68	6.24	41.2%	26.4%	24.6%	33.5%	#516	—	OK
SI	Fastball	9.0%	94.3	2,121	+7.5"	+8.4"	6.3ft	0.44	6.32	50.3%	13.3%	28.7%	17.6%	#513	—	OK
FC	Fastball	4.2%	90.9	2,439	-0.5"	+6.8"	6.3ft	0.57	6.41	44.7%	25.7%	23.5%	30.2%	#326	—	Small-ish
FS	Splitter/Forkball	0.4%	87.0	873	+4.0"	+4.4"	6.2ft	0.70	6.36	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	38.5%	#166	—	Small

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	247	.333	.413	.523	0.936	10.9%	11.3%	9	46.3%	8.0%	#997	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	148	.226	.270	.431	0.701	42.6%	5.4%	8	46.1%	9.2%	#706	OK	—
Changeup	76	.304	.333	.377	0.710	4.0%	5.3%	0	30.9%	4.4%	#522	OK	—
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish	58	.148	.190	.389	0.579	53.4%	3.5%	4	33.3%	16.7%	#281	Small-ish	—
Splitter/ForkballSmall	1	.000	.000	.000	0.000	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	#1	Small	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 31.1% Velo: 94.4 Whiff: 16.5% OPS-all: 0.839

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 24.3% Velo: 86.4 Whiff: 43.3% OPS-all: 0.701

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 16.4% Velo: 79.5 Whiff: 43.3% OPS-all: 0.579

Pitch mix

44.4%

24.3%

14.4%

16.4%

9.0%

Total pitches this season: 2,004 · Reliable

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Matthew Liberatore SP · Cardinals

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Flip Profit

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24h

+4 (+9.8%)

+14 (+45.2%)

Stamina 77

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