Tyler Matzek
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 230LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 1, #11, Colorado Rockies | Capistrano Valley HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 4 2.57 69 0 0 63 77 1.22
2022 4 2 3.50 42 0 1 43.2 36 1.26
2024 0 0 9.90 11 0 0 10 10 1.90
6 Seasons 16 21 3.72 168 24 1 285.1 272 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 69 0-4 2.57 63 77 1.22
2022 42 4-2 3.50 43.2 36 1.26
2024 11 0-0 9.90 10 10 1.90
6 Seasons 168 16-21 3.72 285.1 272 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
2015 24 399 65 2 3.1 2.0 90.0 114.0 12.8 29.2 .245 .347 .372 .352 .317 38.5 14.7 18.6 4.09 5.30
2020 29 483 66 2 3.0 1.7 86.7 108.3 10.7 27.3 .180 .271 .261 .244 .319 25.8 35.5 8.3 2.79 2.48
2021 30 1065 148 5 3.4 1.9 89.7 114.3 15.8 30.4 .192 .284 .261 .269 .312 37.8 29.2 14.0 2.57 3.01
2022 31 713 117 9 7.7 4.9 88.9 113.0 20.5 31.6 .215 .363 .270 .318 .324 38.5 19.6 15.8 3.50 4.23
2024 33 179 35 6 17.1 12.5 93.3 107.7 11.6 48.6 .324 .596 .432 .410 .503 51.4 20.8 6.3 9.90 7.74
Player 2839 431 24 5.6 3.3 89.4 114.3 15.5 31.6 .212 .333 .291 .299 .333 37.4 25.2 13.6
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

Matzek relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(67.0%) ,
Slider
(32.4%) ,
Cutter
(0.6%) ,


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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 43.1 21.5 30.8 4.6 36.9 38.5 24.6 3.1 33.8 29.2 23.1 6.2 3.1 2.0
2020 45.5 24.2 22.7 7.6 25.8 37.9 36.4 1.5 34.8 30.3 28.8 1.5 3.0 1.7
2021 41.9 22.3 26.4 9.5 29.1 38.5 32.4 5.4 29.1 29.7 24.3 8.1 3.4 1.9
2022 35.0 35.0 21.4 8.5 34.2 39.3 26.5 3.4 24.8 37.6 22.2 4.3 7.7 4.9
2024 31.4 37.1 31.4 0.0 42.9 40.0 17.1 2.9 20.0 20.0 28.6 11.4 17.1 12.5
Player 39.9 27.1 25.5 7.4 32.3 38.7 29.0 3.7 28.8 31.1 24.6 6.0 5.6 3.3
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


