Matthew Liberatore

#52 - Starting Pitcher

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	11/6/1999 (24)
Height, Weight	6'5", 200 lb
Hometown	Peoria, AZ

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	3-6	61.2	5.25	1.48	16.7%	9.1%	24.6%

	144^th 7 W	159^th 114 IP	148^th 4.60 ERA	150^th 1.33 WHIP	164^th 21.6% K%	141^st 8.0% BB%	190^th 28.0% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	94.2	8.4%	30.5%	44.4%	4.82	5.93

	79^th 93.5 FB MPH	190^th 11.7% SwStr%	157^th 27.6% HC%	90^th 43.8% GB%	166^th 4.98 PLV	181^st 4.57 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2022	STL	9	7	34.2	2	2	5.97	5.26	5.04	4.98	1.73	10.9	17.4%	11.2%	.346	34.2%	39.5%	1.30	13.2%	70.4%	9.5%	25.2%	4.80
2023	STL	22	11	61.2	3	6	5.25	5.80	4.28	5.06	1.48	9.6	16.7%	9.1%	.314	30.5%	44.4%	0.73	8.2%	60.7%	8.4%	24.6%	4.82
SP MLB Percentile		50	12	20	17	49	26	10	57	27	23	27	18	28	25	21	55	95	96	4	5	5	16
SP MLB AVG		21	21	114.0	7	7	4.60	4.57	4.59	4.55	1.33	8.9	21.6%	8.0%	.296	27.6%	43.8%	1.37	15.3%	72.1%	11.7%	28.0%	4.98
2 Years		31	18	96.1	5	8	5.51	-	-	-	1.57	10.1	17.0%	9.9%	.326	31.9%	42.6%	0.93	10.1%	64.3%	8.8%	24.9%	4.81

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 38%
Curveball | 22%
Sinker | 18%
Slider | 13%
Changeup | 8%
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Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	93.6	34.6%	28.7%	42.7%	9.8%	11.6%	21.3%	62.2%	53.3%	33.3%	43.8%	.345	.429	.400	9.5%	.276	.379	30.3%	2,101
2023	94.2	38.3%	26.9%	52.5%	7.9%	14.8%	22.7%	64.0%	56.2%	32.6%	38.2%	.305	.355	.337	8.8%	.319	.387	36.9%	2,130
SP MLB Percentile	61	45	51	63	26	19	7	37	25	44	33	28	52	27	83	13	30	17	17
SP MLB AVG	93.5	38.2%	26.4%	50.7%	9.8%	17.8%	27.6%	65.4%	59.5%	34.2%	41.7%	.274	.363	.309	15.3%	.267	.362	31.1%	2,256

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.276	.379	.289	.412	30.3%	14.6%	41.7%	30.3%	89.4	87.2	20.6	4.2	9.6	0.4	6.2	6.4	2,101
2023	.319	.387	.335	.435	36.9%	9.0%	42.7%	34.2%	90.6	85.1	18.3	4.3	9.6	1.1	6.2	6.3	2,130
SP MLB Percentile	13	30	19	28	17	68	52	18	61	90	58	42	64	78	87	28	17
SP MLB AVG	.267	.362	.297	.411	31.1%	10.3%	43.1%	29.3%	91.1	89.0	19.1	4.7	9.1	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,256

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	225	66	11	6	1	2	11	7	0	1	140	85	.345	.586	.429
2023	406	111	20	8	1	3	16	5	1	0	260	146	.305	.486	.355
SP MLB Percentile	35	45	43	38	18	71	32	86	34	23	36	60	28	48	52
SP MLB AVG	647	159	22	8	1	6	34	16	1	0	429	219	.274	.487	.363

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	33.3%	22.9%	43.8%	20.8%	9.5%	27.1%	39.6%	33.3%	19.6%	4.2%	22.9%	31.3%	20.8%	6.3%	39.6%
2023	32.6%	29.2%	38.2%	9.0%	8.8%	31.5%	30.3%	38.2%	19.5%	4.5%	22.5%	30.3%	29.2%	4.5%	41.6%
SP MLB Percentile	44	13	33	26	83	48	16	84	32	79	56	41	20	86	35
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	24.1%	41.7%	12.5%	15.3%	31.9%	35.5%	32.6%	21.1%	3.1%	22.0%	31.7%	24.9%	7.9%	39.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	30.3%	14.6%	41.7%	30.3%	.345	.429	.400	.426	.276	.379	.289	.412	89.4	87.2	20.6
2023	36.9%	9.0%	42.7%	34.2%	.305	.355	.337	.360	.319	.387	.335	.435	90.6	85.1	18.3
SP MLB Percentile	17	68	52	18	28	52	27	39	13	30	19	28	61	90	58
SP MLB AVG	31.1%	10.3%	43.1%	29.3%	.274	.363	.309	.353	.267	.362	.297	.411	91.1	89.0	19.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2022	28.7%	42.7%	9.8%	11.6%	21.3%	62.2%	53.3%	19.3%	50.7%	80.7%	67.6%	87.0%	13.8%	18.3%	65.4%	50.0%
2023	26.9%	52.5%	7.9%	14.8%	22.7%	64.0%	56.2%	16.0%	49.3%	84.0%	63.5%	91.2%	18.0%	24.1%	53.6%	44.8%
SP MLB Percentile	51	63	26	19	7	37	25	19	61	19	74	7	12	70	10	14
SP MLB AVG	26.4%	50.7%	9.8%	17.8%	27.6%	65.4%	59.5%	20.4%	47.5%	79.6%	69.5%	83.5%	23.1%	21.8%	62.4%	51.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	26.2%	27.1%	46.7%	52.9%	24.9%	22.2%	8.4%	36.9%	36.0%	51.6%	16.9%	31.6%	42.7%	17.2%	15.5%
2023	42.4%	26.1%	31.5%	53.7%	26.4%	20.0%	8.4%	27.3%	46.6%	63.1%	15.5%	21.4%	52.5%	16.4%	18.4%
SP MLB Percentile	85	20	28	60	50	40	70	41	76	88	31	8	63	81	63
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	29.0%	36.2%	51.8%	26.3%	21.9%	7.6%	29.1%	41.9%	57.2%	13.9%	28.9%	50.7%	13.7%	16.8%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	225	4.80	1,079	38.2%	21.8%	40.0%	-1.8%	7.7	4.68	+9
2023	406	4.87	1,976	40.6%	17.2%	42.1%	-1.5%	2.0	4.48	+6
SP MLB Percentile	35	49	38	39	33	29	29	45	-	16
SP MLB AVG	647	4.90	3,207	43.0%	18.4%	38.7%	4.3%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	74.3	23.2%	29.3%	39.1%	12.6%	23.2%	35.8%	58.9%	55.0%	44.4%	33.3%	.222	.350	.250	33.3%	.223	.333	23.3%	2,730
2023	76.6	22.4%	20.9%	35.4%	10.1%	17.7%	27.8%	47.7%	44.3%	64.0%	20.0%	.222	.339	.261	40.0%	.188	.293	17.8%	2,875
SP MLB Percentile	24	81	20	30	45	49	39	8	12	91	17	53	34	58	13	72	50	73	96
SP MLB AVG	78.8	15.0%	28.0%	39.4%	11.2%	18.5%	29.6%	58.3%	53.2%	44.2%	33.2%	.253	.316	.302	17.9%	.248	.320	25.6%	2,466

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.223	.333	.251	.439	23.3%	0.0%	44.4%	26.7%	92.3	90.9	15.0	6.5	-9.7	0.6	6.5	6.3	2,730
2023	.188	.293	.220	.332	17.8%	8.0%	28.0%	15.6%	89.3	96.4	-2.2	5.9	-10.6	1.1	6.5	6.3	2,875
SP MLB Percentile	72	50	79	65	73	41	88	91	37	11	94	72	1	75	92	37	96
SP MLB AVG	.248	.320	.287	.391	25.6%	7.8%	41.0%	28.6%	87.7	88.7	11.9	4.5	-5.4	-0.7	6.0	6.3	2,466

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	151	30	3	0	1	2	9	2	1	2	89	62	.222	.519	.350
2023	237	45	4	1	1	2	13	6	1	3	113	124	.222	.472	.339
SP MLB Percentile	62	55	47	51	3	27	61	14	15	8	53	27	53	34	34
SP MLB AVG	230	55	7	3	0	2	16	3	1	1	139	91	.253	.438	.316

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	44.4%	22.2%	33.3%	5.6%	33.3%	50.0%	38.9%	11.1%	11.3%	0.0%	22.2%	33.3%	38.9%	5.6%	33.3%
2023	64.0%	16.0%	20.0%	0.0%	40.0%	52.0%	36.0%	12.0%	9.3%	0.0%	60.0%	12.0%	12.0%	8.0%	28.0%
SP MLB Percentile	91	79	17	0	13	50	74	28	15	0	97	14	89	31	79
SP MLB AVG	44.2%	22.6%	33.2%	6.4%	17.9%	51.9%	30.5%	17.6%	13.5%	4.3%	30.6%	25.6%	25.2%	6.5%	36.6%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	23.3%	0.0%	44.4%	26.7%	.222	.350	.250	.333	.223	.333	.251	.439	92.3	90.9	15.0
2023	17.8%	8.0%	28.0%	15.6%	.222	.339	.261	.320	.188	.293	.220	.332	89.3	96.4	-2.2
SP MLB Percentile	73	41	88	91	53	34	58	52	72	50	79	65	37	11	94
SP MLB AVG	25.6%	7.8%	41.0%	28.6%	.253	.316	.302	.339	.248	.320	.287	.391	87.7	88.7	11.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2022	29.3%	39.1%	12.6%	23.2%	35.8%	58.9%	55.0%	35.2%	35.8%	64.8%	59.3%	70.4%	30.8%	30.0%	46.4%	42.9%
2023	20.9%	35.4%	10.1%	17.7%	27.8%	47.7%	44.3%	33.8%	30.0%	66.2%	53.1%	76.9%	22.4%	18.5%	40.3%	36.1%
SP MLB Percentile	20	30	45	49	39	8	12	71	13	71	42	86	37	14	7	12
SP MLB AVG	28.0%	39.4%	11.2%	18.5%	29.6%	58.3%	53.2%	27.6%	39.9%	72.4%	53.0%	86.7%	25.3%	28.3%	56.3%	47.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	39.1%	23.8%	37.1%	24.5%	20.5%	55.0%	7.9%	31.8%	44.4%	70.9%	2.6%	26.5%	39.1%	4.7%	22.5%
2023	32.9%	21.5%	45.6%	27.8%	20.7%	51.5%	6.8%	42.6%	35.9%	62.0%	3.8%	34.2%	35.4%	5.4%	16.0%
SP MLB Percentile	50	19	72	88	61	16	68	92	20	50	51	54	30	11	39
SP MLB AVG	32.7%	26.6%	40.7%	19.0%	18.9%	62.1%	5.7%	30.6%	42.9%	62.9%	4.6%	32.5%	39.4%	11.7%	17.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	151	4.80	725	43.7%	13.2%	43.0%	0.7%	2.2	4.66	+1
2023	237	4.63	1,098	40.1%	12.7%	47.3%	-7.2%	6.1	5.19	+3
SP MLB Percentile	62	15	60	36	10	16	16	12	-	23
SP MLB AVG	230	4.94	1,157	42.0%	18.9%	39.1%	2.9%	-	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	92.7	21.1%	25.0%	44.5%	1.5%	19.0%	20.4%	62.0%	56.9%	43.3%	26.7%	.233	.341	.214	12.5%	.226	.350	43.9%	1,988
2023	94.3	18.4%	30.1%	52.3%	5.1%	21.5%	26.7%	73.3%	67.7%	52.4%	26.2%	.212	.302	.250	0.0%	.300	.397	32.8%	2,096
SP MLB Percentile	75	38	72	50	43	55	48	92	94	43	62	84	71	81	72	41	26	51	35
SP MLB AVG	92.7	25.0%	25.8%	51.1%	5.7%	20.9%	26.6%	66.1%	58.8%	55.5%	23.2%	.299	.360	.320	16.4%	.291	.359	32.9%	2,144

