Matt Pushard P St. Louis Cardinals
+0.3 WAR
INJURED · Injured 15-Day (D15)
Age 28 RHP 6'4" / 250 lbs MLB Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2032 peak 0.6 · 2027
ERA3.99
FIP3.99
xFIP8.28
SIERA6.12
K%24.1%
BB%9.3%
K-BB%14.8%
IP58
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2027
K†6060
CU (19%)
SL (35%)
FB-0.6 (45%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
202224ROKFCL Marlins5042568114.73
202325AAPensacola Blue Wahoos390532135217218.7%9.0%1.0%2.913.23+1.0
202426AAAJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp410552286818624.1%8.9%3.0%2.283.86+0.7
202527AAAJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp491622567323325.1%9.4%1.5%3.612.97+1.4
▸ 2026 Season
202628MLBSt. Louis Cardinals2021011013.50
ROS28MLBSTL28281182811324.1%9.3%2.5%3.993.99+0.3
2026 Total28MLBSTL301282912323.0%9.3%2.3%4.623.72+0.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202729MLBSTL57572395722623.9%9.4%2.6%4.054.07+0.6
202830MLBSTL55552325522623.6%9.4%2.7%4.124.15+0.5
202931MLBSTL53532245221623.4%9.6%2.8%4.194.24+0.4
203032MLBSTL51512155021623.1%9.7%2.9%4.274.32+0.4
203133MLBSTL49492064720622.8%9.9%2.9%4.364.42+0.3
203234MLBSTL46461954420622.4%10.1%3.0%4.464.53+0.2
203335MLBSTL44441844119622.1%10.3%3.2%4.584.65+0.1
203436MLBSTL41411723718621.6%10.6%3.3%4.704.79+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1361176732166731422.7%9.9%1.9%3.323.48+3.6
/ 200 IP1551200832189831622.7%9.9%1.9%3.323.48+4.1

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Matt Pushard (OGILVIE) 3.99 24.1%9.3%2.5% 4.15 23.6%14.2%165 +0.16
Matt Ramsey R 2026 · 3.76 FIP 28 SU 3.76 24.9%8.8%3.0%.276 2.42 21.7%12.6%34 -1.34 2.42 125 88
Gerardo Sanchez R 2026 · 3.47 FIP 28 SU 3.47 21.6%8.4%2.1%.355 3.57 20.5%15.1%56 +0.10 2.59 137 86
Michael Dimock R 2026 · 3.39 FIP 28 SU 3.39 23.5%10.7%1.7%.346 3.11 166 83
Tyler Sturdevant R 2027 · 4.33 FIP 29 SU 4.33 21.3%8.5%3.6%.241 3.99 18.5%11.9%118 -0.34 3.47 149 83
Michael Mariot R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 28 SW 3.52 22.6%9.0%2.2%.327 4.82 20.9%11.8%74 +1.30 2.39 676 82
Jaye Chapman R 2026 · 3.34 FIP 28 SW 3.34 21.6%8.5%1.8%.276 4.07 20.3%11.3%85 +0.73 3.25 150 81
José Cisnero R 2025 · 4.50 FIP 27 SU 4.50 26.1%11.7%3.9%.367 3.92 24.5%13.3%75 -0.58 2.26 279 80
Greg Holland R 2027 · 3.19 FIP 29 SU 3.19 25.4%13.0%1.1%.316 3.45 26.4%14.2%104 +0.26 1.94 268 80
Stephen Fife R 2027 · 3.10 FIP 29 SU 3.10 18.8%8.1%1.0%.329 3.65 14.1%8.3%152 +0.55 3.10 179 80
Andrew Robinson R 2026 · 3.25 FIP 28 SW 3.25 22.2%7.9%1.9%.247 4.33 23.4%14.6%39 +1.08 3.25 160 80
Ryan Tepera R 2026 · 3.11 FIP 28 SW 3.11 22.6%8.9%1.4%.266 3.78 24.3%15.9%164 +0.67 2.27 445 80
Joe Colón J R 2025 · 4.30 FIP 27 SU 4.30 20.4%12.1%2.5%.315 3.24 113 80
Blake Treinen R 2026 · 3.30 FIP 28 SW 3.30 24.0%9.5%1.8%.271 2.97 26.0%17.7%215 -0.33 1.54 521 80
Al Alburquerque R 2027 · 3.56 FIP 29 SW 3.56 21.4%11.1%1.6%.330 3.23 21.3%12.5%114 -0.33 2.83 228 79
Marc Magliaro R 2026 · 4.01 FIP 28 SU 4.01 19.6%7.3%3.0%.307 4.00 125 79
Ryan Brasier R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 79
Zach McAllister R 2026 · 3.53 FIP 28 SW 3.53 23.2%9.0%2.3%.309 4.28 24.0%17.4%119 +0.75 2.83 363 79
Casey Legumina R 2026 · 4.01 FIP 28 SU 4.01 25.1%10.5%3.1%.299 4.01 283 79
Rob Scahill R 2026 · 3.75 FIP 28 SU 3.75 16.9%7.7%2.0%.288 3.35 17.9%10.1%171 -0.40 3.08 201 79
David Hernandez R 2028 · 4.62 FIP 30 SU 4.62 22.9%7.6%4.5%.287 3.18 24.9%18.4%192 -1.44 2.56 268 79

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2027
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2032
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2027
2027Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.6$2M+$2M
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.5$2M+$1M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Arb-2$0.6M+0.4$2M+$1M
2031Arb-3$0.7M+0.3$1M+$0.7M
2032Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1.0M-$0.0M
Totals $5M $10M +$6M