2026 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
7.71
WHIP
1.55
K
15
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year, $796,800 contract with the Padres in March of 2026.
Excels behind opener
Waldron (1-1) earned the win Wednesday over San Francisco, allowing a run on two hits and no walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
Analysis
After struggling to a 9.88 ERA over his first three starts this year, the Padres elected to use an opener ahead of Waldron on Wednesday. The move paid immediate dividends, as Waldron was nearly untouchable in the San Diego victory -- the Giants' lone run came on a Rafael Devers solo homer in the fifth. Despite Wednesday's performance, it remains to be seen what Waldron's role will be going forward, as Lucas Giolito is expected to join the rotation soon.
After struggling to a 9.88 ERA over his first three starts this year, the Padres elected to use an opener ahead of Waldron on Wednesday. The move paid immediate dividends, as Waldron was nearly untouchable in the San Diego victory -- the Giants' lone run came on a Rafael Devers solo homer in the fifth. Despite Wednesday's performance, it remains to be seen what Waldron's role will be going forward, as Lucas Giolito is expected to join the rotation soon.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
78
Last 5 Games
78
How many pitches does Matt Waldron generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
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What part of the game does Matt Waldron generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-47%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .272 | 77 | 34 | 93 | 15 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .254 | 74 | 17 | 82 | 11 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .386 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .206 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .111 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .500 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .260 | 67 | 26 | 75 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .251 | 66 | 14 | 70 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-9%
ERA on Road
2026
-37%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.58 | 1.27 | 71.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 5.09 | 1.37 | 99.0 | 8.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2026Home | 5.40 | 1.40 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2026Away | 8.56 | 1.61 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 7.71 | 2.57 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 11.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 5.59 | 1.26 | 66.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.35 | 1.26 | 80.2 | 7.9 | 2.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Waldron compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.00K/9
7.2BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.9Fastball
91.6 mphERA
7.71WHIP
1.55BABIP
.347GB/FB
1.32Left On Base
55.6%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
1544 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.1%Swinging Strike
8.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2024
After tossing 41.1 innings in his first major-league cup of coffee in 2023, Waldron got a much longer look in 2024 with 146.2 frames covering 27 appearances (26 starts). The right-hander struggled out the gate but then turned things around with a 1.95 ERA over nine outings from mid-May to late June. That span turned out to be a mirage, however, as Waldron struggled in the latter part of summer to the point that he spent most of September in the minors. Waldron went to his knuckleball 38.2% of the time last season, and his metrics mostly fits what you'd expect from a pitcher who specializes in that offering, including a low strikeout rate (21.3%) and a hard-hit rate that ranked in 79th percentile leaguewide. He does issue fewer free passes (6.5% career walk rate) than most knuckleballers, which could be critical in helping him maintain a role in the majors, but it's hard to envision Waldron as more than a back-end starter with an unappealing fantasy profile.
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Set to work behind opener Wednesday
Waldron is expected to pitch behind opening pitcher Bradgley Rodriguez in Wednesday's game against the Giants, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Allows three runs in no-decision
Waldron did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Cubs, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over five innings.
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Escapes with no-decision
Waldron took a no-decision Thursday against the Rockies, allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out three.
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Drawing another start
Waldron is slated to start Thursday's game against the Rockies at Coors Field.
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Ineffective in season debut
Waldron (0-1) allowed six runs on eight hits, a walk and a hit batsman over 3.2 innings Friday, taking the loss versus the Angels. He struck out four.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possibility to start this weekend?
The Padres have yet to announce a starting pitcher for Sunday's game against the Mets, and Waldron could get the nod if the club decides to give Joe Musgrove some extra rest heading into the All-Star break, according to Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Analysis
Waldron is already up with the big-league club after being called up from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. The 26-year-old made his MLB debut in late June and gave up two runs across 4.2 innings, though he's struggled at Triple-A this season with a 7.02 ERA and 75:24 K:BB across 66.2 innings. The right-hander's minor-league numbers make him a risky streaming option should Musgrove have his turn skipped.
Waldron is already up with the big-league club after being called up from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. The 26-year-old made his MLB debut in late June and gave up two runs across 4.2 innings, though he's struggled at Triple-A this season with a 7.02 ERA and 75:24 K:BB across 66.2 innings. The right-hander's minor-league numbers make him a risky streaming option should Musgrove have his turn skipped.