Matthew Liberatore

#32

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher Throws L

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

5.36

2026 ERA

5-14

2026 W-L

149.1

2026 IP

148

2026 K

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Career Stats

150

483.1

420

261

5.36

ERA

1.490

WHIP

2026 Season

149.1

148

5.36

ERA

1.490

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-16	San Francisco Giants	H	6.0	1	2	3	0	81	—
2026-09-11	Chicago White Sox	H	4.1	2	2	3	2	72	—
2026-09-05	Colorado Rockies	A	4.1	5	3	2	0	69	L
2026-08-30	Pittsburgh Pirates	H	5.2	3	9	2	2	107	L
2026-08-25	Baltimore Orioles	H	4.0	8	7	1	2	91	L
2026-08-19	Cincinnati Reds	A	6.0	3	9	0	1	100	L
2026-08-14	Chicago Cubs	A	5.1	2	6	1	0	95	L
2026-08-08	Colorado Rockies	H	5.0	5	3	2	1	94	L
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

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	6.0	1	2	3	—	—	—	1.50	1.500
Last 14D	2	10.1	3	4	6	—	—	—	2.61	1.742
Last 21D	3	14.2	8	7	8	—	1	—	4.91	1.636
Last 5G	5	24.1	19	23	11	—	3	—	7.03	1.685
Last 10G	10	50.1	32	53	17	—	7	—	5.72	1.411

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	30	149.3	89	166	27	148	55	5.36	1.480	8.92	3.31

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	16	79.3	48	98	17	67	31	5.45	1.626	7.60	3.52
Away	14	70.0	41	68	10	81	24	5.27	1.314	10.41	3.09

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	10	46.7	28	39	17	5.40	1.564
81–100 Pitches	16	85.3	46	86	31	4.85	1.348
101+ Pitches	3	15.7	10	21	7	5.74	1.660

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	8	33.0	34	37	15	9.27	1.970
5.0–6.2 IP	21	114.7	50	109	40	3.92	1.299

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Matthew Liberatore compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/9

8.92

57th

K/BB Ratio

2.691

56th

K Rate

22.7%

51th

BB Rate

8.4%

50th

BB/9

3.31

46th

ERA

5.36

13th

WHIP

1.480

12th

HR/9

1.63

10th

IP per Start

5.0

9th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 377 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 29.8% Velo: 94.3 Whiff: 14.9% OPS-all: 0.850

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 26.8% Velo: 86.1 Whiff: 42.8% OPS-all: 0.661

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 17.6% Velo: 79.5 Whiff: 44.2% OPS-all: 0.593

Pitcher Type: Multi-Pitch Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: CU (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: FC (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	29.8%	94.3	2,111	+3.7"	+9.8"	6.3ft	0.44	6.40	47.0%	14.9%	24.9%	23.3%	#985	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	26.8%	86.1	2,663	-2.1"	+0.6"	6.3ft	0.63	6.37	51.7%	42.8%	34.7%	35.1%	#343	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	17.6%	79.5	3,045	-5.4"	-9.6"	6.3ft	0.63	6.62	45.1%	44.2%	33.1%	32.9%	#137	—	OK
CH	Changeup	12.8%	88.5	1,784	+8.4"	+5.9"	6.2ft	0.70	6.23	37.8%	25.5%	22.2%	33.5%	#552	—	OK
SI	Fastball	8.3%	94.2	2,130	+7.5"	+8.4"	6.3ft	0.45	6.30	50.4%	14.1%	30.1%	17.4%	#507	—	OK
FC	Fastball	4.1%	90.7	2,438	-0.4"	+6.8"	6.3ft	0.58	6.39	43.2%	28.6%	25.2%	29.7%	#278	—	OK
FS	Splitter/Forkball	0.3%	87.0	873	+4.0"	+4.4"	6.2ft	0.70	6.36	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	38.4%	#178	—	Small
ST	Slider/Sweeper	0.3%	85.1	2,709	-5.6"	+1.3"	6.3ft	0.70	6.26	42.9%	25.0%	14.3%	34.1%	#349	—	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	329	.310	.389	.510	0.899	11.9%	10.9%	14	46.2%	8.8%	#979	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	206	.218	.277	.378	0.655	40.8%	6.8%	8	43.4%	7.6%	#655	OK	—
Changeup	96	.371	.389	.551	0.940	4.2%	4.2%	3	32.2%	8.1%	#656	OK	—
Curve/Slurve	75	.183	.213	.380	0.593	50.7%	2.7%	4	32.4%	14.7%	#307	OK	—
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: 29.8% Velo: 94.3 Whiff: 14.9% OPS-all: 0.850

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 26.8% Velo: 86.1 Whiff: 42.8% OPS-all: 0.661

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 17.6% Velo: 79.5 Whiff: 44.2% OPS-all: 0.593

Pitch mix

42.2%

27.1%

12.8%

17.6%

8.3%

Total pitches this season: 2,713 · Reliable

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Matthew Liberatore SP · Cardinals

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Buy-Now

109

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

—

24h

+62 (+131.9%)

-19 (-14.8%)

Stamina 77

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