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Matthew Liberatore
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 1, #16, Tampa Bay Rays | Mountain Ridge HS
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 2 2 5.97 9 7 0 34.2 28 1.73
2023 3 6 5.25 22 11 0 61.2 46 1.48
2024 3 4 4.40 60 6 0 86 76 1.27
3 Seasons 8 12 4.99 91 24 0 182.1 150 1.43
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 9 2-2 5.97 34.2 28 1.73
2023 22 3-6 5.25 61.2 46 1.48
2024 60 3-4 4.40 86 76 1.27
3 Seasons 91 8-12 4.99 182.1 150 1.43
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value0NOT QUALIFIED44Fastball Run Value-7NOT QUALIFIED16Breaking Run Value5NOT QUALIFIED84Offspeed Run Value1NOT QUALIFIED73PitchingxERA4.20NOT QUALIFIED39xBA.251NOT QUALIFIED32Fastball Velo95.0NOT QUALIFIED65Avg Exit Velocity89.7NOT QUALIFIED25Chase %27.9NOT QUALIFIED41Whiff %25.1NOT QUALIFIED46K %21.2NOT QUALIFIED34BB %7.8NOT QUALIFIED52Barrel %7.1NOT QUALIFIED63Hard-Hit %38.6NOT QUALIFIED51GB %44.0NOT QUALIFIED57Extension6.3NOT QUALIFIED32
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE45°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"12.3 INCHES TAIL10.4 INCHES RISE10.1 INCHES BREAK17.5 INCHES DROP1.4 INCHES BREAK9.6 INCHES RISEAVG12.9 INCHES TAIL13.7 INCHES RISEAVG3.6 INCHES BREAK0.6 INCHES RISEAVG7.0 INCHES TAIL16.3 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVG4-Seam28%94.793.3Slider28%87.484.5Sinker21%95.592.6Cutter13%91.488.0Curve6%78.278.8Change4%87.884.2SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2022 22 650 114 10 8.8 6.2 91.2 110.3 16.4 38.6 .268 .460 .391 .357 .390 48.2 17.4 11.2 5.97 5.49
2023 23 1059 199 17 8.5 6.2 90.1 113.2 12.1 35.7 .289 .484 .341 .368 .405 42.7 16.7 9.1 5.25 5.96
2024 24 1358 252 18 7.1 5.0 89.7 111.3 13.2 31.7 .251 .415 .313 .316 .372 38.6 21.2 7.8 4.39 4.20
Player 3067 565 45 8.0 5.7 90.2 113.2 13.5 34.5 .267 .448 .338 .343 .387 42.0 18.9 8.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Liberatore relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(27.9%) ,
Slider
(27.6%) ,
Sinker
(20.9%) ,
Cutter
(12.8%) ,
Curveball
(6.5%) ,
Changeup
(4.4%) ,

Four Seamer378 Pitches (27.9%)
Slider374 Pitches (27.6%)
Sinker283 Pitches (20.9%)
Cutter174 Pitches (12.8%)
Curveball88 Pitches (6.5%)
Changeup60 Pitches (4.4%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuMatthew Liberatore Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSliderSinkerCutterCurveballChangeup2022202320240102030
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2024 Four Seamer 378 261 117 27.9 94.7 68 61 17 6 5 0 6 8 55 .279 .276 .656 .642 .408 .401 89.7 20 2115 6.3 19.5 11.4
2024 Slider 374 182 192 27.6 87.4 116 108 20 13 7 0 0 34 74 .185 .214 .250 .291 .222 .252 86.8 14 2705 6.3 38.4 21.5
2024 Sinker 283 149 134 20.9 95.5 93 85 23 15 4 0 4 19 66 .271 .263 .459 .443 .344 .336 90.4 10 2140 6.3 14.4 18.1
2024 Cutter 174 116 58 12.8 91.4 44 37 16 11 4 0 1 2 37 .432 .347 .622 .499 .470 .402 83.6 2 2537 6.3 22.8 6.9
2024 Curveball 88 67 21 6.5 78.2 25 23 4 4 0 0 0 13 11 .174 .188 .174 .224 .170 .211 84.2 5 2865 6.4 27.3 21.7
2024 Changeup 60 60 0 4.4 87.8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .141 .000 .237 .000 .158 91.2 10 1667 6.2 20.0 0.0
2023 Four Seamer 389 317 72 36.7 94.2 101 97 30 19 7 1 3 15 82 .309 .317 .495 .551 .355 .381 90.4 18 2135 6.3 17.5 18.1
2023 Curveball 237 203 34 22.4 76.6 45 36 8 4 1 1 2 13 25 .222 .191 .472 .325 .339 .301 89.3 -2 2876 6.3 33.8 16.0
2023 Sinker 211 161 50 19.9 94.3 76 60 13 7 6 0 0 11 51 .217 .288 .317 .515 .309 .408 92.4 12 2092 6.4 8.1 18.3
2023 Slider 135 84 51 12.7 86.6 32 30 10 4 6 0 0 7 23 .333 .283 .533 .410 .388 .322 87.9 14 2654 6.4 28.6 16.7
2023 Changeup 86 86 0 8.1 87.3 20 18 5 3 2 0 0 0 18 .278 .347 .389 .461 .326 .384 83.7 6 1654 6.3 12.5 0.0
2023 Cutter 1 0 1 0.1 94.4 2178 6.2 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups
All Batted Balls
Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2022 39.5 60.5 26.3 24.6 9.6 40.4 36.0 23.7 21.9 14.9 2.6 18.4 21.1 21.1
2023 43.7 56.3 24.6 25.1 6.5 31.7 37.2 31.2 17.6 20.1 6.0 14.1 17.1 25.1
2024 44.0 56.0 27.0 22.2 6.7 35.3 38.9 25.8 18.3 19.0 6.7 17.1 19.8 19.0
Player 43.0 57.0 26.0 23.7 7.3 35.0 37.7 27.3 18.8 18.6 5.7 16.3 19.1 21.6
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 20.6 17.8 6.0 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2022 4.4 27.2 24.6 25.4 9.6 8.8 6.2
2023 3.5 30.2 23.6 27.6 6.5 8.5 6.2
2024 5.6 31.7 25.8 22.2 7.1 7.1 5.0
Player 4.6 30.3 24.8 24.8 7.4 8.0 5.7
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuMatthew Liberatore Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCurveballSinkerFour SeamerSliderChangeupCutter202220232024-7.5-5-2.502.557.510

