Matt Garza
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 40
Draft: 2005 | Rd: 1, #25, Minnesota Twins | Fresno State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 6 14 5.63 26 25 0 148.2 104 1.57
2016 6 8 4.51 19 19 0 101.2 70 1.50
2017 6 9 4.94 24 22 0 114.2 79 1.45
12 Seasons 93 106 4.09 290 284 1 1,710.2 1,380 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 26 6-14 5.63 148.2 104 1.57
2016 19 6-8 4.51 101.2 70 1.50
2017 24 6-9 4.94 114.2 79 1.45
12 Seasons 290 93-106 4.09 1,710.2 1,380 1.32
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 31 2393 503 24 4.8 3.6 88.0 114.3 11.3 33.4 .271 .424 .359 .335 .367 32.0 15.6 8.6 5.63 4.74
2016 32 1717 352 17 4.8 3.7 89.3 114.3 7.4 23.3 .265 .399 .333 .316 .340 37.5 15.2 7.8 4.51 4.22
2017 33 1910 379 18 4.7 3.6 86.7 115.3 14.6 33.0 .270 .423 .336 .328 .357 31.7 15.7 8.9 4.95 4.67
Player 6020 1234 59 4.8 3.6 88.0 115.3 11.2 30.4 .269 .417 .344 .328 .356 33.5 15.5 8.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Garza relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(43.6%) ,
Slider
(23.2%) ,
Sinker
(17.0%) ,
Curveball
(10.5%) ,
Changeup
(5.8%) ,