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
2024 Cutter ATL L 1 89.8 26.8 -1.1 3.5GLV 0.5 7.1 -0.1 3.5GLV 1.4
2024 Slider ATL L 58 83.3 44.1 5.7 4.7GLV -1.2 -4.8 6.3 4.7GLV -0.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball ATL L 120 93.6 14.0 0.8 5.7ARM -1.1 17.4 1.8 5.7ARM -2.5
2022 Curveball ATL L 1 77.7 57.7 1.2 10.5GLV 2.2 -12.2 3.4 10.5GLV 2.2
2022 Slider ATL L 165 83.2 46.9 8.2 6.4GLV 0.2 -7.3 9.2 6.4GLV 1.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball ATL L 547 94.1 13.4 0.8 3.8ARM -2.8 17.5 1.5 3.8ARM -3.8
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -4.2 -5 120 67.0 32 .414 .793 .528 12.9 15.6 19.2 .375 .760 .500 58.3
2024 Slider 1.4 1 58 32.4 16 .250 .313 .303 20.0 31.3 20.0 .233 .298 .230 36.4
2024 Cutter -8.7 0 1 0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 10 547 76.7 146 .174 .298 .277 22.2 15.8 16.2 .222 .393 .332 40.0
2022 Slider -1.1 -2 165 23.1 36 .172 .207 .276 42.4 36.1 17.6 .186 .240 .272 29.4
2022 Curveball -4.9 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2024 4-Seam Fastball 120 93.6 88 17.8 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Slider 58 83.3 42 8.6 4:15 4:45 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 544 94.1 85 17.4 11:15 11:30 -15
2022 Slider 158 83.2 52 11.7 4:30 4:45 -15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 502 1,758 0 13 -8 -6 -1
2015 102 399 5 1 -7 -3 -4
2020 155 628 7 13 -2 -4 14
2021 318 1,300 22 18 -9 -8 24
2022 182 713 13 9 -8 -5 8
2024 48 179 -4 1 -1 0 -4
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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 399 41.6 53.6 85.4 17.6 56.1 41.1 46.1 32.6 22.3 6.8 63.0
2020 483 50.5 70.5 82.0 31.4 50.7 41.2 62.8 51.1 27.5 8.5 80.5
2021 1,065 47.2 73.2 76.1 27.0 53.3 39.3 54.8 48.8 29.8 6.1 83.1
2022 713 44.0 75.2 80.1 27.3 60.6 38.4 57.1 48.4 26.1 7.0 84.0
2024 179 52.0 72.0 91.0 29.1 64.0 43.0 64.6 51.4 15.2 7.3 92.3
Player 2,839 46.5 70.6 80.2 26.5 55.7 39.9 56.2 47.0 26.7 6.9 80.6
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 43 18 24
2020 95 94 97 95 93 88 95 79 97 94 54 54 81 67 73 57
2021 89 92 96 96 50 97 97 29 58 84 4 75 39 86 91 51
2022 54 94 46
2024 42 84 36
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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 %
2020 20.6 2 2.1 0 0 3 0 0.0
2021 25.2 3 4.7 -2 1 3 2 66.7
2022 24.1 3 4.8 -2 1 5 1 33.3
2024 24.7 3 2.7 0 1 3 0 0.0
Player 23.9 11 14.4 -3 3 14 3 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
2020 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 0 2 3 3 3
2021 3 5 4 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
2022 3 5 4 5 5 6 6 4 2 4 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5
2024 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2
Player 11 16 12 10 15 17 17 14 7 10 13 10 15 15 17 15 16 15 14 15 16 16 18 17 14 13 12 16 16 15 15
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.7 96.0 2.3 94.1 -1.9
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 81.9 84.4 2.5 83.2 -1.2
Exit Velocity 86.7 89.7 3.0 88.9 -0.8
Launch Angle 10.7 15.8 5.1 20.5 4.7
Barrel % 3.0 3.4 0.4 7.7 4.3
Hard Hit % 25.8 37.8 12.0 38.5 0.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 27.3 30.4 3.1 31.6 1.2
xBA .180 .192 0.012 .215 0.023
BA .211 .182 -0.029 .173 -0.009
xwOBA .244 .269 0.025 .318 0.049
wOBA .261 .261 0.000 .270 0.009
xSLG .271 .284 0.013 .363 0.079
SLG .284 .277 -0.007 .280 0.003
K% 35.5 29.2 -6.3 19.6 -9.6
BB% 8.3 14.0 5.7 15.8 1.8
Swing % 51.1 48.8 -2.3 48.4 -0.4
Whiff% 27.5 29.8 2.3 26.1 -3.7
In Zone % 50.5 47.2 -3.3 44.0 -3.2
Out of Zone % 49.5 52.8 3.3 56.0 3.2
Out of Zone Swing % 31.4 27.0 -4.4 27.3 0.3
First Pitch Swing % 35.5 33.2 -2.3 36.3 3.1
First Pitch Strike % 62.8 54.8 -8.0 57.1 2.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 121 .261 77 2 2.6 44 1 2.3
2021 Shifts 255 .253 151 28 18.5 104 39 37.5
2022 Shifts 182 .270 116 14 12.1 66 25 37.9
2024 Shades 48 .432 28 0 0.0 20 11 55.0
! 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 %
2014 522 14.9 52.1% 1.0% 252 23.7 2.4% 11.9%
2015 123 15.6 43.1% 3.3% 93 23.4 3.2% 20.4%
2020 116 20.6 1.7% 1.7% 76 23.6 0.0% 9.2%
2021 258 21.5 0.0% 7.8% 193 25.9 0.0% 18.7%
2022 157 21.6 0.0% 5.7% 137 23.5 0.0% 9.5%
2024 49 16.9 8.2% 0.0% 23 18.7 4.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution