Pitcher · 2026
Matt Festa
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- March 11, 1993 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
- MLB debut
- July 14, 2018
- Drafted
- 2016, round 7
- College
- East Stroudsburg
- High school
- Saint Joseph by the Sea
- Salary, 2026
- $1M
- dbWAR
- 1.7 3 season(s)
- IP
- 48.1
- ERA
- 4.28
- FIP
- 3.79
- K/9
- 9.7
- FIP−
- 91 100 = avg
Matt Festa is a relief pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. In 2026 he struck out 52 batters over 48.1 innings across 50 appearances, going 2-3. His ERA of 4.28 was 2.6% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 11th of 14 on his team, and 281st of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.79 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 27.5% of swings (12.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 24.1%. His 0.5 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 106 | 98 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 26 | .296 | .349 | .439 | .348 | 24.5% |
| vs RHB | 110 | 96 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 26 | .250 | .327 | .438 | .335 | 23.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Matt Festa throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 380 | 92.5 | 2,523 | 49.5% | 27.5% | |
| Sweeper | 319 | 83.2 | 2,696 | 43.9% | 28.9% | |
| Cutter | 53 | 91.1 | 2,505 | 35.8% | 29.6% | |
| Sinker | 50 | 93.1 | 2,397 | 46.0% | 11.1% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 0 | 48.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 23 | 52 | 15 | 4.28 | 3.79 | 1.41 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 103 | 91 | 0.5 | |
| 2025 | 63 | 0 | 54.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 25 | 56 | 15 | 4.12 | 3.14 | 1.08 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 99 | 75 | 0.9 | |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 23.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 5.70 | 3.38 | 1.23 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 140 | 83 | 0.3 |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.