Matt Waldron
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-5
ERA
4.86
WHIP
1.44
K
52
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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
RANKSFrom Preseason
#597
ADP
Strikes out seven Thursday
Waldron allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings in a no-decision versus the Reds on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Waldron allowed a run in each of the first two innings before settling in. He's allowed a total of five runs over his last 16 innings while adding a 23:6 K:BB in that span. Waldron's overall numbers are still mediocre -- he has a 4.86 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 52:19 K:BB through 50 innings across 10 starts -- but he's shown improvement and resilience after a tough outing versus Arizona to begin May. He's projected to make his next start at home in a favorable matchup versus the Marlins.
Waldron allowed a run in each of the first two innings before settling in. He's allowed a total of five runs over his last 16 innings while adding a 23:6 K:BB in that span. Waldron's overall numbers are still mediocre -- he has a 4.86 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 52:19 K:BB through 50 innings across 10 starts -- but he's shown improvement and resilience after a tough outing versus Arizona to begin May. He's projected to make his next start at home in a favorable matchup versus the Marlins.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
86
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+
What part of the game does Matt Waldron generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-28%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-35%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .299 | 37 | 20 | 52 | 7 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .216 | 46 | 11 | 40 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | .323 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 4 | |||
2024vs Right | .210 | 27 | 8 | 21 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .267 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .224 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-28%
ERA on Road
2024
-47%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.40 | 1.29 | 45.0 | 8.4 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.88 | 1.40 | 46.1 | 8.0 | 3.9 | ||||
2024Home | 6.75 | 1.40 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 1.8 | ||||
2024Away | 3.60 | 1.47 | 30.0 | 9.9 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Home | 4.32 | 1.20 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Away | 4.41 | 1.29 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 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.
* 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
2.74K/9
9.4BB/9
3.4HR/9
1.1Fastball
90.8 mphERA
4.86WHIP
1.44BABIP
.346GB/FB
0.98Left On Base
67.6%Exit Velocity
79.4 mphBarrels/BBE
5.8%Spin Rate
1480 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.8%Swinging Strike
9.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Possibility to start this weekend?
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.
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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Fans 10 in win
Waldron (2-5) earned the win Friday against Atlanta, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out 10.
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Hit with tough loss
Waldron (1-5) was tagged with the loss against the Dodgers on Saturday, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks over 5.1 innings while striking out six.
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Surrenders eight runs in loss
Waldron (1-4) took the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits and three walks while striking out two over three innings.
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Takes loss Monday
Waldron (1-3) was tagged with the loss against Cincinnati on Monday, allowing four runs on six hits and no walks while striking out four batters over six innings.
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Bounces back with quality start
Waldron (1-2) earned the win against Colorado on Wednesday, allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out five batters over six innings.
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