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Curveball STL L 88 78.2 63.0 7.5 10.1GLV 2.1 -17.5 9.4 10.1GLV 2.7
2024 Sinker STL L 283 95.5 16.4 -3.6 12.9ARM -1.2 13.7 -5.5 12.9ARM -2.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL L 378 94.7 14.2 -0.3 7.0ARM 0.3 16.3 0.6 7.0ARM -1.1
2024 Slider STL L 374 87.4 34.9 1.2 3.6GLV -0.4 0.6 1.0 3.6GLV -1.4
2024 Changeup STL L 60 87.8 25.0 -4.5 12.3ARM -1.7 10.4 -4.5 12.3ARM -1.8
2024 Cutter STL L 174 91.4 22.9 1.1 1.4GLV -1.2 9.6 2.4 1.4GLV -0.7
2023 Sinker STL L 195 94.3 16.7 -4.0 12.8ARM -1.7 14.1 -5.6 12.8ARM -2.3
2023 Curveball STL L 224 76.5 66.0 7.2 11.0GLV 2.5 -18.4 10.0 11.0GLV 3.2
2023 Cutter STL L 1 94.4 14.3 7.2 4.1ARM -6.2 16.8 9.9 4.1ARM -5.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball STL L 374 94.2 14.6 -0.3 6.8ARM 0.4 16.2 0.7 6.8ARM -0.9
2023 Slider STL L 131 86.7 35.6 1.0 3.9GLV -0.5 0.6 1.3 3.9GLV -1.3
2023 Changeup STL L 78 87.2 25.2 -4.3 12.2ARM -1.9 10.7 -4.3 12.2ARM -1.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -3 378 27.8 68 .279 .656 .405 19.5 11.8 11.4 .276 .642 .402 43.6
2024 Slider 1.5 6 374 27.5 116 .185 .250 .232 38.4 29.3 21.5 .214 .291 .253 32.4
2024 Sinker -0.3 -1 283 20.8 93 .271 .459 .345 14.4 20.4 18.1 .263 .443 .336 47.0
2024 Cutter -1.7 -3 174 12.8 44 .432 .622 .474 22.8 4.5 6.9 .347 .499 .403 35.1
2024 Curveball -0.2 0 88 6.5 25 .174 .174 .172 27.3 52.0 21.7 .188 .224 .210 27.3
2024 Changeup 2.5 1 60 4.4 8 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .141 .237 .158 25.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -3 389 36.7 101 .309 .495 .359 17.5 14.9 18.1 .317 .551 .381 45.1
2023 Curveball -1.5 -4 237 22.4 45 .222 .472 .341 33.8 28.9 16.0 .191 .324 .301 32.0
2023 Sinker 1.7 4 211 19.9 76 .217 .317 .334 8.1 14.5 18.3 .288 .515 .407 52.9
2023 Slider -1.9 -3 135 12.7 32 .333 .533 .391 28.6 21.9 16.7 .283 .410 .321 34.8
2023 Changeup -0.3 0 86 8.1 20 .278 .389 .330 12.5 0.0 0.0 .347 .461 .384 27.8
2023 Cutter 7.4 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2024 Changeup 60 87.8 99 16.1 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Curveball 88 78.2 92 23.3 5:00 5:00 0
2024 Cutter 174 91.4 47 9.2 11:30 12:30 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 378 94.7 95 17.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Sinker 281 95.5 91 18.8 11:15 10:30 45
2024 Slider 374 87.4 21 4.7 2:30 3:15 -45
2023 Changeup 78 87.2 99 16.1 10:15 10:15 0
2023 Curveball 224 76.5 94 24.8 5:00 5:00 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 373 94.2 93 17.1 11:00 11:15 -15
2023 Sinker 195 94.3 91 19.0 11:15 10:30 45
2023 Slider 131 86.7 22 4.9 2:30 3:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202220232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE43°2022 ARM ANGLE46°2023 ARM ANGLE45°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2022 161 650 -2 -1 -5 -2 -10
2023 274 1,059 2 7 -10 -6 -6
2024 354 1,357 6 8 -8 -6 0
Player 789 3,066 6 14 -22 6 -16
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2022 650 45.8 66.8 83.4 25.0 64.8 45.7 53.4 44.2 21.6 7.4 83.3
2023 1,059 49.4 66.3 89.0 23.9 60.2 41.2 53.6 44.9 18.7 8.0 76.5
2024 1,358 54.3 72.5 82.0 27.9 52.6 42.4 64.2 52.1 25.1 8.5 87.9
Player 3,067 50.8 69.3 84.5 25.8 57.8 42.7 58.4 47.9 22.4 8.1 83.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 41 17 83 58
2023 5 6 9 18 4 52 37 20 22 10 38 5 6 53 21 93 39
2024 39 32 28 28 45 45 63 25 51 34 52 46 41 65 22 90 32
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2022 22.7 5 5.1 0 5 5 1 20.0
2023 23.8 5 7.0 -2 11 7 1 20.0
2024 24.0 11 11.3 0 0 11 4 36.4
Player 23.7 21 23.5 -3 16 23 6 28.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2022 5 2 5 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 6 7 5 3 6 6 7 5 6 5
2023 5 5 4 8 7 6 8 5 6 5 6 10 7 6 9 9 11 4 7 8 6 8 11 12 7 5 7 7 6 6 5
2024 11 8 9 11 12 14 14 10 10 7 12 12 12 11 12 11 10 10 12 15 12 8 15 12 9 11 11 14 13 13 10
Player 21 15 18 24 25 25 28 19 20 16 23 30 24 21 26 25 25 18 24 29 23 22 33 29 19 22 24 28 24 25 20
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2022
2023
+/-
 
2024
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 93.4 94.2 0.8 94.3 0.1
Offspeed Velocity 85.9 87.3 1.4 87.8 0.5
Breaking Velocity 78.1 80.2 2.1 85.7 5.5
Exit Velocity 91.2 90.1 -1.1 89.7 -0.4
Launch Angle 16.4 12.1 -4.3 13.2 1.1
Barrel % 8.8 8.5 -0.3 7.1 -1.4
Hard Hit % 48.2 42.7 -5.5 38.6 -4.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.6 35.7 -2.9 31.7 -4.0
xBA .268 .289 0.021 .251 -0.038
BA .304 .274 -0.030 .251 -0.023
xwOBA .357 .368 0.011 .316 -0.052
wOBA .391 .341 -0.050 .313 -0.028
xSLG .460 .484 0.024 .415 -0.069
SLG .529 .444 -0.085 .415 -0.029
K% 17.4 16.7 -0.7 21.2 4.5
BB% 11.2 9.1 -2.1 7.8 -1.3
Swing % 44.2 44.9 0.7 52.1 7.2
Whiff% 21.6 18.7 -2.9 25.1 6.4
In Zone % 45.8 49.4 3.6 54.3 4.9
Out of Zone % 54.2 50.6 -3.6 45.7 -4.9
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 23.9 -1.1 27.9 4.0
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 26.6 -1.4 38.6 12.0
First Pitch Strike % 53.4 53.6 0.2 64.2 10.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2022 Shifts 161 .391 121 24 19.8 40 16 40.0
2023 Shades 260 .337 206 24 11.7 54 17 31.5
2024 Shades 354 .311 217 3 1.4 137 66 48.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2022 158 15.5 41.1% 0.0% 148 21.2 1.4% 4.7%
2023 277 13.4 73.6% 0.4% 188 18.2 7.4% 1.6%
2024 357 13.8 68.3% 0.8% 176 17.7 7.4% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Matthew Liberatore - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballCutterSinkerSliderAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%Frequency of Speed

Statcast Pitcher Running Game

Runner on 1B (Only Runner On) SB + BK CS + PK Runner Distance to 2B
on all SB Opportunities
Runner Distance to 2B
on SB Attempts Only
Year Team Pitcher
Stealing
Runs
Net
Bases
Prev.
Adv.
Prev.
vs Avg
Outs
vs Avg
SB Opp
(pitches)
SB Att % SB CS Pickoffs Balks Forced
Balks
Base
Advances
Allowed
Outs
Created
On Bases
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
2022 0 1 1 -1 183 0.5% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 9.7 10.8 8.3 10.5 18.7
2023 0 0 0 0 182 1.6% 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1.3 10.3 11.5 12.7 12.3 25.0
2024 0 0 0 -1 217 1.8% 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.1 10.3 12.4 9.9 11.4 21.3
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