2026 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
4.15
WHIP
1.09
K
26
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Matthews struggled in the majors again even though his underlying metrics showed star potential. Matthews has good control (2.2 BB/9 at Triple-A in 2024), strong strikeout rates (11.7 K/9 at Triple-A) and velocity (96.2 average mph fastball in the majors). He began last season at Triple-A where he excelled with a 1.72 ERA and 31.8% K% in 12 starts. It was a different story once called up to the majors in May as he had a 5.56 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. However, he improved his home runs allowed (to 1.63 HR/9 from 2.63 HR/9) and his velocity (up from 94.9 mph) while maintaining above average strikeout (10.0 K/9) and walk rates (2.7 BB/9). He may have been unlucky with a high .357 BABIP as his 3.79 FIP would seem to indicate. He did have a .364 BABIP in the majors in 2024, however. He'll compete for a rotation spot this spring. Given his underlying metrics, he's a pitcher that could put together a surprise season. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2026.
Rebounds for second win
Matthews (2-3) earned the win against the Royals on Friday, allowing two runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts over seven innings.
Analysis
Matthews yielded two runs in the first inning but kept the Royals off the board over his final six frames despite throwing just 57 of 100 pitches for strikes and generating only six whiffs. The final line was a welcome rebound from the seven-run blowup he endured Sunday, and the 26-year-old has now recorded a quality start in four of his five outings this season. He'll take a 4.15 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 26:8 K:BB across 30.1 innings into a road matchup against the Tigers next week.
Matthews yielded two runs in the first inning but kept the Royals off the board over his final six frames despite throwing just 57 of 100 pitches for strikes and generating only six whiffs. The final line was a welcome rebound from the seven-run blowup he endured Sunday, and the 26-year-old has now recorded a quality start in four of his five outings this season. He'll take a 4.15 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 26:8 K:BB across 30.1 innings into a road matchup against the Tigers next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
94
Last 5 Games
94
How many pitches does Zebby Matthews generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Zebby Matthews generally pitch?
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2nd
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7th
8th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-4%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .297 | 88 | 29 | 94 | 20 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .269 | 69 | 14 | 76 | 8 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .227 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .217 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .316 | 45 | 14 | 50 | 9 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .267 | 43 | 10 | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .315 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .306 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-3%
ERA on Road
2026
-79%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.65 | 1.47 | 71.2 | 9.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 5.47 | 1.43 | 75.2 | 9.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.80 | 0.95 | 20.0 | 5.9 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2026Away | 8.71 | 1.35 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.67 | 1.50 | 33.1 | 9.7 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.48 | 1.48 | 46.0 | 10.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 9.82 | 1.96 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.72 | 1.34 | 19.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zebby Matthews 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
3.25K/9
7.7BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.5Fastball
95.4 mphERA
4.15WHIP
1.09BABIP
.251GB/FB
0.97Left On Base
73.1%Exit Velocity
84.5 mphBarrels/BBE
7.1%Spin Rate
2253 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.6%Swinging Strike
10.0%Prospect Rankings History
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Matthews was a fast-rising prospect last season who rose from High-A to the majors based on his impeccable control and strong strikeout rates but struggled in his first trip to the majors. Matthews had a 1.84 ERA with a 10.5 K/9 and just six walks in 78 innings between High-A and Double-A. After four starts at Triple-A, he was called up in August and had a 3.00 ERA in his first three starts, before struggling in his next six outings (9.13 ERA). He had good (2.6 BB/9) but not elite control in the majors but struggled to keep the ball in the park (2.6 HR/9). He also failed to pitch more than five innings in any start, though the Twins may have been limiting his workload. Matthews could win a spot in the rotation this spring and he has promising signs given his miniscule walk rate (1.0 BB/9 career in minors), strong strikeout rates (10.2 K/9 career in minors) and velocity (94.9 average mph fastball in the majors).
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Falls to Pittsburgh
Matthews (1-3) took the loss Sunday against the Pirates, allowing seven runs on six hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out seven.
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Third straight quality start Monday
Matthews (1-2) took the loss Monday against the White Sox, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts across six innings.
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Turns in another gem in loss
Matthews (1-1) took the loss Tuesday against the Astros, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out six over six innings. He did not issue a walk.
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Drawing another start
Matthews is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Astros at Target Field.
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Shines in season debut
Matthews (1-0) earned the win Thursday against the Marlins, allowing no runs on four hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out seven.
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