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 9 10 4.98 21 21 0 119.1 99 1.27
3 Seasons 15 20 5.45 46 46 0 236.1 230 1.40
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 21 9-10 4.98 119.1 99 1.27
3 Seasons 46 15-20 5.45 236.1 230 1.40
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 .264 .447 .338 .333 .419 38.8 24.9 6.8 5.56 4.67
2026 26 1920 360 40 11.1 8.0 90.6 112.8 13.6 34.4 .255 .438 .332 .330 .378 41.7 19.8 7.4 4.98 4.65
Player 3990 723 81 11.2 7.9 90.1 113.5 14.7 38.3 .262 .458 .345 .338 .407 40.8 22.3 7.0
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .244 .407 .316 .316 .368 37.1 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
(36.0%) ,
Slider
(22.0%) ,
Changeup
(13.0%) ,
Cutter
(12.3%) ,
Curveball
(11.7%) ,
Sinker
(4.9%) ,


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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 43.1 56.9 27.5 23.6 5.8 42.2 32.8 25.0 23.6 13.6 5.8 18.6 19.2 19.2
Player 38.9 61.1 28.9 25.4 6.8 40.4 33.5 26.1 20.1 13.7 5.1 20.3 19.8 21.0
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.3 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.0 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.9 19.8 19.2
! 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 3.1 31.7 25.3 23.3 5.3 11.1 8.0
Player 3.6 27.8 25.6 26.0 5.7 11.2 7.9
MLB 4.1 32.2 25.0 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 Changeup MIN R 250 86.8 31.9 -0.3 14.6ARM 0.5 4.3 -0.5 14.6ARM 0.4
2026 Sinker MIN R 94 95.2 19.1 -2.6 15.5ARM 0.3 11.2 -3.7 15.5ARM 0.5
2026 Curveball MIN R 224 79.9 51.8 -1.7 8.4GLV -0.5 -8.9 -1.3 8.4GLV -0.6
2026 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 692 95.2 14.2 0.0 8.9ARM 1.5 16.0 0.4 8.9ARM 1.1
2026 Cutter MIN R 237 90.8 23.5 1.4 0.4GLV -1.7 9.4 1.4 0.4GLV -1.8
2026 Slider MIN R 423 87.2 33.0 -1.5 3.4GLV -0.3 2.8 -1.4 3.4GLV -0.2
2025 Cutter MIN R 175 91.7 21.7 2.1 1.9GLV 0.0 10.7 2.4 1.9GLV -0.3
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 Slider MIN R 342 88.3 33.6 0.8 2.3GLV -1.4 1.4 0.4 2.3GLV -1.9
2025 Changeup MIN R 143 87.5 29.0 -2.5 13.0ARM -1.3 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 Sinker MIN R 58 95.8 16.9 -4.7 15.4ARM 0.1 13.0 -5.6 15.4ARM 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 -0.1 0 692 36.0 170 .279 .483 .381 13.0 14.1 12.6 .288 .484 .379 43.9
2026 Slider 1.8 8 423 22.0 137 .177 .315 .235 33.6 32.1 22.9 .186 .344 .250 39.5
2026 Changeup -3.0 -7 250 13.0 69 .328 .563 .386 17.8 11.6 13.8 .289 .466 .338 42.4
2026 Cutter -1.2 -3 237 12.3 60 .315 .593 .404 17.4 10.0 16.7 .322 .562 .406 34.7
2026 Curveball -0.6 -1 224 11.7 43 .167 .405 .248 34.1 37.2 20.3 .155 .274 .195 50.0
2026 Sinker -0.3 0 94 4.9 21 .333 .556 .448 22.0 4.8 12.5 .399 .652 .487 41.2
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -8 557 41.2 123 .357 .616 .431 22.4 24.4 19.4 .303 .570 .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 .321 .484 .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 .263 .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 249 86.8 97 15.7 2:15 2:45 -30
2026 Curveball 224 79.9 73 14.4 7:30 7:15 15
2026 Cutter 237 90.8 51 8.8 12:30 11:45 45
2026 4-Seam Fastball 692 95.2 94 18.0 1:15 1:00 15
2026 Sinker 93 95.2 95 19.2 1:15 2:00 -45
2026 Slider 423 87.2 23 4.4 11:00 9:45 75
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 500 1,920 -1 13 -9 -7 -5
Player 1,031 3,990 -10 17 -20 -10 -29
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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 1,920 48.6 68.4 86.2 27.5 59.0 41.3 65.6 47.3 21.9 7.8 76.7
Player 3,990 50.6 69.5 84.3 28.3 54.3 41.5 64.4 49.1 24.2 8.6 79.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.7 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 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 25 53
2025 15 9 45 34 18 80 65 26 50 73 68 68 71 22 64 9 60
2026 24 21 87 2 26 61 56 20 7 18 24 31 67 4 23 52 48
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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 23.67 23 23.8 -1 8 21 9 39.1
Player 23.79 46 47.5 -2 22 42 17 37.0
