Matt Waldron

Matt Waldron

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
San Diego Padres
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Waldron, who is a rare knuckleballer, had a solid showing in his first taste of the majors last season with a 4.35 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 31:12 K:BB across 41.1 innings. The Juan Soto trade significantly boosted San Diego's rotation depth with the additions of Michael King, Randy Vasquez and Jhony Brito, but the group's inexperience, especially Vasquez and Brito, mean the Opening Day rotation is hardly settled. Waldron struggled at Triple-A in 2023 with a 7.31 ERA, and he'll likely need more consistency in 2024 if he's to win and maintain a starting spot. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Padres in March of 2024.
Recalled from Triple-A
PSan Diego Padres
September 29, 2024
Waldron was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Waldron will serve as fresh arm capable of logging multiple innings of relief Sunday following starter Martin Perez. Waldron, who is known best for his knuckleball, has logged a 4.79 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 130 strikeouts in 142.2 innings through 26 MLB starts this year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Matt Waldron generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Matt Waldron generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .261 408 79 35 95 26 1 14
Since 2022vs Right .245 390 85 17 89 13 3 16
2024vs Left .260 323 67 26 75 21 1 11
2024vs Right .251 302 66 14 70 11 1 10
2023vs Left .267 85 12 9 20 5 0 3
2023vs Right .224 88 19 3 19 2 2 6
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-17%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-22%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-2%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.24 1.24 91.0 3 8 0 8.4 2.2 1.6
Since 2022Away 4.36 1.27 97.0 5 6 0 7.3 2.8 1.3
2024Home 5.59 1.26 66.0 3 6 0 8.5 2.0 1.4
2024Away 4.35 1.26 80.2 4 5 0 7.9 2.8 1.2
2023Home 4.32 1.20 25.0 0 2 0 8.3 2.5 2.2
2023Away 4.41 1.29 16.1 1 1 0 4.4 2.8 1.7
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Matt Waldron compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
3.33
 
K/9
8.2
 
BB/9
2.5
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
90.4 mph
 
ERA
4.91
 
WHIP
1.26
 
BABIP
.306
 
GB/FB
1.01
 
Left On Base
64.9%
 
Exit Velocity
79.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.0%
 
Spin Rate
1490 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
21.7%
 
Swinging Strike
9.0%
 
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Sent to minors
PSan Diego Padres
August 22, 2024
The Padres optioned Waldron to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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Continues rough stretch
PSan Diego Padres
August 21, 2024
Waldron (7-11) took the loss against Minnesota on Wednesday, allowing 10 runs on 12 hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 4.1 innings.
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Hit hard in Colorado
PSan Diego Padres
August 16, 2024
Waldron (7-10) allowed seven runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out six over 5.2 innings to take the loss Friday versus the Rockies.
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Slips against Fish
PSan Diego Padres
August 11, 2024
Waldron came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 9-8 extra-inning win over the Marlins, surrendering five runs on five hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out five.
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Dominates Rockies for seventh win
PSan Diego Padres
August 5, 2024
Waldron (7-9) got the win over the Rockies on Sunday, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out seven over 5.2 innings.
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Possibility to start this weekend?
PSan Diego Padres
July 5, 2023
The Padres have yet to announce a starting pitcher for Sunday's game against the Mets, and Waldron could get the nod if the club decides to give Joe Musgrove some extra rest heading into the All-Star break, according to Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
ANALYSIS
Waldron is already up with the big-league club after being called up from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. The 26-year-old made his MLB debut in late June and gave up two runs across 4.2 innings, though he's struggled at Triple-A this season with a 7.02 ERA and 75:24 K:BB across 66.2 innings. The right-hander's minor-league numbers make him a risky streaming option should Musgrove have his turn skipped.
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