Matt Festa
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 195LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 7, #207, Seattle Mariners | East Stroudsburg
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 0 4.17 53 0 2 54 64 1.13
2023 0 0 4.00 8 0 0 9 13 1.78
2024 6 1 5.70 19 0 0 23.2 24 1.23
5 Seasons 8 3 4.60 108 1 2 117.1 126 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 53 2-0 4.17 54 64 1.13
2023 8 0-0 4.00 9 13 1.78
2024 19 6-1 5.70 23.2 24 1.23
5 Seasons 108 8-3 4.60 117.1 126 1.30
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
2018 25 159 33 2 6.1 5.0 88.3 109.5 12.7 48.5 .335 .483 .375 .379 .396 33.3 10.0 5.0 2.16 6.44
2019 26 407 65 7 10.8 6.9 89.1 107.2 16.3 30.8 .249 .489 .355 .361 .417 39.0 20.8 11.9 5.64 5.97
2022 29 897 135 10 7.4 4.6 87.2 112.6 17.3 34.1 .222 .381 .312 .299 .384 31.1 29.2 8.2 4.17 3.70
2023 30 195 18 3 16.7 7.0 91.4 110.5 22.9 22.2 .163 .391 .319 .360 .396 33.3 30.2 27.9 4.00 5.66
2024 31 385 67 4 6.0 4.0 86.3 111.1 26.5 29.9 .256 .374 .296 .302 .364 34.3 24.0 8.0 5.70 3.72
Player 2043 318 26 8.2 5.2 87.7 112.6 18.9 33.3 .239 .408 .323 .323 .388 33.7 25.0 10.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Festa relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(40.0%) ,
Sweeper
(33.2%) ,
Cutter
(26.5%) ,
Changeup
(0.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 33.3 18.2 45.5 3.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 27.3 27.3 39.4 0.0 6.1 5.0
2019 40.0 24.6 23.1 12.3 32.3 49.2 18.5 1.5 29.2 24.6 18.5 4.6 10.8 6.9
2022 41.5 32.6 19.3 6.7 36.3 30.4 33.3 5.9 25.2 30.4 25.9 5.2 7.4 4.6
2023 33.3 44.4 11.1 11.1 27.8 55.6 16.7 0.0 33.3 44.4 0.0 5.6 16.7 7.0
2024 26.9 28.4 26.9 17.9 37.3 29.9 32.8 9.0 13.4 38.8 29.9 3.0 6.0 4.0
Player 36.8 29.2 23.9 10.1 34.9 35.8 29.2 4.7 24.2 31.4 25.2 4.1 8.2 5.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 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

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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
2024 Changeup TEX R 1 89.8 29.8 -1.2 14.7ARM -0.7 4.2 0.7 14.7ARM 0.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 154 91.8 20.3 -1.2 1.0ARM -10.6 12.1 -3.6 1.0ARM -6.5
2024 Sweeper TEX R 128 83.2 36.5 -1.3 14.9GLV 0.7 3.2 -1.6 14.9GLV 0.6
2024 Cutter TEX R 102 89.5 27.5 -1.7 5.1GLV 4.0 6.5 -1.8 5.1GLV 2.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 100 91.8 19.1 -1.0 2.1ARM -7.6 13.3 -2.5 2.1ARM -5.3
2023 Sweeper SEA R 81 82.7 36.9 -1.3 17.0GLV 3.3 3.2 -1.7 17.0GLV 2.9
2023 Cutter SEA R 14 88.8 29.6 -3.0 4.4GLV 3.2 5.0 -2.9 4.4GLV 1.8
2022 Sweeper SEA R 507 82.9 37.1 -1.1 15.6GLV 1.5 2.9 -1.3 15.6GLV 1.7
2022 Sinker SEA R 2 92.5 23.0 -3.4 13.1ARM -2.6 9.2 -0.9 13.1ARM -1.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 388 92.6 17.6 -0.3 4.8ARM -4.7 14.3 -1.9 4.8ARM -2.5
2019 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 176 92.6 17.0 0.2 4.8ARM -3.7 15.0 -0.6 4.8ARM -2.7
2019 Curveball SEA R 28 81.7 47.7 -2.6 7.1GLV -1.6 -5.7 -4.0 7.1GLV -2.1
2019 Sinker SEA R 24 92.0 25.2 0.7 13.6ARM -2.0 7.4 1.7 13.6ARM -1.3
2019 Cutter SEA R 3 92.1 19.6 5.1 2.2GLV 0.7 12.8 5.0 2.2GLV -0.4
2019 Slider SEA R 150 86.2 32.1 -3.3 7.2GLV 2.6 5.5 -3.7 7.2GLV 2.1