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 23 28 18 24 23 27 24 20 28 24 18 25 19 28 27 24 24 20 22 34 23 25 29 28 19 18 17 28 25 21 25
Player 46 56 36 48 47 52 48 42 45 42 41 49 45 58 50 43 50 42 46 62 46 50 58 57 41 37 37 56 54 44 44
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 .253 -.038 .291 -.020 .311
xBA .255 -.009 .264 -.011 .275
OBP .312 -.023 .335 -.027 .362
xOBP .317 .000 .317 -.011 .328
SLG .455 +.006 .449 -.118 .567
xSLG .438 -.009 .447 -.091 .538
ISO .202 +.044 .158 -.098 .256
xISO .183 .000 .183 -.081 .264
BABIP .273 -.087 .360 -.004 .364
wOBA .332 -.006 .338 -.059 .397
xwOBA .330 -.003 .333 -.038 .371
wOBAcon .382 -.044 .426 -.080 .506
xwOBAcon .378 -.041 .419 -.050 .469
BACON .319 -.073 .392 -.029 .421
xBACON .326 -.038 .364 -.008 .372
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.7 +2.9 38.8 -3.3 42.1
Avg Exit Velocity 90.6 +1.4 89.2 -1.3 90.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 34.4 -9.8 44.2 +6.2 38.0
Barrel % 11.1 +1.2 9.9 -4.1 14.0
Avg Launch Angle 13.6 -2.9 16.5 +2.4 14.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.5 +0.7 71.8 +0.3 71.5
Attack Angle 11° +1° 10° +1° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 49.5 -3.9 53.4 -3.8 57.2
Attack Direction -2° -1° -1° +1° -1°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° 33° +2° 31°
Swing Length 7.3 0.0 7.3 0.0 7.3
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.2 -1.0 95.2 +1.4 93.8
Breaking Velocity 84.7 -2.6 87.3 +1.3 86.0
Offspeed Velocity 86.8 -0.7 87.5 +1.7 85.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 40 +16 24 +7 17
Popup % 5.8 -1.2 7.0 -2.1 9.1
Flyball % 27.5 -3.1 30.6 +0.8 29.8
Line Drive % 23.6 -5.7 29.3 +6.2 23.1
Groundball % 43.1 +10.0 33.1 -4.9 38.0
Pull % 42.2 +5.8 36.4 -6.6 43.0
Straight Away % 32.8 -3.6 36.4 +6.6 29.8
Opposite Field % 25.0 -2.3 27.3 0.0 27.3
Weak Contact % 3.1 -2.7 5.8 +5.0 0.8
Pull Airball % 18.6 -2.1 20.7 -4.1 24.8
Topped Contact % 31.7 +10.2 21.5 -7.4 28.9
Under Contact % 25.3 -1.6 26.9 +2.9 24.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.3 -6.5 29.8 +3.4 26.4
Solid Contact % 5.3 -0.9 6.2 +0.4 5.8
HR/FB % 23.2 +7.0 16.2 -14.4 30.6
Popups 21 +4 17 +6 11
Flyballs 99 +25 74 +38 36
Line Drives 85 +14 71 +43 28
Groundballs 155 +75 80 +34 46
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.6 -4.6 53.2 +2.4 50.8
Out of Zone % 51.4 +4.6 46.8 -2.4 49.2
Edge % 41.3 -1.1 42.4 +1.8 40.6
Zone Swing % 68.4 -1.2 69.6 -2.4 72.0
Out of Zone Swing % 27.5 -2.7 30.2 +3.0 27.2
In Zone Contact % 86.2 +4.6 81.6 -3.1 84.7
Out of Zone Contact % 59.0 +10.3 48.7 -3.4 52.1
Whiff % 21.9 -5.6 27.5 +3.5 24.0
First Strike % 65.6 -0.2 65.8 +7.6 58.2
First Pitch Swing % 35.2 -2.4 37.6 +9.4 28.2
Swing % 47.3 -3.8 51.1 +1.2 49.9
Meatball Swing % 76.7 -0.1 76.8 -11.4 88.2
Meatball % 7.8 -1.4 9.2 -0.3 9.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 13.8 -4.6 18.4 +3.1 15.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 41.0 -10.3 51.3 +3.4 47.9
In Zone 933 +213 720 +356 364
Out of Zone 987 +354 633 +280 353
Edge 792 +219 573 +282 291
In Zone Swings 638 +137 501 +239 262
Out of Zone Swings 271 +80 191 +95 96
In Zone Swing & Misses 88 -4 92 +52 40
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 111 +13 98 +52 46
Basic
Pitches 1,920 +567 1,353 +636 717
PA 500 +146 354 +177 177
AB 455 +132 323 +159 164
Hits 115 +21 94 +43 51
Singles 70 +3 67 +36 31
Doubles 21 +6 15 +6 9
Triples 1 +1 0 0 0
Home Runs 23 +11 12 +1 11
Walks 37 +13 24 +13 11
Strikeouts 99 +11 88 +45 43
K% 19.8 -5.1 24.9 +0.6 24.3
BB% 7.4 +0.6 6.8 +0.6 6.2
HBP 4 +4 0 -2 2
Batted Balls 360 +118 242 +121 121
Fastball Percent 53.3 -5.1 58.4 -0.6 59.0
Offspeed Percent 13.0 +2.4 10.6 +2.7 7.9
Breaking Percent 33.7 +2.7 31.0 -2.1 33.1
Number of Fastballs 1,023 +233 790 +367 423
Number of Offspeed 250 +107 143 +86 57
Number of Breaking 647 +227 420 +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 500 .332 212 8 3.8 288 150 52.1
! 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 591 13.6 73.3% 1.4% 241 19.0 2.1% 4.1%

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Pitch Distribution