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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
2015 47.3 17.9 28.0 6.8 37.0 39.0 24.1 4.0 34.0 21.7 26.4 5.4 4.8 3.6
2016 57.1 14.8 22.2 6.0 40.1 35.8 24.1 3.4 40.6 17.3 26.4 4.3 4.8 3.7
2017 42.5 23.5 25.3 8.7 34.3 37.2 28.5 5.3 28.8 27.7 25.9 5.0 4.7 3.6
Player 48.6 18.7 25.5 7.1 37.0 37.5 25.4 4.2 34.3 22.3 26.3 4.9 4.8 3.6
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
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 832 92.0 14.5 0.0 6.8ARM -0.2 17.6 0.5 6.8ARM -1.3
2017 Sinker MIL R 325 91.5 17.8 -2.6 14.1ARM 0.0 14.8 -4.0 14.1ARM -1.3
2017 Changeup MIL R 110 84.1 23.8 -4.6 9.7ARM -3.4 14.9 -6.4 9.7ARM -3.9
2017 Slider MIL R 443 82.4 37.4 -0.5 4.5GLV -0.6 3.2 0.4 4.5GLV 0.3
2017 Curveball MIL R 200 73.9 63.2 2.4 9.5GLV -0.6 -11.3 3.3 9.5GLV 0.9
2016 Changeup MIL R 61 85.5 27.1 -2.6 8.9ARM -3.5 10.9 -3.7 8.9ARM -2.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 806 92.8 17.3 -1.5 5.6ARM -1.0 14.7 -1.1 5.6ARM -0.8
2016 Slider MIL R 309 83.4 38.7 1.1 4.8GLV -0.5 1.0 1.5 4.8GLV -1.2
2016 Curveball MIL R 154 75.5 64.3 3.6 9.5GLV -1.4 -15.4 5.5 9.5GLV -1.5
2016 Sinker MIL R 370 92.8 19.9 -1.3 11.3ARM -2.4 12.3 -2.7 11.3ARM -2.0
! 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 %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.2 -10 832 43.6 229 .319 .569 .408 9.0 6.6 7.7 .304 .502 .368 36.0
2017 Slider 1.5 7 443 23.2 126 .204 .363 .284 39.2 38.1 29.8 .199 .371 .293 30.8
2017 Sinker 0.7 2 325 17.0 78 .243 .314 .293 14.5 11.5 9.4 .279 .327 .303 29.0
2017 Curveball -1.2 -2 200 10.5 43 .231 .410 .340 18.5 11.6 11.6 .263 .328 .289 14.3
2017 Changeup -1.3 -1 110 5.8 24 .318 .455 .365 15.2 8.3 12.5 .293 .415 .335 30.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 821 3,147 11 26 -12 -12 13
2009 853 3,393 22 24 -17 -19 10
2010 875 3,360 13 28 -15 -16 10
2011 833 3,169 11 16 -11 -8 9
2012 424 1,697 9 8 -8 -8 1
2013 649 2,413 6 14 -10 -9 1
2014 678 2,530 2 22 -11 -9 4
2015 662 2,380 -22 12 -11 -5 -27
2016 459 1,709 1 2 -14 -6 -16
2017 500 1,910 3 12 -11 -8 -5
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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 2,393 47.5 68.9 87.6 30.3 67.9 44.9 61.7 48.6 17.5 6.7 78.8
2016 1,717 47.1 67.9 87.4 28.4 63.6 45.0 59.4 47.0 19.0 6.1 77.1
2017 1,910 45.7 70.1 87.9 29.6 65.1 42.4 59.4 48.1 18.3 6.8 73.8
Player 6,020 46.8 69.0 87.7 29.5 65.8 44.1 60.4 48.0 18.2 6.6 76.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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 17 15 22 36 15 23 55 53 58 18 26 11 58 58 8 33 82
2016 45 26 52 69 34 42 73 28 22 9 50 17 43 47 8 38 75
2017 32 20 38 56 25 39 74 63 62 13 38 10 71 33 6 23 77
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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 23.8 11 9.4 2 7 11 2 18.2
2017 22.1 17 14.2 3 10 12 4 23.5
Player 22.6 28 23.6 4 17 23 6 21.4
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
2016 11 10 7 11 11 7 11 9 7 5 10 12 9 7 9 12 4 6 9 11 9 6 14 14 9 8 11 14 13 10 6
2017 17 13 11 16 15 16 16 15 12 11 13 22 13 13 15 16 12 15 14 14 14 12 17 18 14 13 11 19 14 15 8
Player 28 23 18 27 26 23 27 24 19 16 23 34 22 20 24 28 16 21 23 25 23 18 31 32 23 21 22 33 27 25 14
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.3 92.8 -0.5 ↓ 91.9 -0.9 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 85.6 85.5 -0.1 ↓ 84.1 -1.4 ↓
Breaking Velocity 80.3 80.8 0.5 ↑ 79.8 -1.0 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.0 89.3 1.3 ↑ 86.7 -2.6 ↓
Launch Angle 11.3 7.4 -3.9 ↓ 14.6 7.2 ↑
Barrel % 4.8 4.8 0.0 4.7 -0.1 ↓
Hard Hit % 32.0 37.5 5.5 ↑ 31.7 -5.8 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.4 23.3 -10.1 ↓ 33.0 9.7 ↑
xBA .271 .265 -0.006 ↓ .270 0.005 ↑
BA .294 .283 -0.011 ↓ .270 -0.013 ↓
xwOBA .335 .316 -0.019 ↓ .328 0.012 ↑
wOBA .359 .333 -0.026 ↓ .336 0.003 ↑
xSLG .424 .399 -0.025 ↓ .423 0.024 ↑
SLG .475 .432 -0.043 ↓ .458 0.026 ↑
K% 15.6 15.2 -0.4 ↓ 15.7 0.5 ↑
BB% 8.6 7.8 -0.8 ↓ 8.9 1.1 ↑
Swing % 48.6 47.0 -1.6 ↓ 48.1 1.1 ↑
Whiff% 17.5 19.0 1.5 ↑ 18.3 -0.7 ↓
In Zone % 47.5 47.1 -0.4 ↓ 45.7 -1.4 ↓
Out of Zone % 52.5 52.9 0.4 ↑ 54.3 1.4 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 30.3 28.4 -1.9 ↓ 29.6 1.2 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 33.2 31.0 -2.2 ↓ 30.6 -0.4 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 61.7 59.4 -2.3 ↓ 59.4 0.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 456 .325 239 14 5.9 217 54 24.9
2017 Shifts 500 .336 257 53 20.6 243 83 34.2
! 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 %
2010 981 21.0 6.2% 8.4% 574 24.0 1.0% 13.4%
2011 841 17.6 20.2% 2.4% 514 21.4 1.9% 8.0%
2012 506 18.3 14.4% 3.8% 252 23.1 0.0% 11.1%
2013 726 19.3 7.2% 3.2% 347 24.0 0.0% 11.5%
2014 743 19.3 10.0% 4.2% 365 24.6 0.0% 12.6%
2015 656 19.5 18.9% 5.8% 397 24.8 8.6% 23.7%
2016 465 20.6 5.4% 11.2% 310 26.5 1.9% 31.0%
2017 544 20.8 3.3% 5.5% 304 25.7 0.0% 21.4%

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Pitch Distribution

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