P | Minnesota Twins
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 225 lbs | Age: 26
Draft: 2022 | Rd. 8, No. 234, Minnesota Twins | Western Carolina
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 1 4 6.69 9 9 0 37.2 43 1.65
2025 5 6 5.56 16 16 0 79.1 88 1.49
2026 2 3 4.15 5 5 0 30.1 26 1.09
3 Seasons 8 13 5.56 30 30 0 147.1 157 1.45
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 9 1-4 6.69 37.2 43 1.65
2025 16 5-6 5.56 79.1 88 1.49
2026 5 2-3 4.15 30.1 26 1.09
3 Seasons 30 8-13 5.56 147.1 157 1.45
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
2024 24 717 121 17 14.0 9.6 90.5 109.4 14.1 38.0 .275 .538 .397 .371 .469 42.1 24.3 6.2 6.69 5.88
2025 25 1353 242 24 9.9 6.8 89.2 113.5 16.5 44.2 .265 .447 .338 .333 .420 38.8 24.9 6.8 5.56 4.67
2026 26 471 86 10 11.6 8.2 89.6 112.3 15.2 29.1 .218 .398 .305 .298 .340 38.4 21.3 6.6 4.15 3.55
Player 2541 449 51 11.4 7.8 89.6 113.5 15.6 39.6 .259 .463 .348 .337 .418 39.6 24.0 6.6
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .408 .315 .316 .369 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Matthews relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.0%) ,
Slider
(19.7%) ,
Curveball
(15.3%) ,
Changeup
(13.8%) ,
Cutter
(10.4%) ,
Sinker
(2.8%) ,


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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 %
2024 38.0 62.0 29.8 23.1 9.1 43.0 29.8 27.3 18.2 13.2 6.6 24.8 16.5 20.7
2025 33.1 66.9 30.6 29.3 7.0 36.4 36.4 27.3 15.7 14.0 3.3 20.7 22.3 24.0
2026 37.2 62.8 32.6 22.1 8.1 40.7 32.6 26.7 24.4 9.3 3.5 16.3 23.3 23.3
Player 35.2 64.8 30.7 26.3 7.8 39.0 33.9 27.2 18.0 12.9 4.2 20.9 20.9 22.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.6 7.1 37.4 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.9 16.8 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
2024 0.8 28.9 24.0 26.4 5.8 14.0 9.6
2025 5.8 21.5 26.9 29.8 6.2 9.9 6.8
2026 2.3 31.4 30.2 15.1 9.3 11.6 8.2
Player 3.8 25.4 26.7 26.1 6.7 11.4 7.8
MLB 4.0 32.3 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.6 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
2026 Sinker MIN R 13 95.1 19.2 -2.9 16.5ARM 0.7 11.0 -3.3 16.5ARM 1.2
2026 Changeup MIN R 65 85.3 34.2 1.0 14.9ARM 0.6 3.2 0.8 14.9ARM 0.3
2026 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 179 95.4 14.2 -0.4 9.6ARM 2.2 15.9 -0.1 9.6ARM 1.8
2026 Cutter MIN R 49 90.3 24.4 0.8 0.6GLV -1.5 8.9 0.6 0.6GLV -1.6
2026 Slider MIN R 93 86.8 33.8 -1.1 2.9GLV -1.0 2.3 -0.9 2.9GLV -1.1
2026 Curveball MIN R 72 79.5 52.4 -1.8 9.2GLV -0.2 -9.1 -1.2 9.2GLV -0.1
2025 Sinker MIN R 58 95.8 16.9 -4.7 15.4ARM 0.1 13.0 -5.6 15.4ARM 0.3
2025 Slider MIN R 342 88.3 33.6 0.8 2.3GLV -1.4 1.4 0.4 2.3GLV -2.0
2025 Changeup MIN R 143 87.5 29.0 -2.4 13.0ARM -1.4 6.8 -2.7 13.0ARM -1.5
2025 Curveball MIN R 78 82.8 47.4 -3.2 2.9GLV -4.3 -7.6 -2.6 2.9GLV -6.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 557 96.2 13.0 0.7 9.0ARM 1.6 16.6 0.8 9.0ARM 1.4
2025 Cutter MIN R 175 91.7 21.7 2.1 1.9GLV 0.0 10.7 2.3 1.9GLV -0.3
! 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 %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 2 179 38.0 46 .205 .410 .326 13.1 13.0 15.0 .234 .446 .351 39.4
2026 Slider 0.7 1 93 19.7 37 .194 .389 .258 39.6 32.4 27.3 .181 .363 .242 33.3
2026 Curveball 2.6 2 72 15.3 13 .077 .077 .069 40.0 38.5 27.8 .149 .270 .177 50.0
2026 Changeup -1.8 -1 65 13.8 15 .333 .467 .347 21.4 20.0 15.0 .221 .347 .243 50.0
2026 Cutter -3.6 -2 49 10.4 9 .500 .875 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 .429 .661 .495 25.0
2026 Sinker -0.5 0 13 2.8 2 .000 .000 .350 25.0 0.0 0.0 .076 .097 .387 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -8 557 41.2 123 .357 .616 .431 22.4 24.4 19.4 .303 .571 .394 49.4
2025 Slider 0.3 1 342 25.3 114 .148 .250 .214 38.6 43.9 24.4 .183 .326 .243 30.5
2025 Cutter -0.5 -1 175 12.9 53 .341 .439 .418 24.5 5.7 8.3 .322 .485 .420 43.6
2025 Changeup -1.2 -2 143 10.6 32 .355 .548 .377 26.3 3.1 5.3 .317 .426 .346 32.3
2025 Curveball -1.1 -1 78 5.8 14 .357 .429 .346 32.1 14.3 10.5 .304 .487 .338 41.7
2025 Sinker -1.0 -1 58 4.3 18 .471 .471 .424 7.7 11.1 50.0 .264 .320 .255 12.5
! 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
2026 Changeup 65 85.3 97 15.7 2:15 2:45 -30
2026 Curveball 72 79.5 75 15.1 7:30 7:15 15
2026 Cutter 49 90.3 49 8.2 12:30 11:45 45
2026 4-Seam Fastball 179 95.4 94 18.3 1:15 1:00 15
2026 Sinker 13 95.1 95 20.0 1:30 2:00 -30
2026 Slider 93 86.8 22 3.7 10:30 9:30 60
2025 Changeup 143 87.5 99 14.8 1:45 2:15 -30
2025 Curveball 78 82.8 50 10.3 7:30 6:30 60
2025 Cutter 175 91.7 53 10.2 12:30 11:30 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 557 96.2 96 18.7 1:00 1:00 0
2025 Sinker 58 95.8 96 20.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2025 Slider 342 88.3 18 3.3 10:30 9:00 90
! 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
2024 177 717 -4 -2 -4 -4 -13
2025 354 1,353 -5 5 -7 -4 -11
2026 122 471 3 3 -3 -2 2
Player 653 2,541 -6 7 -13 -6 -22
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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 %
2024 717 50.8 72.0 84.7 27.2 52.1 40.6 58.2 49.9 24.0 9.5 88.2
2025 1,353 53.2 69.6 81.6 30.2 48.7 42.4 65.8 51.1 27.5 9.2 76.8
2026 471 47.8 65.3 83.0 27.2 61.2 43.3 65.6 45.4 23.8 8.5 65.0
Player 2,541 51.5 69.5 82.7 28.7 52.0 42.0 63.7 49.7 25.9 9.2 78.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.5 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2024 63 45 26 53
2025 15 9 45 34 19 80 65 26 50 73 68 68 71 22 64 9 60
2026 57 48 77 25 67 65 55 25 34 24 41 44 79 9 52 26 52
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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 %
2024 23.32 11 11.1 0 4 6 6 54.5
2025 24.45 12 12.6 -1 10 15 2 16.7
2026 24.00 5 6.7 -2 1 9 1 20.0
Player 23.93 28 30.4 -2 15 30 9 32.1
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
2024 11 12 8 11 10 12 13 10 9 10 12 12 11 9 10 10 11 11 11 13 11 12 14 12 11 11 9 13 12 13 10
2025 12 16 10 13 14 13 11 12 8 8 11 12 15 21 13 9 15 11 13 15 12 13 15 17 11 8 11 15 17 10 9
2026 5 9 5 4 6 10 7 6 5 5 4 6 5 8 7 9 8 5 8 10 6 5 9 9 6 5 5 7 9 4 9
Player 28 37 23 28 30 35 31 28 22 23 27 30 31 38 30 28 34 27 32 38 29 30 38 38 28 24 25 35 38 27 28
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

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .223 -.068 .291 -.020 .311
xBA .218 -.047 .265 -.010 .275
OBP .287 -.048 .335 -.027 .362
xOBP .282 -.035 .317 -.011 .328
SLG .402 -.047 .449 -.118 .567
xSLG .398 -.049 .447 -.091 .538
ISO .179 +.021 .158 -.098 .256
xISO .180 -.003 .183 -.081 .264
BABIP .247 -.113 .360 -.004 .364
wOBA .305 -.033 .338 -.059 .397
xwOBA .298 -.035 .333 -.038 .371
wOBAcon .351 -.075 .426 -.080 .506
xwOBAcon .340 -.080 .420 -.049 .469
BACON .291 -.101 .392 -.029 .421
xBACON .284 -.081 .365 -.007 .372