2018 Slider SEA R 79 86.9 34.0 -0.4 6.7GLV 2.6 2.5 -0.7 6.7GLV 1.4
2018 Curveball SEA R 4 80.5 50.9 -1.6 6.2GLV -2.8 -7.7 -1.9 6.2GLV -3.0
2018 Sinker SEA R 9 93.1 24.8 1.9 13.6ARM -1.4 6.7 2.6 13.6ARM -1.1
2018 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 67 92.8 18.9 -1.6 4.7ARM -3.8 12.8 -2.9 4.7ARM -2.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 1.7 3 154 40.0 37 .143 .343 .227 29.2 29.7 18.3 .206 .335 .256 41.7
2024 Sweeper -2.9 -4 128 33.2 28 .360 .520 .391 19.7 17.9 10.9 .294 .446 .334 23.8
2024 Cutter -0.1 0 102 26.5 34 .233 .333 .299 28.1 23.5 23.5 .282 .358 .328 36.4
2024 Changeup 3.3 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.3 -2 100 51.3 19 .300 .800 .568 37.8 21.1 17.4 .369 1.031 .634 66.7
2023 Sweeper 4.6 4 81 41.5 20 .053 .053 .080 40.6 40.0 27.6 .064 .085 .097 18.2
2023 Cutter 2.2 0 14 7.2 3 .000 .000 .233 25.0 33.3 33.3 .073 .102 .284 0.0
2022 Sweeper -0.5 -3 507 56.5 120 .248 .416 .301 31.5 32.5 22.5 .213 .334 .257 26.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 3 388 43.3 99 .179 .440 .323 28.9 25.3 20.8 .233 .445 .352 37.3
2022 Sinker -4.7 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 0 176 43.2 36 .231 .769 .480 16.5 19.4 15.2 .304 .798 .513 60.0
2019 Slider -0.9 -1 150 36.9 42 .243 .405 .293 29.9 23.8 19.2 .209 .291 .252 27.6
2019 Curveball -3.6 -1 28 6.9 6 .333 .500 .358 38.5 16.7 12.5 .203 .237 .195 20.0
2019 Sinker -6.6 -2 24 5.9 8 .333 .833 .538 10.0 12.5 33.3 .385 .787 .533 40.0
2019 Cutter 9.6 0 3 0.7 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2018 Slider -4.4 -3 79 49.7 21 .476 .619 .479 19.5 9.5 6.9 .370 .529 .388 26.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 1 67 42.1 14 .182 .182 .279 7.4 0.0 0.0 .377 .563 .469 45.5
2018 Sinker 4.2 0 9 5.7 4 .250 .500 .313 33.3 25.0 33.3 .126 .143 .119 33.3
2018 Curveball 4.1 0 4 2.5 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Cutter 102 89.5 42 8.0 11:45 10:30 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 154 91.8 63 11.6 12:45 12:15 30
2024 Sweeper 128 83.2 48 15.9 8:15 9:15 -60
2023 Cutter 14 88.8 38 6.2 11:30 10:15 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 98 91.8 64 12.9 12:45 12:15 30
2023 Sweeper 80 82.7 49 18.0 8:15 9:15 -60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 384 92.6 71 14.6 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Sweeper 503 82.9 47 16.6 8:15 9:15 -60
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 40 159 1 -2 0 -1 -2
2019 93 381 -2 4 -3 -3 -4
2022 230 934 3 8 -8 -2 2
2023 42 195 2 2 -1 -1 2
2024 99 385 1 1 -2 -2 -1
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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 %
2018 159 52.8 64.3 87.0 26.7 70.0 43.4 62.5 46.5 16.2 4.4 85.7
2019 407 49.6 68.3 82.9 21.9 54.8 44.1 54.5 45.0 23.5 7.9 80.0
2022 897 49.5 66.4 77.3 33.1 53.3 42.3 60.3 49.6 30.3 7.8 80.0
2023 195 46.2 67.8 67.2 19.0 45.0 43.1 32.6 41.5 38.3 8.7 76.5
2024 385 54.5 75.7 76.1 31.4 67.3 43.6 64.6 55.6 26.2 10.9 90.5
Player 2,043 50.4 68.6 77.9 28.7 56.8 43.0 57.8 48.8 27.8 8.2 82.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2018 48 43 66
2019 37 54 48
2022 56 69 49 30 66 78 46 78 94 85 45 82 85 28 76 51
2023 18 79 47
2024 17 91 41
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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 %
2018 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
2019 23.5 5 4.7 0 0 4 2 40.0
2022 23.7 10 9.9 0 2 5 6 60.0
2023 22.7 1 1.6 -1 0 2 0 0.0
2024 26.9 2 2.3 0 0 2 1 50.0
Player 23.9 18 18.5 -1 3 13 9 50.0
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
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 3
2022 10 8 9 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 11 10 8 10 11 9 10 11 10 10 10 11 11 8 10 10 11 10 10 10
2023 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
2024 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 18 17 17 18 18 18 20 17 17 17 17 19 20 17 19 21 16 17 19 19 19 20 21 23 17 19 18 21 20 19 16
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.8 -- -0.3 ↓ -- -- -- -- 92.6 -- 91.4 -1.2 ↓ 90.9 -0.5 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 89.8 0.0
Breaking Velocity 86.6 -- -1.1 ↓ -- -- -- -- 82.9 -- 82.7 -0.2 ↓ 83.2 0.5 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.3 -- 0.8 ↑ -- -- -- -- 87.2 -- 91.4 4.2 ↑ 86.3 -5.1 ↓
Launch Angle 12.7 -- 3.6 ↑ -- -- -- -- 17.3 -- 22.9 5.6 ↑ 26.5 3.6 ↑
Barrel % 6.1 -- 4.7 ↑ -- -- -- -- 7.4 -- 16.7 9.3 ↑ 6.0 -10.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 33.3 -- 5.7 ↑ -- -- -- -- 31.1 -- 33.3 2.2 ↑ 34.3 1.0 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 48.5 -- -17.7 ↓ -- -- -- -- 34.1 -- 22.2 -11.9 ↓ 29.9 7.7 ↑
xBA .335 -- -0.086 ↓ -- -- -- -- .222 -- .163 -0.059 ↓ .256 0.093 ↑
BA .351 -- -0.110 ↓ -- -- -- -- .218 -- .129 -0.089 ↓ .233 0.104 ↑
xwOBA .379 -- -0.018 ↓ -- -- -- -- .299 -- .360 0.061 ↑ .302 -0.058 ↓
wOBA .375 -- -0.020 ↓ -- -- -- -- .312 -- .319 0.007 ↑ .296 -0.023 ↓
xSLG .483 -- 0.006 ↑ -- -- -- -- .381 -- .391 0.010 ↑ .374 -0.017 ↓
SLG .459 -- 0.071 ↑ -- -- -- -- .426 -- .290 -0.136 ↓ .389 0.099 ↑
K% 10.0 -- 10.8 ↑ -- -- -- -- 29.2 -- 30.2 1.0 ↑ 24.0 -6.2 ↓
BB% 5.0 -- 6.9 ↑ -- -- -- -- 8.2 -- 27.9 19.7 ↑ 8.0 -19.9 ↓
Swing % 46.5 -- -1.5 ↓ -- -- -- -- 49.6 -- 41.5 -8.1 ↓ 55.6 14.1 ↑
Whiff% 16.2 -- 7.3 ↑ -- -- -- -- 30.3 -- 38.3 8.0 ↑ 26.2 -12.1 ↓
In Zone % 52.8 -- -3.2 ↓ -- -- -- -- 49.5 -- 46.2 -3.3 ↓ 54.5 8.3 ↑
Out of Zone % 47.2 -- 3.2 ↑ -- -- -- -- 50.5 -- 53.8 3.3 ↑ 45.5 -8.3 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 26.7 -- -4.8 ↓ -- -- -- -- 33.1 -- 19.0 -14.1 ↓ 31.4 12.4 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 25.0 -- -5.2 ↓ -- -- -- -- 28.8 -- 23.3 -5.5 ↓ 34.3 11.0 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 62.5 -- -8.0 ↓ -- -- -- -- 60.3 -- 32.6 -27.7 ↓ 64.6 32.0 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 40 .375 25 2 8.0 15 7 46.7
2019 Shifts 93 .373 59 0 0.0 34 15 44.1
2022 Shifts 219 .312 133 46 34.6 86 59 68.6
2023 Shades 42 .310 23 4 17.4 19 7 36.8
2024 Shades 99 .296 62 2 3.2 37 21 56.8
! 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 %
2018 41 17.5 14.6% 2.4% 35 20.1 0.0% 0.0%
2019 106 16.8 22.6% 0.0% 75 22.6 1.3% 4.0%
2022 250 19.4 3.6% 2.8% 146 22.0 0.7% 8.2%
2023 46 17.1 8.7% 0.0% 42 19.4 4.8% 0.0%
2024 83 16.2 31.3% 0.0% 59 18.3 1.7% 1.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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