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.226	.350	.197	.282	43.9%	6.7%	46.7%	34.1%	90.8	94.6	11.1	7.6	7.6	0.4	6.2	6.4	1,988
2023	.300	.397	.322	.405	32.8%	9.5%	45.5%	30.3%	92.0	93.6	9.8	7.8	8.4	1.0	6.2	6.4	2,096
SP MLB Percentile	41	26	37	25	51	22	20	42	21	18	32	16	94	77	92	43	35
SP MLB AVG	.291	.359	.309	.367	32.9%	6.6%	38.1%	29.3%	89.5	86.6	6.2	9.0	5.3	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,144

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	137	41	4	2	0	1	3	8	0	1	85	52	.233	.400	.341
2023	195	66	6	5	0	0	10	10	2	0	143	52	.212	.308	.302
SP MLB Percentile	54	59	55	24	22	66	65	24	19	15	56	53	84	82	71
SP MLB AVG	286	81	14	4	0	2	11	7	1	0	192	93	.299	.454	.360

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	43.3%	30.0%	26.7%	6.7%	12.5%	46.7%	33.3%	20.0%	19.7%	6.7%	26.7%	20.0%	23.3%	16.7%	36.7%
2023	52.4%	21.4%	26.2%	9.5%	0.0%	31.8%	31.8%	36.4%	24.1%	2.4%	31.0%	19.0%	28.6%	9.5%	35.7%
SP MLB Percentile	43	49	62	83	72	29	33	84	91	34	21	64	31	12	42
SP MLB AVG	55.5%	21.3%	23.2%	5.4%	16.4%	37.4%	35.2%	27.4%	18.0%	4.9%	40.6%	17.2%	25.1%	5.6%	33.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	43.9%	6.7%	46.7%	34.1%	.233	.341	.214	.241	.226	.350	.197	.282	90.8	94.6	11.1
2023	32.8%	9.5%	45.5%	30.3%	.212	.302	.250	.250	.300	.397	.322	.405	92.0	93.6	9.8
SP MLB Percentile	51	22	20	42	84	71	81	87	41	26	37	25	21	18	32
SP MLB AVG	32.9%	6.6%	38.1%	29.3%	.299	.360	.320	.344	.291	.359	.309	.367	89.5	86.6	6.2

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2022	25.0%	44.5%	1.5%	19.0%	20.4%	62.0%	56.9%	3.4%	43.1%	96.6%	100.0%	95.0%	22.2%	18.8%	57.6%	42.4%
2023	30.1%	52.3%	5.1%	21.5%	26.7%	73.3%	67.7%	9.9%	51.8%	90.1%	82.1%	93.2%	28.2%	23.2%	68.9%	55.6%
SP MLB Percentile	72	50	43	55	48	92	94	27	84	27	33	34	71	61	74	76
SP MLB AVG	25.8%	51.1%	5.7%	20.9%	26.6%	66.1%	58.8%	12.6%	45.2%	87.4%	76.9%	91.0%	24.3%	21.2%	63.2%	48.1%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	42.3%	22.6%	35.0%	49.6%	29.2%	21.2%	5.8%	29.2%	48.2%	52.6%	24.1%	23.4%	44.5%	19.4%	9.4%
2023	50.8%	26.7%	22.6%	50.8%	27.7%	21.5%	8.2%	29.2%	44.1%	52.8%	18.5%	28.7%	52.3%	18.4%	17.9%
SP MLB Percentile	57	58	46	92	34	6	64	17	81	8	25	87	50	52	55
SP MLB AVG	49.2%	25.9%	24.9%	29.2%	29.6%	41.2%	7.5%	40.3%	33.8%	63.8%	15.7%	20.4%	51.1%	18.9%	16.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	137	4.56	625	35.8%	24.1%	40.1%	-4.4%	-0.4	5.43	0
2023	195	4.68	913	44.6%	13.8%	41.5%	3.1%	-6.9	5.04	-4
SP MLB Percentile	54	42	54	82	8	45	45	91	-	75
SP MLB AVG	286	4.73	1,359	38.4%	20.7%	40.9%	-2.4%	-0.4	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%<