Matthew Liberatore
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 1, #16, Tampa Bay Rays | Mountain Ridge HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 3 6 5.25 22 11 0 61.2 46 1.48
2024 3 4 4.40 60 6 0 86 76 1.27
2025 2 2 3.19 5 5 0 31 28 0.97
4 Seasons 10 14 4.73 96 29 0 213.1 178 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 22 3-6 5.25 61.2 46 1.48
2024 60 3-4 4.40 86 76 1.27
2025 5 2-2 3.19 31 28 0.97
4 Seasons 96 10-14 4.73 213.1 178 1.36
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
2022 22 650 114 10 8.8 6.2 91.2 110.3 16.4 38.6 .268 .460 .391 .357 .390 48.2 17.4 11.2 5.97 5.49
2023 23 1059 199 17 8.5 6.2 90.1 113.2 12.1 35.7 .289 .484 .341 .368 .405 42.7 16.7 9.1 5.25 5.96
2024 24 1358 252 18 7.1 5.0 89.7 111.3 13.2 31.7 .250 .415 .313 .316 .371 38.6 21.2 7.8 4.39 4.20
2025 25 443 91 5 5.5 4.1 91.4 111.1 11.2 31.9 .259 .391 .250 .285 .363 47.3 23.1 1.7 3.19 3.00
Player 3510 656 50 7.6 5.5 90.3 113.2 13.1 34.1 .266 .439 .327 .335 .384 42.7 19.5 8.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Liberatore relies on 6 pitches.
Slider
(28.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(25.3%) ,
Sinker
(14.5%) ,
Cutter
(13.1%) ,
Changeup
(10.0%) ,
Curveball
(8.4%) ,


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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 %
2022 39.5 60.5 26.3 24.6 9.6 40.4 36.0 23.7 21.9 14.9 2.6 18.4 21.1 21.1
2023 43.7 56.3 24.6 25.1 6.5 31.7 37.2 31.2 17.6 20.1 6.0 14.1 17.1 25.1
2024 44.0 56.0 27.0 22.2 6.7 35.3 38.9 25.8 18.3 19.0 6.7 17.1 19.8 19.0
2025 48.4 51.6 22.0 24.2 5.5 38.5 35.2 26.4 27.5 14.3 6.6 11.0 20.9 19.8
Player 43.8 56.3 25.5 23.8 7.0 35.5 37.3 27.1 20.0 18.0 5.8 15.5 19.4 21.3
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 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
2022 4.4 27.2 24.6 25.4 9.6 8.8 6.2
2023 3.5 30.2 23.6 27.6 6.5 8.5 6.2
2024 5.6 31.7 25.8 22.2 7.1 7.1 5.0
2025 5.5 33.0 23.1 28.6 4.4 5.5 4.1
Player 4.7 30.6 24.5 25.3 7.0 7.6 5.5
MLB 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


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
2025 4-Seam Fastball STL L 112 94.3 14.4 -0.7 7.1ARM 0.9 16.4 0.1 7.1ARM -0.9
2025 Cutter STL L 58 89.9 24.7 1.3 3.0GLV 0.0 8.8 0.8 3.0GLV 0.8
2025 Sinker STL L 64 94.3 16.5 -4.7 13.2ARM -1.3 14.4 -6.7 13.2ARM -2.3
2025 Slider STL L 127 86.3 36.9 2.5 4.6GLV 0.7 -0.5 2.3 4.6GLV 0.2
2025 Changeup STL L 44 89.1 25.8 -4.1 15.3ARM 0.3 8.7 -3.5 15.3ARM 0.7
2025 Curveball STL L 37 77.5 64.4 6.1 11.2GLV 2.7 -18.0 9.0 11.2GLV 3.0
2024 Slider STL L 373 87.4 34.9 1.2 3.6GLV -0.4 0.6 0.9 3.6GLV -1.3
2024 Curveball STL L 88 78.2 63.0 7.5 10.1GLV 2.1 -17.5 9.0 10.1GLV 3.0
2024 Cutter STL L 175 91.4 22.9 1.1 1.4GLV -1.2 9.6 2.4 1.4GLV -0.6
