Daniel
Matthews
PAge : 26Throws : R
#52
Zebby Matthews
#52P
Minnesota Twins
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-08-13
Born in : Cullowhee, NC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4.90 | 130.1 | 116 | 1.26 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5.56 | 79.1 | 88 | 1.49 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6.69 | 37.2 | 43 | 1.65 |
| Career totals | 48 | 15 | 21 | 5.39 | 247.1 | 247 | 1.39 | |
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.90
FIP
4.70
xFIP
3.99
ERA-
118
WHIP
1.26
K%
21.3 %
BB%
7.2 %
Strikeouts
116
Innings
130.3
Wins
9
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.6
Strikeouts
93
2026 WAR
0.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-11)
- 2024-0.2 WAR
- 20251.3 WAR · 3.0 per full season
- 20260.7 WAR · 1.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
-1 · 26 y.o. · prime years
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
72
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 79
- STF
- Stuff
- 77
- CTL
- Control
- 79
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 60
- STA
- Stamina
- 68
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.70 · RA9-WAR: 0.6
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
95.2 mi/h
65th percentile
K%
21.3 %
48th percentile
BB%
7.2 %
66th percentile
xERA
4.38
41th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.321
41th percentile
Barrels allowed
10.6 %
8th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 0.7 | 41 | 72 | 95.2 | 21.3 | 7.2 | 4.38 | .321 |
| 2025 | MIN | 1.3 | 48 | 74 | 96.2 | 24.9 | 6.8 | 4.67 | .333 |
| 2024 | MIN | -0.2 | 12 | 66 | 94.9 | 24.3 | 6.2 | 5.88 | .371 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | @ SF | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4.90 |
| Sep 16 | vs NYY | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.74 |
| Sep 9 | @ DET | 2.1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4.98 |
| Sep 4 | @ CWS | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.69 |
| Aug 30 | vs CWS | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4.58 |
| Aug 24 | @ ATH | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.86 |
| Aug 18 | vs ATL | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5.12 |
| Aug 12 | vs BAL | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5.34 |
| Aug 7 | @ MIL | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5.23 |
| Jul 31 | @ SEA | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.22 |