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Matt Waldron

P · SD

29 yrs

Pitcher

15-Day IL· forearm

Description

Position: P
Team: SD
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1996-09-26
Age: 29
Country: USA
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185 lb
Last active: 2026

Career Résumé

4 seasons

Seasons	4 2023–2026
Games	42
W-L	9-17
ERA	5.25
WHIP	1.33
IP	216
SO	189
SV	0

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2026	SD	1	2	8.49	1.71	6	3	23.1	22	7	5	22	3.83	7.6%
2025	SD	0	1	7.71	2.57	1	1	4.2	3	6	1	4	11.19	12.5%
2024	SD	7	11	4.91	1.26	27	26	146.2	133	40	21	80	4.08	7.0%
2023	SD	1	3	4.35	1.23	8	6	41.1	31	12	9	20	4.36	10.8%

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2026	P	6	3	23.1	6	1	1	1.000	2.70	—
2025	P	1	1	4.2	0	1	0	1.000	1.93	—
2024	P	27	26	146.2	5	14	2	1.000	1.17	—
2023	P	8	6	41.1	2	5	0	1.000	1.52	—

Pitching game log

2026 · last 6

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2026-05-14	@	MIL	L	ND	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	4	27
2026-05-12	@	MIL	L	L	2.2	8	6	6	1	2	3	59
2026-05-06	@	SF	W	W	5.0	2	1	1	1	0	7	67
2026-04-29	vs	CHC	L	ND	5.0	6	3	3	1	1	1	83
2026-04-23	@	COL	W	ND	5.0	8	6	6	1	3	3	82
2026-04-17	@	LAA	L	L	3.2	8	6	6	1	1	4	81

2026 · vs 168

K/9

8.553

BB/9

2.767

HR/9

1.97

ERA

8.490

WHIP

1.712

xERA

3.8365

Brl%A

7.6%55

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	7	2024
SO	133	2024
SV	0	2026
ERA	4.35	2023
WHIP	1.23	2023

Comparable Players

2024 · stat-profile similarity

Alec MarshKC28y
4.53 ERA · 123 K · 1.26 WHIP
94%
vs
Jesús LuzardoMIA28y
5.00 ERA · 58 K · 1.25 WHIP
92%
vs
Mitch KellerPIT30y
4.25 ERA · 166 K · 1.30 WHIP
91%
vs
Jake IrvinWSH29y
4.41 ERA · 156 K · 1.20 WHIP
91%
vs
Andrew HeaneyTEX35y
4.28 ERA · 159 K · 1.25 WHIP
91%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
23	SD	1	4.35	1.23	31	41
24	SD	7▲	4.91▲	1.26▲	133▲	147▲
25	SD	0▼	7.71▲	2.57▲	3▼	5▼
26	SD	1▲	8.49▲	1.71▼	22▲	23▲

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins9

41 to 50

Strikeouts189

811 to 1,000

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
KN	74%	79.4	305
4-Seam	14%	90.2	2023
Sinker	9%	89.7	1942

Plate Discipline

2025 · induced

11.5%

Chase

lg 28.5%

67.3%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

14.6%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

85.4%

Contact

lg 76%

50.0%

Zone

lg 48.5%

21.2%

CSW

lg 28%

104 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	5.4
Ceiling (90th)	19.0
Floor (10th)	-3.7
Std dev	10.7
Boom rate	33%
Bust rate	50%
Profile	Volatile