P | St. Louis Cardinals
Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 215 lbs | Age: 26
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 1, No. 16, Tampa Bay Rays | Mountain Ridge HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
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
2025 8 12 4.21 29 29 0 151.2 122 1.31
4 Seasons 16 24 4.63 120 53 0 334 272 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 22 3-6 5.25 61.2 46 1.48
2024 60 3-4 4.40 86 76 1.27
2025 29 8-12 4.21 151.2 122 1.31
4 Seasons 120 16-24 4.63 334 272 1.37
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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 .459 .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 .250 .414 .313 .315 .370 38.6 21.2 7.8 4.39 4.17
2025 25 2388 482 51 10.6 7.9 90.6 114.5 15.3 36.3 .275 .457 .318 .338 .392 41.1 18.8 6.2 4.21 4.87
Player 5455 1047 96 9.2 6.7 90.4 114.5 14.3 35.3 .271 .452 .329 .340 .389 41.6 18.9 7.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 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
(29.6%) ,
Slider
(21.1%) ,
Curveball
(15.8%) ,
Changeup
(12.4%) ,
Sinker
(10.7%) ,
Cutter
(10.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



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
2025 39.0 61.0 27.4 26.8 6.8 36.9 36.3 26.8 21.6 11.6 5.8 15.4 24.7 21.0
Player 41.2 58.8 26.6 25.1 7.1 35.9 37.1 27.0 20.1 15.4 5.7 15.9 21.7 21.3
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2025 4.6 27.6 26.6 25.7 5.0 10.6 7.9
Player 4.6 29.0 25.6 25.2 6.3 9.2 6.7
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Slider STL L 503 86.4 35.2 0.8 4.0GLV 0.4 1.1 0.9 4.0GLV -0.1
2025 Cutter STL L 250 90.2 22.7 2.6 2.0GLV -0.8 10.6 2.7 2.0GLV 0.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball STL L 707 93.9 14.7 -0.7 7.2ARM 0.9 16.3 0.5 7.2ARM -0.9
2025 Changeup STL L 295 88.5 25.0 -4.7 15.1ARM 1.0 10.0 -4.8 15.1ARM 0.9
2025 Curveball STL L 376 77.4 64.3 5.8 9.6GLV 2.0 -17.9 8.3 9.6GLV 1.8
2025 Sinker STL L 255 94.0 17.0 -3.7 12.9ARM -1.1 14.0 -6.5 12.9ARM -2.5
2024 Sinker STL L 279 95.4 16.4 -3.6 13.0ARM -1.2 13.6 -5.4 13.0ARM -2.1
2024 Cutter STL L 175 91.4 22.9 1.1 1.4GLV -1.2 9.6 2.4 1.4GLV -0.6
2024 Slider STL L 373 87.4 34.9 1.2 3.6GLV -0.4 0.6 0.9 3.6GLV -1.2
2024 Curveball STL L 88 78.2 63.0 7.5 10.1GLV 2.1 -17.5 9.0 10.1GLV 3.0
2024 Changeup STL L 62 87.9 24.9 -4.6 12.2ARM -1.8 10.5 -4.6 12.2ARM -1.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL L 380 94.7 14.1 -0.3 7.0ARM 0.2 16.3 0.6 7.0ARM -1.1
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -5 707 29.6 197 .306 .536 .386 12.1 13.7 14.4 .305 .550 .380 45.3
2025 Slider 0.4 2 503 21.1 166 .252 .348 .289 32.0 30.7 22.2 .250 .391 .300 36.8
2025 Curveball 0.1 0 376 15.8 66 .197 .295 .228 32.6 45.5 19.4 .160 .240 .193 30.3
2025 Changeup 2.5 7 295 12.4 75 .183 .282 .218 17.4 6.7 19.2 .276 .479 .340 38.8
2025 Sinker -0.1 0 255 10.7 75 .266 .422 .341 6.3 9.3 11.5 .310 .539 .401 55.9
2025 Cutter -3.1 -8 250 10.5 69 .356 .576 .438 15.5 2.9 7.7 .326 .456 .386 31.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -3 380 28.0 72 .277 .631 .395 19.6 12.5 12.5 .279 .630 .398 44.8
2024 Slider 1.5 6 373 27.5 116 .185 .250 .232 38.3 29.3 21.5 .214 .289 .252 32.4
2024 Sinker -0.4 -1 279 20.6 89 .272 .469 .351 14.1 20.2 17.5 .260 .442 .336 46.0
2024 Cutter -1.6 -3 175 12.9 44 .432 .622 .474 23.3 4.5 6.9 .345 .493 .400 35.1
2024 Curveball -0.2 0 88 6.5 25 .174 .174 .172 27.3 52.0 21.7 .187 .223 .208 27.3
