P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 243 lbs | Age: 38
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 21, No. 641, Tampa Bay Rays | Tennessee Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 2 2 3.38 58 0 0 42.2 47 1.20
2017 0 0 2.70 4 0 0 3.1 5 1.50
2018 2 1 2.77 17 0 0 13 12 1.38
4 Seasons 6 5 3.55 118 0 0 88.2 93 1.23
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 58 2-2 3.38 42.2 47 1.20
2017 4 0-0 2.70 3.1 5 1.50
2018 17 2-1 2.77 13 12 1.38
4 Seasons 118 6-5 3.55 88.2 93 1.23
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
2015 28 483 84 4 4.8 3.3 89.0 108.6 10.9 32.1 .223 .351 .278 .267 .336 34.5 23.8 7.4 4.25 2.91
2016 29 716 110 4 3.6 2.3 88.3 109.2 14.7 33.6 .197 .302 .270 .252 .300 27.3 26.7 9.7 3.38 2.63
2017 30 77 8 0 0.0 0.0 88.9 105.7 2.3 12.5 .241 .264 .268 .283 .357 37.5 33.3 13.3 2.70 3.39
2018 31 216 33 2 6.1 3.7 88.4 104.9 2.9 24.2 .245 .351 .325 .339 .369 40.0 22.2 14.8 2.77 4.96
Player 1492 235 10 4.3 2.7 88.6 109.2 11.4 31.1 .214 .324 .281 .270 .324 31.9 25.3 9.8
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 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(59.7%) ,
Changeup
(21.5%) ,
Slider
(18.8%) ,


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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 %
2015 45.2 54.8 23.8 27.4 3.6 29.8 40.5 29.8 21.4 17.9 6.0 8.3 22.6 23.8
2016 40.0 60.0 25.5 27.3 7.3 25.5 42.7 31.8 14.5 20.9 4.5 10.9 21.8 27.3
2017 62.5 37.5 0.0 37.5 0.0 62.5 25.0 12.5 50.0 12.5 0.0 12.5 12.5 12.5
2018 63.6 36.4 12.1 21.2 3.0 36.4 42.4 18.2 27.3 24.2 9.1 9.1 18.2 9.1
Player 46.0 54.0 22.1 26.8 5.1 29.8 41.3 28.5 20.0 20.0 5.5 9.8 21.3 23.0
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
2015 1.2 34.5 26.2 25.0 4.8 4.8 3.3
2016 2.7 32.7 35.5 21.8 2.7 3.6 2.3
2017 12.5 50.0 0.0 37.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 0.0 45.5 6.1 30.3 0.0 6.1 3.7
Player 2.1 35.7 26.8 24.7 3.0 4.3 2.7
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
2018 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 108 90.9 19.0 -1.6 10.0ARM 2.6 15.4 -0.2 10.0ARM 2.1
2018 Changeup LAD L 39 82.9 38.4 5.7 12.4ARM -1.6 3.2 4.4 12.4ARM -1.7
2018 Slider LAD L 34 83.3 37.0 -2.9 1.2ARM -6.6 4.1 -2.5 1.2ARM -6.7
2017 Changeup LAD L 24 84.1 36.4 5.5 13.6ARM -0.2 4.2 5.6 13.6ARM 0.2
2017 Slider LAD L 3 85.5 25.7 -9.5 5.9ARM -10.0 13.5 -10.5 5.9ARM -11.5
2017 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 50 92.6 14.3 0.6 10.9ARM 2.5 18.8 1.8 10.9ARM 2.9
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 108 59.7 26 .286 .571 .425 13.2 15.4 16.0 .299 .483 .407 52.9
2018 Changeup 2.7 1 39 21.5 12 .167 .167 .150 33.3 41.7 23.8 .132 .160 .133 28.6
2018 Slider 0.2 0 34 18.8 9 .167 .167 .288 38.5 11.1 14.3 .365 .391 .428 16.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 1 50 64.9 9 .286 .286 .356 18.2 33.3 17.6 .193 .208 .291 50.0
