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Starting Pitcher · St. Louis Cardinals

Matthew Liberatore

LHP · Throws Left · Age 26Starter
ERA
5.04
FIP
–
IP
125.0
W-L
5-11
WHIP
1.44
K%
23.1
BB%
8.1
GB%
–
K/9
9.0
HR/9
1.5
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018 (round 1), he was acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals via trade from the Tampa Bay Rays in January 2020. He made his MLB debut on May 21, 2022.Facts: MLB StatsAPI (people · transactions)
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Four-Seam Fastball

FF · lead pitch

30% of pitches · .380 xwOBA allowed · 421 BIP · where it goes, what it costs

Pitcher Locations
where he throws it · catcher’s view
1%4%6%5%2%2%6%11%7%4%3%11%14%9%3%1%3%3%2%0%1%2%2%1%0%
Rare 0% · Common 10% · Very common 20%+
xwOBA Allowed
damage done by zone · all batters
.253.323.155.456–.113.280.508.327.258.450.385.449.350.717.354.583.136.130.000.700.459.398.467–
Cold .200 · Avg .310 · Hot .500+
Expected Damage
locations × damage zones
.003.012.009.023–.002.016.054.024.009.013.041.061.031.024.004.015.004.002.000.008.008.009.004–
Low risk · Average · High-risk zone
Four-Seam Fastball (30% usage) has allowed .380 xwOBA over 421 balls in play — his most-used pitch.

Arsenal

usage × whiff, ranked

6 pitch types · 5,761-pitch sample · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1

Four-Seam Fastball FF
30% usage · 11% whiff · .380 xwOBA · 94.4 mph
Slider SL
23% usage · 32% whiff · .281 xwOBA · 86.3 mph
Curveball CU
16% usage · 34% whiff · .213 xwOBA · 79.5 mph
Changeup CH
13% usage · 18% whiff · .363 xwOBA · 88.6 mph
Sinker SI
11% usage · 6% whiff · .394 xwOBA · 94.3 mph
Cutter FC
7% usage · 18% whiff · .397 xwOBA · 90.6 mph
Whiff% Trend
last 8 outings · by pitch · min 5 swings per point
0102030405060706/246/307/57/118/28/88/148/19
Four-Seam FastballSliderCurveball
Hand Splits
K% + xwOBA allowed by batter side · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1
SplitK%xwOBASample
vs. LHB23.9 .319 389
vs. RHB20 .343 1,104
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