2024 Changeup 2.1 1 62 4.6 8 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .143 .239 .158 25.0
! 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
2025 Changeup 295 88.5 96 18.2 10:30 10:00 30
2025 Curveball 376 77.4 94 23.6 5:15 5:15 0
2025 Cutter 248 90.2 51 10.2 11:30 12:30 -60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 707 93.9 97 17.4 11:00 11:15 -15
2025 Sinker 255 94.0 93 19.0 11:00 10:30 30
2025 Slider 503 86.4 23 5.1 2:15 3:00 -45
2024 Changeup 62 87.9 99 16.1 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Curveball 88 78.2 92 23.3 5:00 5:00 0
2024 Cutter 175 91.4 47 9.2 11:30 12:30 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 380 94.7 95 17.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Sinker 277 95.4 91 18.8 11:15 10:30 45
2024 Slider 373 87.4 21 4.7 2:30 3:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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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
2025 648 2,388 -1 18 -13 -8 -3
Player 1,437 5,454 6 32 -35 6 -19
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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 84.4 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
2025 2,388 51.3 66.0 88.4 29.5 59.8 42.9 63.6 48.2 20.2 7.7 74.3
Player 5,455 51.0 67.8 86.3 27.4 58.7 42.8 60.7 48.0 21.4 7.9 79.4
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 40 32 28 29 46 45 63 25 51 34 52 46 41 65 22 89 32
2025 15 9 12 17 33 3 14 14 45 22 82 13 65 43 11 92 45
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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 22.70 5 5.2 0 5 5 1 20.0
2023 23.83 5 7.0 -2 12 8 0 0.0
2024 24.01 11 11.3 0 1 10 4 36.4
2025 24.90 19 19.3 0 11 9 12 63.2
Player 24.25 40 42.7 -3 29 32 17 42.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 6 6 4 5 5 6 5 6 7 5 3 6 6 7 5 5 5
2023 5 5 3 7 7 6 8 5 6 5 6 10 7 6 9 9 11 4 7 8 6 9 11 11 7 5 7 7 6 6 5
2024 11 8 9 10 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 12 10
2025 19 20 18 16 17 19 17 17 15 15 16 19 25 25 19 15 24 17 19 22 22 23 23 23 19 18 15 19 25 18 19
Player 40 35 35 38 42 44 45 36 35 31 39 49 49 46 46 41 49 36 43 51 45 46 56 51 38 40 39 47 49 41 39
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022
Results
BA .266 +.015 .251 -.023 .274 -.030 .304
xBA .275 +.025 .250 -.039 .289 +.021 .268
OBP .313 +.001 .312 -.037 .349 -.035 .384
xOBP .324 +.012 .312 -.054 .366 +.011 .355
SLG .423 +.008 .415 -.029 .444 -.085 .529
xSLG .457 +.043 .414 -.070 .484 +.025 .459
ISO .157 -.007 .164 -.006 .170 -.055 .225
xISO .183 +.019 .164 -.031 .195 +.004 .191
BABIP .302 +.009 .293 -.021 .314 -.032 .346
wOBA .318 +.005 .313 -.028 .341 -.050 .391
xwOBA .338 +.023 .315 -.053 .368 +.011 .357
wOBACON .364 -.003 .367 -.001 .368 -.070 .438
xwOBACON .392 +.022 .370 -.035 .405 +.015 .390
BACON .330 +.006 .324 -.008 .332 -.043 .375
xBACON .345 +.020 .325 -.031 .356 +.022 .334
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.1 +2.5 38.6 -4.1 42.7 -5.5 48.2
Avg Exit Velocity 90.6 +0.9 89.7 -0.4 90.1 -1.1 91.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 36.3 +4.6 31.7 -4.0 35.7 -2.9 38.6
Barrel % 10.6 +3.5 7.1 -1.4 8.5 -0.3 8.8
Avg Launch Angle 15.3 +2.1 13.2 +1.1 12.1 -4.3 16.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.1 +0.6 71.5 -0.4 71.9 -- --
Attack Angle 10° 10° +2° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 53.9 +2.5 51.4 +3.5 47.9 -- --