2017 Changeup 1.0 0 24 31.2 6 .167 .167 .150 30.0 33.3 14.3 .298 .331 .272 25.0
2017 Slider 0.3 0 3 3.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 118 467 2 8 -4 -2 4
2016 172 700 6 11 -5 -3 9
2017 15 77 1 1 -1 0 1
2018 47 181 2 2 -2 -1 0
Player 352 1,425 10 22 -12 10 14
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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 %
2015 483 47.4 66.4 78.9 24.8 58.7 43.3 64.8 44.5 27.0 5.6 63.0
2016 716 50.6 68.0 83.3 22.0 53.8 39.2 59.1 45.3 23.8 7.8 76.8
2017 77 55.8 60.5 88.5 20.6 42.9 40.3 66.7 42.9 21.2 9.1 85.7
2018 216 44.8 69.1 83.9 31.0 67.7 47.0 42.6 46.3 24.0 5.5 90.0
Player 1,492 49.1 67.1 82.3 24.1 57.5 41.6 58.9 45.0 24.7 6.9 75.0
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
2015 73 62 8
2016 39 46 9
2017 45 52 2
2018 22 38 4
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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 %
2016 22.11 2 1.6 0 3 2 0 0.0
2018 22.13 1 0.4 1 2 0 0 0.0
Player 22.11 3 2.0 1 5 2 0 0.0
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
2016 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 0
2018 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Player 3 4 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 3 3 4 4 1 2 1 3 6 1 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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Year to Year Changes

2018 +/-   2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .227 -.004 .231 +.012 .219 -.013 .232
xBA .245 +.004 .241 +.044 .197 -.026 .223
OBP .358 +.025 .333 +.032 .301 +.014 .287
xOBP .381 +.038 .343 +.061 .282 +.001 .281
SLG .364 +.133 .231 -.098 .329 -.055 .384
xSLG .351 +.087 .264 -.038 .302 -.049 .351
ISO .136 +.136 .000 -.110 .110 -.042 .152
xISO .106 +.083 .023 -.083 .106 -.022 .128
BABIP .290 -.085 .375 +.079 .296 +.012 .284
wOBA .325 +.057 .268 -.002 .270 -.008 .278
xwOBA .339 +.056 .283 +.031 .252 -.015 .267
wOBACON .344 +.015 .329 +.001 .328 -.022 .350
xwOBACON .369 +.012 .357 +.057 .300 -.036 .336
BACON .313 -.062 .375 +.066 .309 -.001 .310
xBACON .346 -.046 .392 +.114 .278 -.023 .301
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 40.0 +2.5 37.5 +10.2 27.3 -7.2 34.5
Avg Exit Velocity 88.4 -0.5 88.9 +0.6 88.3 -0.7 89.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 24.2 +11.7 12.5 -21.1 33.6 +1.5 32.1
Barrel % 6.1 +6.1 0.0 -3.6 3.6 -1.2 4.8
Avg Launch Angle 2.9 +0.6 2.3 -12.4 14.7 +3.8 10.9
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 90.9 -1.7 92.6 +0.3 92.3 -2.1 94.4
Breaking Velocity 83.3 -2.2 85.5 +0.2 85.3 +1.6 83.7
Offspeed Velocity 82.9 -1.2 84.1 -1.9 86.0 -0.9 86.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 +2 0 -4 4 0 4
Popup % 3.0 +3.0 0.0 -7.3 7.3 +3.7 3.6
Flyball % 12.1 +12.1 0.0 -25.5 25.5 +1.7 23.8
Line Drive % 21.2 -16.3 37.5 +10.2 27.3 -0.1 27.4
