Matthew
Festa
PAge : 33Throws : R
#52
Matt Festa
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-07-14
Born in : Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians | 66 | 2 | 3 | 3.78 | 66.2 | 69 | 1.31 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Guardians | 63 | 5 | 4 | 4.12 | 54.2 | 56 | 1.08 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5.70 | 23.2 | 24 | 1.23 | |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4.37 | 22.2 | 23 | 1.06 |
| 2024 | New York Mets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 5.00 |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 9.0 | 13 | 1.78 |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 53 | 2 | 0 | 4.17 | 54.0 | 64 | 1.13 |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners | 20 | 0 | 2 | 5.64 | 22.1 | 21 | 1.43 |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 8.1 | 4 | 1.80 |
| Career totals | 237 | 15 | 10 | 4.26 | 238.2 | 251 | 1.25 | |
ContractCleveland Guardians payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 1.0 M$
- AAV
- 1.00 M$
2026
1.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.78
FIP
3.61
xFIP
4.08
ERA-
91
WHIP
1.31
K%
23.9 %
BB%
7.3 %
Strikeouts
69
Innings
66.7
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.5
Strikeouts
58
2026 WAR
0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 2022-0.2 WAR · -0.2 per full season
- 20240.4 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20250.8 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 20260.6 WAR · 0.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
-18 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
79
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 62
- STF
- Stuff
- 79
- CTL
- Control
- 81
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 80
- EX
- Experience
- 78
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.6
#81 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
60 / 100
#105 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
61 / 100
Surplus $4.9M · salary $1.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.61 · RA9-WAR: 0.3
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
92.7 mi/h
18th percentile
K%
23.9 %
56th percentile
BB%
7.3 %
75th percentile
xERA
3.92
50th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.305
50th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.8 %
34th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | 0.6 | 60 | 79 | 92.7 | 23.9 | 7.3 | 3.92 | .305 |
| 2025 | CLE | 0.8 | 72 | 81 | 92.1 | 24.8 | 6.6 | 3.46 | .290 |
| 2024 | TEX | 0.4 | 44 | 76 | 91.9 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 3.88 | .309 |
| 2022 | SEA | -0.2 | 65 | 82 | 92.6 | 29.2 | 8.2 | 3.59 | .298 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ KC | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 |
| Sep 23 | @ BOS | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 |
| Sep 19 | vs ATH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Sep 13 | @ MIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.68 |
| Sep 9 | @ BAL | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.73 |
| Sep 5 | vs DET | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.88 |
| Sep 3 | vs TOR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.49 |
| Sep 1 | vs TOR | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Aug 29 | vs KC | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.61 |
| Aug 25 | @ LAA | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.70 |