Attack Direction -3° -2° -1° -1° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 32° -1° 33° +1° 32° -- --
Swing Length 7.3 0.0 7.3 0.0 7.3 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.2 -1.1 94.3 +0.1 94.2 +0.8 93.4
Breaking Velocity 82.6 -3.1 85.7 +5.5 80.2 +2.1 78.1
Offspeed Velocity 88.5 +0.6 87.9 +0.6 87.3 +1.4 85.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 51 +33 18 +1 17 +7 10
Popup % 6.8 +0.1 6.7 +0.2 6.5 -3.1 9.6
Flyball % 27.4 +0.4 27.0 +2.4 24.6 -1.7 26.3
Line Drive % 26.8 +4.6 22.2 -2.9 25.1 +0.5 24.6
Groundball % 39.0 -5.0 44.0 +0.3 43.7 +4.2 39.5
Pull % 36.9 +1.6 35.3 +3.6 31.7 -8.7 40.4
Straight Away % 36.3 -2.6 38.9 +1.7 37.2 +1.2 36.0
Opposite Field % 26.8 +1.0 25.8 -5.4 31.2 +7.5 23.7
Weak Contact % 4.6 -1.0 5.6 +2.1 3.5 -0.9 4.4
Pull Airball % 15.4 -1.7 17.1 +3.0 14.1 -4.3 18.4
Topped Contact % 27.6 -4.1 31.7 +1.5 30.2 +3.0 27.2
Under Contact % 26.6 +0.8 25.8 +2.2 23.6 -1.0 24.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.7 +3.5 22.2 -5.4 27.6 +2.2 25.4
Solid Contact % 5.0 -2.1 7.1 +0.6 6.5 -3.1 9.6
HR/FB % 14.4 -1.8 16.2 +6.0 10.2 -6.5 16.7
Popups 33 +16 17 +4 13 +2 11
Flyballs 132 +64 68 +19 49 +19 30
Line Drives 129 +73 56 +6 50 +22 28
Groundballs 188 +77 111 +24 87 +42 45
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 51.3 -3.0 54.3 +4.9 49.4 +3.6 45.8
Out of Zone % 48.7 +3.0 45.7 -4.9 50.6 -3.6 54.2
Edge % 42.9 +0.5 42.4 +1.2 41.2 -4.5 45.7
Zone Swing % 66.0 -6.5 72.5 +6.2 66.3 -0.5 66.8
Out of Zone Swing % 29.5 +1.6 27.9 +4.0 23.9 -1.1 25.0
In Zone Contact % 88.4 +6.4 82.0 -7.0 89.0 +4.6 84.4
Out of Zone Contact % 59.8 +7.2 52.6 -7.6 60.2 -4.6 64.8
Whiff % 20.2 -4.9 25.1 +6.4 18.7 -2.9 21.6
First Strike % 63.6 -0.6 64.2 +10.6 53.6 +0.2 53.4
First Pitch Swing % 30.4 -8.2 38.6 +12.0 26.6 -1.4 28.0
Swing % 48.2 -3.9 52.1 +7.2 44.9 +0.7 44.2
Meatball Swing % 74.3 -13.6 87.9 +11.4 76.5 -6.8 83.3
Meatball % 7.7 -0.8 8.5 +0.5 8.0 +0.6 7.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 11.6 -6.4 18.0 +7.0 11.0 -4.6 15.6
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 40.2 -7.2 47.4 +7.6 39.8 +4.6 35.2
In Zone 1,225 +488 737 +214 523 +225 298
Out of Zone 1,163 +543 620 +84 536 +184 352
Edge 1,024 +449 575 +139 436 +139 297
In Zone Swings 808 +274 534 +187 347 +148 199
Out of Zone Swings 343 +170 173 +45 128 +40 88
In Zone Swing & Misses 94 -2 96 +58 38 +7 31
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 138 +56 82 +31 51 +20 31
Basic
Pitches 2,388 +1,030 1,358 +299 1,059 +409 650
PA 648 +290 358 +83 275 +114 161
AB 593 +270 323 +82 241 +103 138
Hits 158 +77 81 +15 66 +24 42
Singles 105 +55 50 +13 37 +14 23
Doubles 32 +12 20 -2 22 +10 12
Triples 2 +2 0 -2 2 0 2
Home Runs 19 +8 11 +6 5 0 5
Walks 40 +12 28 +3 25 +7 18
Strikeouts 122 +46 76 +30 46 +18 28
K% 18.8 -2.4 21.2 +4.5 16.7 -0.7 17.4
BB% 6.2 -1.6 7.8 -1.3 9.1 -2.1 11.2
HBP 4 +2 2 -3 5 +4 1
Batted Balls 482 +230 252 +53 199 +85 114
Number of Fastballs 1,212 +378 834 +233 601 +246 355
Number of Offspeed 295 +233 62 -24 86 +13 73
Number of Breaking 879 +418 461 +89 372 +150 222
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
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
2025 Shades 648 .318 515 19 3.7 133 60 45.1
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %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%
2025 652 15.4 41.1% 0.2% 353 18.6 2.0% 0.6%

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Pitch Distribution