2024 Sinker STL L 279 95.4 16.4 -3.6 13.0ARM -1.2 13.6 -5.4 13.0ARM -2.1
2024 Changeup STL L 62 87.9 24.9 -4.6 12.2ARM -1.8 10.5 -4.6 12.2ARM -1.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL L 380 94.7 14.1 -0.3 7.0ARM 0.2 16.3 0.6 7.0ARM -1.1
! 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 %
2025 Slider 2.0 3 127 28.7 37 .216 .270 .214 36.7 35.1 25.0 .273 .426 .299 45.8
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -1 112 25.3 34 .273 .455 .349 16.7 20.6 21.9 .233 .393 .277 42.3
2025 Sinker 2.5 2 64 14.4 21 .250 .250 .248 6.7 14.3 15.0 .301 .397 .320 58.8
2025 Cutter 1.3 1 58 13.1 11 .273 .364 .277 20.8 0.0 0.0 .274 .348 .268 45.5
2025 Changeup 4.9 2 44 9.9 9 .111 .111 .100 22.2 11.1 25.0 .246 .443 .291 50.0
2025 Curveball -2.0 -1 37 8.4 9 .222 .333 .239 35.3 44.4 21.1 .199 .224 .183 40.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -3 380 28.0 72 .277 .631 .395 19.6 12.5 12.5 .280 .629 .398 44.8
2024 Slider 1.5 6 373 27.5 116 .185 .250 .232 38.3 29.3 21.5 .214 .291 .253 32.4
2024 Sinker -0.4 -1 279 20.5 89 .272 .469 .351 14.1 20.2 17.5 .260 .443 .337 46.0
2024 Cutter -1.6 -3 175 12.9 44 .432 .622 .474 23.3 4.5 6.9 .346 .498 .403 35.1
2024 Curveball -0.2 0 88 6.5 25 .174 .174 .172 27.3 52.0 21.7 .188 .224 .210 27.3
2024 Changeup 2.1 1 62 4.6 8 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .143 .239 .159 25.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 44 89.1 95 17.8 10:15 9:45 30
2025 Curveball 37 77.5 95 24.6 5:00 5:00 0
2025 Cutter 58 89.9 43 8.7 11:45 12:45 -60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 112 94.3 95 17.5 11:00 11:15 -15
2025 Sinker 64 94.3 91 19.4 11:00 10:30 30
2025 Slider 127 86.3 24 5.7 3:00 3:45 -45
2024 Changeup 62 87.9 99 16.1 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Curveball 88 78.2 92 23.3 5:00 5:00 0
2024 Cutter 175 91.4 47 9.2 11:30 12:30 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 380 94.7 95 17.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Sinker 277 95.4 91 18.8 11:15 10:30 45
2024 Slider 373 87.4 21 4.7 2:30 3:15 -45
! 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
2022 161 650 -2 -1 -5 -2 -10
2023 274 1,059 2 7 -10 -6 -6
2024 354 1,357 6 8 -8 -6 0
2025 121 442 4 3 -1 -1 5
Player 910 3,508 10 17 -23 10 -11
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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 %
2022 650 45.8 66.8 83.4 25.0 64.8 45.7 53.4 44.2 21.6 7.4 83.3
2023 1,059 49.4 66.3 89.0 23.9 60.2 41.2 53.6 44.9 18.7 8.0 76.5
2024 1,358 54.3 72.5 82.0 27.9 52.6 42.4 64.2 52.1 25.1 8.5 87.9
2025 443 53.0 66.4 86.5 31.7 47.0 42.9 57.9 50.1 24.8 7.4 60.6
Player 3,510 51.1 68.9 84.8 26.5 56.3 42.7 58.3 48.2 22.7 8.0 80.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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
2022 41 17 83 58
2023 5 6 9 18 4 52 37 20 22 10 38 5 6 53 21 93 39
2024 39 32 28 28 45 45 63 25 51 34 52 46 41 65 22 89 32
2025 74 39 57 68 85 30 74 15 18 57 99 46 78 52 7 49
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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 %
2022 22.7 5 5.1 0 5 5 1 20.0
2023 23.8 5 7.0 -2 11 7 1 20.0
2024 24.0 11 11.3 0 0 11 4 36.4
2025 23.0 1 1.1 0 1 2 0 0.0
Player 23.6 22 24.6 -3 17 25 6 27.3
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
2022 5 2 5 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 6 7 5 3 6 6 7 5 6 5
2023 5 5 4 8 7 6 8 5 6 5 6 10 7 6 9 9 11 4 7 8 6 8 11 12 7 5 7 7 6 6 5
2024 11 8 9 11 12 14 14 10 10 7 12 12 12 11 12 11 10 10 12 15 12 8 15 12 9 11 11 14 13 13 10
2025 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 1
Player 22 17 19 24 25 26 28 19 20 16 23 30 27 23 28 25 26 20 25 29 26 25 36 31 20 23 24 29 27 26 21
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 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 93.4 0.8 94.2 0.1 94.3 -1.1 93.2
Offspeed Velocity 85.9 1.4 87.3 0.6 87.9 1.2 89.1
Breaking Velocity 78.1 2.1 80.2 5.5 85.7 -1.3 84.4
Exit Velocity 91.2 -1.1 90.1 -0.4 89.7 1.7 91.4
Launch Angle 16.4 -4.3 12.1 1.1 13.2 -2.0 11.2
Barrel % 8.8 -0.3 8.5 -1.4 7.1 -1.6 5.5
Hard Hit % 48.2 -5.5 42.7 -4.1 38.6 8.7 47.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.6 -2.9 35.7 -4.0 31.7 0.2 31.9
xBA .268 0.021 .289 -0.039 .250 0.009 .259
BA .304 -0.030 .274 -0.023 .251 -0.016 .235
xwOBA .357 0.011 .368 -0.052 .316 -0.031 .285
wOBA .391 -0.050 .341 -0.028 .313 -0.063 .250
xSLG .460 0.024 .484 -0.069 .415 -0.024 .391
SLG .529 -0.085 .444 -0.029 .415 -0.096 .319
K% 17.4 -0.7 16.7 4.5 21.2 1.9 23.1
BB% 11.2 -2.1 9.1 -1.3 7.8 -6.1 1.7
Swing % 44.2 0.7 44.9 7.2 52.1 -2.0 50.1
Whiff% 21.6 -2.9 18.7 6.4 25.1 -0.3 24.8
In Zone % 45.8 3.6 49.4 4.9 54.3 -1.3 53.0
Out of Zone % 54.2 -3.6 50.6 -4.9 45.7 1.3 47.0
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 -1.1 23.9 4.0 27.9 3.8 31.7
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 -1.4 26.6 12.0 38.6 -12.2 26.4
First Pitch Strike % 53.4 0.2 53.6 10.6 64.2 -6.3 57.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 161 .391 121 24 19.8 40 16 40.0
2023 Shades 260 .337 206 24 11.7 54 17 31.5
2024 Shades 354 .311 217 3 1.4 137 66 48.2
2025 Shades 121 .250 88 8 9.1 33 16 48.5
! 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 %
2022 158 15.5 41.1% 0.0% 148 21.2 1.4% 4.7%
2023 277 13.4 73.6% 0.4% 188 18.2 7.4% 1.6%
2024 357 13.8 68.3% 0.8% 176 17.7 7.4% 0.0%
2025 140 15.3 44.3% 0.0% 52 18.1 7.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution