Pitcher · 2026

Matt Pushard

St. Louis Cardinals National League Central

Age: 29
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 250 lb

Born: October 27, 1997 in Bangor, ME, USA
MLB debut: March 29, 2026
College: Maine

dbWAR: .1
IP: 7.0
ERA: 5.14
FIP: 3.52
K/9: 7.7
FIP−: 84

Matt Pushard is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2026 he struck out 6 batters over 7.0 innings across 6 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 5.14 was 23.2% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 3.52 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 16.0% of swings (6.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.8%. His 0.1 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.

FIP3.52

K/97.7

WHIP1.43

WAR.1

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	17	14	3	0	2	4	.214	.294	.286	.264	23.5%
vs RHB	15	11	3	0	2	2	.273	.429	.273	.348	13.3%

Pitch sequencing

What Matt Pushard 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	45.0%	54	95.0	2,197	51.9%	21.7%
Slider	21.7%	26	88.5	2,442	34.6%	0.0%
Sweeper	12.5%	15	84.9	2,565	20.0%	14.3%
Curveball	12.5%	15	82.8	2,570	46.7%	33.3%

Matt Pushard's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

																			Trend
2026	6	0	7.0	0	0	0	6	4	6	4	5.14	3.52	1.43	7.7	5.1	123	84	0.1	—

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How these are computed

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.