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.4 -0.4 38.8 -3.3 42.1
Avg Exit Velocity 89.6 +0.4 89.2 -1.3 90.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 29.1 -15.1 44.2 +6.2 38.0
Barrel % 11.6 +1.7 9.9 -4.1 14.0
Avg Launch Angle 15.2 -1.3 16.5 +2.4 14.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.9 +0.1 71.8 +0.3 71.5
Attack Angle 11° +1° 10° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 47.7 -5.9 53.6 -4.1 57.7
Attack Direction -4° -3° -1° +1° -1°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° -1° 33° +2° 31°
Swing Length 7.3 0.0 7.3 0.0 7.3
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.3 -0.9 95.2 +1.4 93.8
Breaking Velocity 83.6 -3.7 87.3 +1.3 86.0
Offspeed Velocity 85.3 -2.2 87.5 +1.7 85.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 10 -14 24 +7 17
Popup % 8.1 +1.1 7.0 -2.1 9.1
Flyball % 32.6 +2.0 30.6 +0.8 29.8
Line Drive % 22.1 -7.2 29.3 +6.2 23.1
Groundball % 37.2 +4.1 33.1 -4.9 38.0
Pull % 40.7 +4.3 36.4 -6.6 43.0
Straight Away % 32.6 -3.8 36.4 +6.6 29.8
Opposite Field % 26.7 -0.6 27.3 0.0 27.3
Weak Contact % 2.3 -3.5 5.8 +5.0 0.8
Pull Airball % 16.3 -4.4 20.7 -4.1 24.8
Topped Contact % 31.4 +9.9 21.5 -7.4 28.9
Under Contact % 30.2 +3.3 26.9 +2.9 24.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 15.1 -14.7 29.8 +3.4 26.4
Solid Contact % 9.3 +3.1 6.2 +0.4 5.8
HR/FB % 17.9 +1.7 16.2 -14.4 30.6
Popups 7 -10 17 +6 11
Flyballs 28 -46 74 +38 36
Line Drives 19 -52 71 +43 28
Groundballs 32 -48 80 +34 46
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 47.8 -5.4 53.2 +2.4 50.8
Out of Zone % 52.2 +5.4 46.8 -2.4 49.2
Edge % 43.3 +0.9 42.4 +1.8 40.6
Zone Swing % 65.3 -4.3 69.6 -2.4 72.0
Out of Zone Swing % 27.2 -3.0 30.2 +3.0 27.2
In Zone Contact % 83.0 +1.4 81.6 -3.1 84.7
Out of Zone Contact % 61.2 +12.5 48.7 -3.4 52.1
Whiff % 23.8 -3.7 27.5 +3.5 24.0
First Strike % 65.6 -0.2 65.8 +7.6 58.2
First Pitch Swing % 33.6 -4.0 37.6 +9.4 28.2
Swing % 45.4 -5.7 51.1 +1.2 49.9
Meatball Swing % 65.0 -11.8 76.8 -11.4 88.2
Meatball % 8.5 -0.7 9.2 -0.3 9.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 17.0 -1.4 18.4 +3.1 15.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 38.8 -12.5 51.3 +3.4 47.9
In Zone 225 -495 720 +356 364
Out of Zone 246 -387 633 +280 353
Edge 204 -369 573 +282 291
In Zone Swings 147 -354 501 +239 262
Out of Zone Swings 67 -124 191 +95 96
In Zone Swing & Misses 25 -67 92 +52 40
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 26 -72 98 +52 46
Basic
Pitches 471 -882 1,353 +636 717
PA 122 -232 354 +177 177
AB 112 -211 323 +159 164
Hits 25 -69 94 +43 51
Singles 15 -52 67 +36 31
Doubles 5 -10 15 +6 9
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 5 -7 12 +1 11
Walks 8 -16 24 +13 11
Strikeouts 26 -62 88 +45 43
K% 21.3 -3.6 24.9 +0.6 24.3
BB% 6.6 -0.2 6.8 +0.6 6.2
HBP 2 +2 0 -2 2
Batted Balls 86 -156 242 +121 121
Number of Fastballs 241 -549 790 +367 423
Number of Offspeed 65 -78 143 +86 57
Number of Breaking 165 -255 420 +183 237
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 177 .397 75 2 2.7 102 36 35.3
2025 Shades 354 .338 178 30 16.9 176 151 85.8
2026 Shades 122 .305 48 7 14.6 74 23 31.1
! 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 %
2024 213 12.9 83.1% 0.0% 98 16.7 15.3% 1.0%
2025 311 12.6 83.3% 0.6% 236 17.8 6.4% 2.1%
2026 148 13.6 75.7% 0.0% 61 19.1 4.9% 3.3%

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Pitch Distribution