Groundball % 63.6 +1.1 62.5 +22.5 40.0 -5.2 45.2
Pull % 36.4 -26.1 62.5 +37.0 25.5 -4.3 29.8
Straight Away % 42.4 +17.4 25.0 -17.7 42.7 +2.2 40.5
Opposite Field % 18.2 +5.7 12.5 -19.3 31.8 +2.0 29.8
Weak Contact % 0.0 -12.5 12.5 +9.8 2.7 +1.5 1.2
Pull Airball % 9.1 -3.4 12.5 +1.6 10.9 +2.6 8.3
Topped Contact % 45.5 -4.5 50.0 +17.3 32.7 -1.8 34.5
Under Contact % 6.1 +6.1 0.0 -35.5 35.5 +9.3 26.2
Flare/Burner Contact % 30.3 -7.2 37.5 +15.7 21.8 -3.2 25.0
Solid Contact % 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.7 2.7 -2.1 4.8
HR/FB % 25.0 -- -- -- 7.1 -7.9 15.0
Popups 1 +1 0 -8 8 +5 3
Flyballs 4 +4 0 -28 28 +8 20
Line Drives 7 +4 3 -27 30 +7 23
Groundballs 21 +16 5 -39 44 +6 38
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 44.8 -11.0 55.8 +5.2 50.6 +3.2 47.4
Out of Zone % 55.2 +11.0 44.2 -5.2 49.4 -3.2 52.6
Edge % 47.0 +6.7 40.3 +1.1 39.2 -4.1 43.3
Zone Swing % 69.1 +8.6 60.5 -7.5 68.0 +1.6 66.4
Out of Zone Swing % 31.0 +10.4 20.6 -1.4 22.0 -2.8 24.8
In Zone Contact % 83.9 -4.6 88.5 +5.2 83.3 +4.4 78.9
Out of Zone Contact % 67.7 +24.8 42.9 -10.9 53.8 -4.9 58.7
Whiff % 24.0 +2.8 21.2 -2.6 23.8 -3.2 27.0
First Strike % 42.6 -24.1 66.7 +7.6 59.1 -5.7 64.8
First Pitch Swing % 25.9 -0.8 26.7 +1.7 25.0 -2.0 27.0
Swing % 46.3 +3.4 42.9 -2.4 45.3 +0.8 44.5
Meatball Swing % 90.0 +4.3 85.7 +8.9 76.8 +13.8 63.0
Meatball % 5.5 -3.6 9.1 +1.3 7.8 +2.2 5.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.1 +4.6 11.5 -5.2 16.7 -4.4 21.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 32.3 -24.8 57.1 +10.9 46.2 +4.9 41.3
In Zone 81 +38 43 -319 362 +133 229
Out of Zone 100 +66 34 -320 354 +100 254
Edge 85 +54 31 -250 281 +72 209
In Zone Swings 56 +30 26 -220 246 +94 152
Out of Zone Swings 31 +24 7 -71 78 +15 63
In Zone Swing & Misses 9 +6 3 -38 41 +9 32
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 10 +6 4 -32 36 +10 26
Basic
Pitches 216 +139 77 -639 716 +233 483
PA 54 +39 15 -161 176 +54 122
AB 44 +31 13 -142 155 +43 112
Hits 10 +7 3 -31 34 +8 26
Singles 7 +4 3 -19 22 +6 16
Doubles 1 +1 0 -9 9 +3 6
Triples 1 +1 0 -1 1 0 1
Home Runs 1 +1 0 -2 2 -1 3
Walks 8 +6 2 -15 17 +8 9
Strikeouts 12 +7 5 -42 47 +18 29
K% 22.2 -11.1 33.3 +6.6 26.7 +2.9 23.8
BB% 14.8 +1.5 13.3 +3.6 9.7 +2.3 7.4
HBP 1 +1 0 -2 2 +2 0
Batted Balls 33 +25 8 -102 110 +26 84
Number of Fastballs 108 +58 50 -420 470 +105 365
Number of Offspeed 39 +15 24 -111 135 +99 36
Number of Breaking 34 +31 3 -92 95 +29 66
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 167 .266 78 1 1.3 89 22 24.7
2017 Shifts 15 .268 10 1 10.0 5 2 40.0
2018 Shifts 47 .326 28 1 3.6 19 5 26.3
! 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 %
2015 147 24.6 7.5% 21.8% 72 29.3 0.0% 43.1%
2016 205 25.0 2.0% 16.6% 119 30.2 0.0% 50.4%
2017 29 21.8 0.0% 3.4% 8 24.8 0.0% 25.0%
2018 47 22.1 0.0% 6.4% 29 24.8 0.0% 10.3%

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Pitch Distribution