2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
3.96
WHIP
1.44
K
23
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Waldron 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
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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.
ANALYSIS
Waldron gave up a season-high five runs against Toronto in his last start, but he bounced back nicely Wednesday to earn his first win of the season. The knuckleballer didn't seem to have any trouble with his primary pitch in the Colorado altitude, as the Rockies managed a modest four hits against him. Waldron's quality start was also his first of the campaign, and he now holds a respectable 3.96 ERA through 25 innings.
Waldron gave up a season-high five runs against Toronto in his last start, but he bounced back nicely Wednesday to earn his first win of the season. The knuckleballer didn't seem to have any trouble with his primary pitch in the Colorado altitude, as the Rockies managed a modest four hits against him. Waldron's quality start was also his first of the campaign, and he now holds a respectable 3.96 ERA through 25 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Matt Waldron generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
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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
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-20%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .250 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .245 | 32 | 6 | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .220 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .274 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 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
-51%
ERA on Road
2024
-88%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 5.61 | 1.43 | 33.2 | 8.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.76 | 1.19 | 32.2 | 6.1 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 9.35 | 2.08 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.10 | 1.10 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 4.4 | ||||
| 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
2.30K/9
8.3BB/9
3.6HR/9
1.1Fastball
90.5 mphERA
3.96WHIP
1.44BABIP
.326GB/FB
1.03Left On Base
75.5%Exit Velocity
77.3 mphBarrels/BBE
7.7%Spin Rate
1523 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.9%Swinging Strike
8.8%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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Coughs up five runs in loss
Waldron (0-2) took the loss Friday, allowing five runs on seven hits and one walk over 4.2 innings against Toronto. He struck out two.
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Contains Dodgers over five innings
Waldron allowed one run on three hits and four walks while striking out four batters over five innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Saturday.
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Bounces back Sunday
Waldron did not factor in the decision Sunday after yielding one unearned run on three hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out five during the loss to San Francisco.
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Shelled in season debut
Waldron (0-1) took the loss against St. Louis on Monday, allowing four runs on nine hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over four innings.
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Named fifth starter
Padres manager Mike Shildt said Monday that Waldron has won the fifth spot in the rotation, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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