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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date12-14-1988
Height6' 4"
Weight215 lbs
Age35 years, 4 months, 9 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
-0.32015
0.12016
-0.52017
0.32018
0.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2015 WAS MLB 26 0 17.0 2 1 0 26 8 14 0 92 13.8 4.2 0.0 7.4 0% .426 2.00 3.10 4.24 115 6.38 149.1 -0.3
2016 WAS MLB 5 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 87 3.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 67% .167 0.33 0.51 0.00 65 2.55 56.4 0.1
2017 WAS MLB 40 1 50.0 1 0 2 50 18 31 3 83 9.0 3.2 0.5 5.6 63% .294 1.36 3.97 4.32 106 6.01 128.0 -0.5
2018 WAS MLB 56 0 59.7 1 1 0 55 13 48 5 100 8.3 2.0 0.8 7.2 50% .279 1.14 3.35 2.87 102 4.45 99.5 0.3
2019 WAS MLB 51 1 46.7 1 2 0 61 10 35 11 106 11.8 1.9 2.1 6.8 50% .338 1.52 5.50 6.36 102 5.96 122.3 -0.3
CareerMLB1782176.35421934913219969.92.51.06.754%.3001.374.024.291045.45117.7-0.7

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2010 VER A- NYP 2 2 8.0 0 1 0 8 3 4 1 99 9.0 3.4 1.1 4.5 0% .241 1.38 5.96 6.75 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NAT Rk GCL 8 5 18.7 1 1 0 23 3 14 0 108 11.1 1.4 0.0 6.7 0% .348 1.39 2.64 6.26 0 0.00 0.0
2011 HAG A SAL 26 25 132.3 12 7 0 169 38 85 8 110 11.5 2.6 0.5 5.8 0% .355 1.56 4.02 5.17 103 6.47 132.1
2012 POT A+ CAR 26 24 141.3 9 12 0 178 48 83 10 96 11.3 3.1 0.6 5.3 0% .344 1.60 4.21 4.84 108 6.40 133.3
2013 POT A+ CAR 14 0 28.3 3 0 0 26 7 24 0 8.3 2.2 0.0 7.6 0% .302 1.16 2.71 3.18 83 3.80 82.7
2013 HAR AA EAS 28 0 38.0 6 3 1 42 7 31 2 9.9 1.7 0.5 7.3 0% .342 1.29 3.00 3.79 87 4.30 93.3
2014 HAR AA EAS 22 0 35.3 3 1 3 32 12 32 0 8.2 3.1 0.0 8.2 0% .291 1.25 2.56 1.02 81 3.44 72.7
2014 SYR AAA INT 28 0 41.7 2 0 0 28 13 30 1 6.0 2.8 0.2 6.5 0% .237 0.98 3.30 1.30 91 2.69 57.0
2015 WAS MLB NL 26 0 17.0 2 1 0 26 8 14 0 92 13.8 4.2 0.0 7.4 0% .426 2.00 3.10 4.24 115 6.38 149.1
2015 SYR AAA INT 38 0 48.7 0 2 1 43 16 31 1 8.0 3.0 0.2 5.7 0% .280 1.21 3.13 2.40 98 3.68 80.7
2016 WAS MLB NL 5 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 87 3.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 67% .167 0.33 0.51 0.00 65 2.55 56.4
2016 SYR AAA INT 35 0 47.3 1 3 1 54 9 32 1 10.3 1.7 0.2 6.1 66% .338 1.33 2.66 2.85 88 4.27 94.4
2016 NAT Rk GCL 3 0 4.7 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 3.9 0.0 1.9 7.7 58% .091 0.43 5.02 3.86 95 1.67 36.9
2017 WAS MLB NL 40 1 50.0 1 0 2 50 18 31 3 83 9.0 3.2 0.5 5.6 63% .294 1.36 3.97 4.32 106 6.01 128.0
2017 SYR AAA INT 13 1 19.7 1 3 0 21 8 21 2 93 9.6 3.7 0.9 9.6 61% .345 1.47 3.90 3.66 89 4.60 97.9
2018 WAS MLB NL 56 0 59.7 1 1 0 55 13 48 5 100 8.3 2.0 0.8 7.2 50% .279 1.14 3.35 2.87 102 4.45 99.5
2018 HAR AA EAS 3 1 3.0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 106 12.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 67% .444 1.33 0.65 0.00 64 4.24 89.7
2018 SYR AAA INT 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 67% .000 1.00 6.33 0.00 118 4.57 96.7
2019 WAS MLB NL 51 1 46.7 1 2 0 61 10 35 11 106 11.8 1.9 2.1 6.8 50% .338 1.52 5.50 6.36 102 5.96 122.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 300 0.4767 0.4333 0.8462 0.6364 0.2484 0.9341 0.6410 0.1538
2016 39 0.4359 0.4615 0.6111 0.6471 0.3182 0.5455 0.7143 0.3889
2017 765 0.5020 0.4497 0.8285 0.5964 0.3018 0.9170 0.6522 0.1715
2018 846 0.5378 0.4740 0.8254 0.6374 0.2839 0.9138 0.5946 0.1746
2019 701 0.4750 0.4665 0.8012 0.6036 0.3424 0.9154 0.6190 0.1988
Career26510.50240.46020.81910.61670.30100.91200.62470.1809

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 WAS $576,400
2018 WAS $557,000
2017 WAS $
2016 WAS $
2015 WAS $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,133,400
2 yrTotal$1,133,400

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 52 d1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 11/5/19 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Arizona 8/19/20. DFA by Arizona 8/26/20. Sent outright to Alternate Training Site 8/30/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Re-signed by Washington 2/19. DFA by Washington 8/30/19. Sent outright to Triple-A. Elected free agency 10/19.
  • 1 year/$557,000 (2018). Re-signed by Washington 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Washington 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Washington 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract purchased by Washington 11/20/14. Re-signed by Washington 3/15.
  • Drafted by Washington 2010 (8-236) (UCLA). $125,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 8.9 0 0.5 63 0 70.2 58 22 58 8 .254 1.13 3.37 3.6 -4.8 -0.5
80o 8 0 0.4 57 0 64.0 57 21 53 7 .268 1.22 3.73 4 -7.1 -0.8
70o 7.3 0 0.4 53 0 59.7 56 21 50 7 .279 1.28 4.01 4.29 -8.4 -0.9
60o 6.8 0 0.4 50 0 56.0 55 21 47 7 .288 1.34 4.24 4.54 -9.4 -1.0
50o 6.3 0 0.3 47 0 52.7 53 20 44 7 .296 1.40 4.47 4.78 -10.1 -1.1
40o 5.8 0 0.3 44 0 49.5 52 20 41 7 .304 1.45 4.69 5.03 -10.8 -1.2
30o 5.3 0 0.3 41 0 46.1 51 19 38 7 .313 1.52 4.94 5.29 -11.3 -1.2
20o 4.8 0 0.2 38 0 42.2 49 18 35 6 .324 1.59 5.23 5.61 -11.8 -1.3
10o 4.1 0 0.2 33 0 37.0 46 17 31 6 .338 1.70 5.65 6.05 -12.1 -1.3
Weighted Mean6.200.347052.15220437.2941.384.444.75-9.9-1.1

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Matt Grace threw 2,698 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2020, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2020, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph) and Slider (82mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph).