Matt Pushard

P Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Age 29 RHP 6'4" / 250 lbs AAA peak 0.2 · 2027
Overview
AAARPROOKIE
YearAgeLvl / TeamGGSIPERAFIPK%BB%WARMLE rates
202426MIX2 levels410552.283.0329.8%7.9%—K 24.1% · BB 8.9% · FIP 3.87
202527AAAMIA491623.612.4928.5%9.0%—K 24.5% · BB 8.1% · FIP 2.84
202628MIX2 levels451603.453.5022.2%9.6%0.8K 19.5% · BB 8.3% · FIP 3.81
2027PROJ29MLBSTL450474.314.3121.0%9.2%0.1
2028PROJ76% MLB30MLBSTL390414.424.4920.8%9.5%0.0
2029PROJ82% MLB31MLBSTL350374.574.6820.6%9.8%-0.1
Last 3 seasons WAR 0.8  ·  Next 3 projected WAR 0.1Projected rows: MLB playing time only, park and league context applied.
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Career WAR0.0 WAR median (P10 -0.2 / P90 0.3, comp-based) · star 0% · didn't stick 96%
CompsNeil Wagner (age 29) · Joe Nelson (age 31) · Tyler Sturdevant (age 29)
2027 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONrates below = full-season projection
showingPROJ
wRC+ AGAINSTvL 115107vR 99
ERA4.31
FIP4.31
K%21.0%
BB%9.2%
K-BB%11.8%
Proj IP69
Value2027 · WAR
Runs saved vs league avg · 69 IP
K: -0.4 runs (Runs saved by strikeouts vs lg-avg K%)-0KBB: -0.3 runs (Runs saved by walk suppression vs lg-avg BB%)-0BBCONTACT: -0.4 runs (Runs saved on contact quality (HR suppression) vs lg)-0CONTACTSTAM: +4.3 runs (Replacement credit for innings volume)+4STAMTotal WAR: +0.35 (69 IP)+0.3WAR
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No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career Stats + Projections

Real MLB stats plus park-adjusted projections — this season (so far / rest / full), then future seasons and career totals.
basis chips: RAW = as recorded · CTX = with park/league context · A+C = actual + context combined · MLE = level/park-neutral
Methodology▸ how WAR & MLE are computed

Stats are park-neutral MLB equivalents. The "TEAM" column shows current org affiliation only — we do NOT project at that team's park.
Rates (K%, BB%, HR-BF) are park-stripped; MiLB stat lines are translated to their MLB-equivalent via per-level MLE factors.
WAR is computed from projected runs prevented vs a replacement pitcher (the marginal arm a team would call up if this pitcher were unavailable) — calibrated to the standard WAR scale.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR GS%IP/G K%BB%K-BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
▸ Career — actual stats, one row per year (as recorded, no adjustments)
▸ Career — adjusted (each season translated to a park/league-neutral MLB-equivalent line; levels combined per year)
▸ Model inputs — neutral MLE (past 3 seasons + 2027 so far)
202224ROK MLEFCL Marlins504256810%0.724.0%32.0%-8.0%4.0%14.737.32—
202224ROK RAWFCL Marlins504256810%0.724.0%32.0%-8.0%4.0%14.739.92—
202325MIX MLE3 levels39053213521720%1.418.7%9.0%9.7%1.0%2.913.23—
202325MIX RAW3 levels39053213521720%1.424.4%8.0%16.4%0.9%2.912.59—
202426MIX MLE2 levels41055228681860%1.324.1%8.9%15.2%3.0%2.283.87—
202426MIX MLE2 levels41055228681860%1.324.1%8.9%15.2%3.0%2.283.87—
202426MIX RAW2 levels41055228681860%1.329.8%7.9%21.9%2.6%2.283.03—
202527AAA MLEJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp49162256732332%1.324.5%8.1%16.4%1.4%3.612.84—
202527AAA MLEJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp49162256732332%1.324.5%8.1%16.4%1.4%3.612.84—
202527AAA RAWJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp49162256732332%1.328.5%9.0%19.5%1.2%3.612.49—
202628MIX MLE2 levels45160261582552%1.319.5%8.3%11.3%2.4%3.453.81+0.5
202628MIX MLE2 levels45160261582552%1.319.5%8.3%11.3%2.4%3.453.81+0.5
202628MIX RAW2 levels45160261582552%1.322.2%9.6%12.6%1.9%3.453.50+0.8
▸ Career totals (raw MLB only — as recorded)
MLB Career—607326400%1.218.8%12.5%6.2%0.0%5.143.10+0.1
▸ 2027 season — projected remainder (no 2027 stats recorded)
202729MLBSTL45047198421850%1.021.0%9.2%11.8%2.6%4.314.31+0.1
▸ Career projection (2028+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (IP × MLB%)
202830MLB MLESTL51053225472160%1.020.8%9.5%11.3%2.9%4.424.49+0.0
202931MLB MLESTL42044188391860%1.120.6%9.8%10.8%3.1%4.574.68-0.1
202830MLB CTXSTL39041173361650%1.120.8%9.5%11.3%2.9%4.424.49+0.0
202931MLB CTXSTL35037156321550%1.120.6%9.8%10.8%3.1%4.574.68-0.1
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career— RAW800843587436100%1.120.6%9.9%10.7%2.7%4.554.10+0.4
/ 200 IP— RAW189020085017685240%1.120.6%9.9%10.7%2.7%4.554.10+1.1
Career— MLE179223498321590201%1.321.8%9.1%12.7%2.0%3.273.54+0.1
/ 200 IP— MLE153220084018377171%1.321.8%9.1%12.7%2.0%3.273.54+0.2

How the minor-league lines were translated

One row per minor-league stint. Open a row to see each step: the raw rate, the park adjustment, the league/level factor, the age adjustment (hitters) and the resulting MLE rate. Factors are the same ones listed on the MLE Factors page.

2026 AAAJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp · 53 IPFIP 3.54 → 3.81 (+0.27)K% 22.7% → 19.5%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF22.71%—×0.86019.53%
BB% (unintentional) /BF9.17%—×0.9008.25%
HR / BF /BF2.18%÷1.000×1.1002.40%

Factors used: pitcher AAA level factors (Triple-A 2023+ robo-zone set: walks improve on promotion) — K ×0.86, BB ×0.90, HR ×1.10. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 100).

Result: FIP 3.54 → 3.81, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2025 AAAJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp · 62 IPFIP 2.47 → 2.84 (+0.36)K% 28.5% → 24.5%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF28.52%—×0.86024.52%
BB% (unintentional) /BF8.98%—×0.9008.09%
HR / BF /BF1.17%÷0.903×1.1001.43%

Factors used: pitcher AAA level factors (Triple-A 2023+ robo-zone set: walks improve on promotion) — K ×0.86, BB ×0.90, HR ×1.10. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 81).

Result: FIP 2.47 → 2.84, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2024 AAPensacola Blue Wahoos · 53 IPFIP 3.10 → 3.87 (+0.77)K% 29.7% → 24.1%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF29.73%—×0.81024.08%
BB% (unintentional) /BF8.11%—×1.1008.92%
HR / BF /BF2.70%÷1.064×1.2003.05%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 113).

Result: FIP 3.10 → 3.87, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 AAPensacola Blue Wahoos · 29 IPFIP 3.90 → 4.41 (+0.51)K% 17.4% → 14.1%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF17.36%—×0.81014.06%
BB% (unintentional) /BF10.74%—×1.10011.82%
HR / BF /BF1.65%÷1.091×1.2001.82%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 118).

Result: FIP 3.90 → 4.41, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 A+Beloit Sky Carp · 22 IPFIP 0.92 → 1.64 (+0.72)K% 32.6% → 25.1%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF32.58%—×0.77025.09%
BB% (unintentional) /BF4.49%—×1.1505.17%
HR / BF /BF0.00%÷0.817×1.2500.00%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 63).

Result: FIP 0.92 → 1.64, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2022 ROKFCL Marlins · 4 IPFIP 7.32 → 10.39 (+3.07)K% 24.0% → 16.3%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF24.00%—×0.68016.32%
BB% (unintentional) /BF32.00%—×1.25040.00%
HR / BF /BF4.00%÷0.852×1.4006.57%

Factors used: pitcher ROK level factors — K ×0.68, BB ×1.25, HR ×1.40. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 70).

Result: FIP 7.32 → 10.39, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

Career Comps

Completed MLB careers (no pro action in 2+ yrs) whose totals — actual + projected — most resemble this player's. Pool: 1,234 reliever careers (754 from 1990-2025 + 480 historical, 1901-2023), also matched on career-to-date at the same age. * Historical (Lahman) careers: rates era-adjusted to 2001-24 league levels; WAR is an OGILVIE proxy.

Player162sIP/yrK%BB%HR/9ERA
OGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION0.95820.7%9.6%1.044.44
Kevin Quackenbush ('21)1.05221.0%9.2%1.044.41
Juan Gutierrez ('14)1.45719.4%8.4%1.044.49
Dave Baldwin ('66-'73, 2 WAR*)1.15622.2%*9.2%*0.96*3.97*
Gary Wayne ('89-'94, 2 WAR*)1.26219.9%*9.4%*1.05*3.88*
John Johnstone ('00)1.45619.4%9.5%1.234.01
Bob Macdonald ('90-'96, 1 WAR*)1.25918.3%*9.8%*1.20*4.32*