2026 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
6.52
WHIP
1.66
K
39
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Svanson didn't break camp with the Cardinals, but made his major league debut in 2025. The 26-year-old was first recalled in mid-April, but was shuttled between the majors and Triple-A Memphis multiple times before he was called up for good in late-July. The 6-foot-4 righty was frequently deployed in a multi-inning capacity - he recorded at least one inning in 24 of his 39 big-league appearances in 2025 - and a dominant second-half even afforded him some high-leverage opportunities. Svanson posted a 1.05 ERA (seventh among relief pitchers), 0.93 WHIP and 44:12 K:BB after the All-Star break; a span of 34.1 innings. With a 29.1% strikeout rate, Svanson appears to fit the typical closer profile more than Riley O'Brien or JoJo Romero would, but time will tell if manager Oliver Marmol looks his way in 2026. He's certainly worth speculating on as a closer-in-waiting candidate. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2026.
Handling opener role Tuesday
Svanson will serve as the Cardinals' opening pitcher for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Brewers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Analysis
Svanson will be making his first MLB start and his first at any level in the professional ranks since 2022, but he's unlikely to cover more than an inning or two before exiting the game. Once Svanson's day is done, left-hander Bruce Zimmermann appears likely to work in bulk relief for St. Louis.
Svanson will be making his first MLB start and his first at any level in the professional ranks since 2022, but he's unlikely to cover more than an inning or two before exiting the game. Once Svanson's day is done, left-hander Bruce Zimmermann appears likely to work in bulk relief for St. Louis.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
23
How many pitches does Matt Svanson generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Matt Svanson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-31%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .174 | 46 | 23 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .243 | 61 | 16 | 51 | 7 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .231 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .333 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .117 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .186 | 39 | 8 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-46%
ERA on Road
2026
-76%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.96 | 1.43 | 45.1 | 8.9 | 4.2 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.68 | 0.97 | 53.2 | 10.4 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 12.27 | 2.59 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 5.5 | ||||
| 2026Away | 3.00 | 1.08 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.47 | 0.88 | 30.2 | 8.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.43 | 0.88 | 29.2 | 11.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Svanson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.05K/9
9.1BB/9
4.4HR/9
1.2Fastball
96.3 mphERA
6.52WHIP
1.66BABIP
.364GB/FB
0.98Left On Base
57.9%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
2266 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.5%Swinging Strike
8.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Rediscovering 2025 form
Svanson has yielded just one hit and has a 6:1 K:BB over eight scoreless innings since being recalled from Triple-A Memphis.
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Getting another look in majors
The Cardinals recalled Svanson from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
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Bound for Triple-A
The Cardinals optioned Svanson to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.
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Implodes in loss to Red Sox
Svanson was charged with five runs on six hits and a walk over one inning of work in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox.
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Rough start to season
Svanson has been charged with six runs while recording just three outs across his first two appearances of the season.
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