2026 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
13.97
WHIP
2.48
K
9
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.
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.
Analysis
Svanson retired the final two batters in the top of the eighth inning to keep the Cardinals' deficit at 2-0. He remained in for the top of the ninth after Boston's lead had been cut to one but yielded six consecutive one-out singles as the visitors effectively put the game away. Svanson came into the season as part of the high-leverage picture, but he might need a reset in the minors after posting a 15.58 ERA and 7:6 K:BB over his first 8.2 innings.
Svanson retired the final two batters in the top of the eighth inning to keep the Cardinals' deficit at 2-0. He remained in for the top of the ninth after Boston's lead had been cut to one but yielded six consecutive one-out singles as the visitors effectively put the game away. Svanson came into the season as part of the high-leverage picture, but he might need a reset in the minors after posting a 15.58 ERA and 7:6 K:BB over his first 8.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
24
Last 10 Games
24
Last 5 Games
24
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
-30%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-49%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .162 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .231 | 43 | 12 | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .286 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .556 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 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
-22%
ERA on Road
2026
-61%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.04 | 1.21 | 35.2 | 9.1 | 4.0 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.15 | 0.99 | 34.1 | 10.7 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2026Home | 19.80 | 3.20 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 7.2 | ||||
| 2026Away | 7.71 | 1.71 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 3.9 | ||||
| 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
1.50K/9
8.4BB/9
5.6HR/9
2.8Fastball
95.7 mphERA
13.97WHIP
2.48BABIP
.451GB/FB
1.14Left On Base
45.5%Exit Velocity
84.5 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2240 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.3%Swinging Strike
7.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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In mix to close games
Svanson is expected to be in the mix to close games for the Cardinals this season, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Having dominant second half
Svanson struck out three over 1.2 scoreless innings to pick up a hold in Sunday's win over the Giants.
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Rejoins big-league bullpen
The Cardinals recalled Svanson from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
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Headed back to minors
The Cardinals optioned Svanson to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.
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