Matt Barnes
33-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
5.48
WHIP
1.64
K
20
SV
0
2024 Projections
Getting up to speed quickly
Barnes struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief during Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander entered the game for the sixth inning and fanned Francisco Alvarez and Ji-Man Choi, needing only 12 pitches (seven strikes) to breeze through the frame. Barnes signed a minor-league deal with the Nationals in late February, but he's making a good case for a bullpen spot and has retired all six batters he's faced in his two spring appearances. With Dylan Floro (shoulder) running out of time to get ready for Opening Day, Barnes might be the backup plan.
The veteran right-hander entered the game for the sixth inning and fanned Francisco Alvarez and Ji-Man Choi, needing only 12 pitches (seven strikes) to breeze through the frame. Barnes signed a minor-league deal with the Nationals in late February, but he's making a good case for a bullpen spot and has retired all six batters he's faced in his two spring appearances. With Dylan Floro (shoulder) running out of time to get ready for Opening Day, Barnes might be the backup plan.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Matt Barnes generally throw?
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What part of the game does Matt Barnes generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .200 | 53 | 24 | 31 | 3 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .252 | 85 | 27 | 71 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .258 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .298 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .217 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .256 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 1 | |||
2021vs Left | .156 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .230 | 56 | 8 | 31 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-26%
ERA on Road
2023
-3%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.86 | 1.44 | 63.0 | 9.9 | 3.7 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.59 | 1.18 | 52.2 | 11.8 | 4.3 | ||||
2023Home | 5.40 | 1.70 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Away | 5.56 | 1.59 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 4.0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.14 | 1.67 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Away | 3.38 | 1.18 | 18.2 | 8.2 | 5.3 | ||||
2021Home | 4.50 | 1.22 | 32.0 | 12.9 | 3.1 | ||||
2021Away | 2.78 | 0.97 | 22.2 | 15.1 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Barnes compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
8.4BB/9
4.2HR/9
0.8Fastball
93.4 mphERA
5.48WHIP
1.64BABIP
.364GB/FB
2.06Left On Base
68.3%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
2029 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.1%Swinging Strike
7.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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A shoulder injury sidelined Barnes for two months, limiting him to just 44 appearances and 39.2 innings. Before the injury, the 32-year-old had a 7.94 ERA and 1.71 WHIP with 12 walks across 17 innings, as it appeared his late 2021 collapse carried over into the new season. However, Barnes turned his season around after returning from injury. From August 4 onward, he delivered a 1.59 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 20:9 K:BB over 22.2 innings, including six of his eight saves on the season. He didn't allow an earned run over his final 12 appearances, which interestingly corresponded with throwing more fastballs and less curves. Barnes' curveball has always been his primary strikeout pitch, but it wasn't as effective last year and his K-rate declined significantly, from 37.8% in 2021 to just 19.3%. That may not completely eliminate him from seeing save chances in 2023, but there are better bets for saves in Boston's pen.
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Lands with Nats on MiLB deal
Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Tuesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Soon throwing for teams
Barnes (hip) has recovered from offseason hip surgery and is expected to throw for MLB teams within the next week, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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Option declined
The Marlins declined Barnes' (hip) $9 million option for 2024 on Sunday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
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Moves to 60-day IL
Barnes (hip) was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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Needs surgery, likely done for '23
Barnes will undergo surgery on his left hip July 25, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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