Matthew Liberatore

#32

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher Throws L

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

5.23

2026 ERA

6-14

2026 W-L

155.0

2026 IP

154

2026 K

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Career Stats

151

489.0

426

262

5.23

ERA

1.470

WHIP

2026 Season

155.0

154

5.23

ERA

1.470

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-23	Pittsburgh Pirates	A	5.2	1	6	0	1	81	W
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	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	26.0	12	22	10	1	2	—	4.15	1.462
Last 10G	10	52.1	30	54	15	1	6	—	5.16	1.280

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	31	155.0	90	172	28	154	55	5.23	1.465	8.94	3.19

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	15	75.7	42	74	11	87	24	5.00	1.295	10.35	2.85

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	17	91.0	47	92	31	4.65	1.330
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	22	120.3	51	115	40	3.81	1.288

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Matthew Liberatore compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/BB Ratio

2.800

58th

K/9

8.94

56th

BB Rate

8.2%

55th

BB/9

3.19

51th

K Rate

22.8%

51th

ERA

5.23

15th

WHIP

1.465

14th

HR/9

1.63

11th

IP per Start

5.0

9th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 29.7% Velo: 94.2 Whiff: 15.6% OPS-all: 0.881

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 26.7% Velo: 86.0 Whiff: 42.0% OPS-all: 0.651

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 17.8% Velo: 79.4 Whiff: 44.9% OPS-all: 0.588

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	29.7%	94.2	2,108	+3.7"	+9.8"	6.3ft	0.43	6.40	47.1%	15.6%	25.1%	23.3%	#974	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	26.7%	86.0	2,660	-2.1"	+0.5"	6.3ft	0.63	6.37	51.7%	42.0%	34.6%	35.1%	#353	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	17.8%	79.4	3,042	-5.4"	-9.6"	6.3ft	0.62	6.62	45.2%	44.9%	33.3%	33.0%	#136	—	OK
CH	Changeup	12.6%	88.5	1,780	+8.4"	+5.9"	6.2ft	0.70	6.23	37.4%	25.4%	22.1%	33.4%	#557	—	OK
SI	Fastball	8.3%	94.2	2,127	+7.5"	+8.4"	6.3ft	0.45	6.30	50.0%	14.7%	29.7%	17.3%	#480	—	OK
FC	Fastball	4.2%	90.7	2,420	-0.3"	+6.9"	6.3ft	0.57	6.39	43.1%	27.3%	25.9%	29.7%	#308	—	OK
ST	Slider/Sweeper	0.4%	84.8	2,664	-6.2"	+1.4"	6.4ft	0.67	6.24	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	34.0%	#138	—	Small
FS	Splitter/Forkball	0.3%	87.0	873	+4.0"	+4.4"	6.2ft	0.70	6.36	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	38.2%	#180	—	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	339	.313	.389	.523	0.912	11.8%	10.6%	15	46.9%	8.9%	#1001	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	213	.215	.272	.369	0.641	41.3%	6.6%	8	44.0%	8.3%	#648	OK	—
Changeup	97	.367	.385	.544	0.929	4.1%	4.1%	3	31.8%	8.0%	#656	OK	—
Curve/Slurve	79	.187	.215	.373	0.588	49.4%	2.5%	4	32.4%	13.5%	#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: 29.7% Velo: 94.2 Whiff: 15.6% OPS-all: 0.881

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 26.7% Velo: 86.0 Whiff: 42.0% OPS-all: 0.651

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 17.8% Velo: 79.4 Whiff: 44.9% OPS-all: 0.588

Pitch mix

42.2%

27.1%

12.6%

17.8%

8.3%

Total pitches this season: 2,794 · Reliable

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Matthew Liberatore SP · Cardinals

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Flip Profit

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24h

-32 (-45.1%)

-1 (-2.5%)

Stamina 77

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