Matt Festa
Bats R Throws R6'1" 195 lbBorn 1993 Brooklyn, USADebut 2018Team CLEDraft 2016 R7 #207 Seattle Mariners, East StroudsburgContract 1 y/$1M (26) 2026: $1,000,000
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 195 | 23.2 | 7.7 | 2.58 | 20.5 | 6.13 | 107.8 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 106.6 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 106.0 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 32
His ten closest age-32 comparables averaged 95 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 195 | | | | 106.6 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 233 | | | | 93.4 | 98.1 | 91.5 |
| 2025 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 4.12 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 | 226 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 114.2 | 100.2 | 114.4 |
| 2024 | TEX | 6 | 1 | 5.70 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 101.4 | 102.1 | 103.4 |
| 2023 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 97.2 | 94.9 | 92.1 |
| 2022 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 4.17 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 219 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 98.5 |
| 2019 | SEA | 0 | 2 | 5.64 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 101 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 88.3 | 100.8 | 89.1 |
| 2018 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 80.2 | 107.2 | 87.4 |
| Career | | 13 | 7 | 4.45 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 172.0 | 729 | 22 | 67 | 182 | 101.3 | | 101.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | CLE | P | 63 | 55 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | TEX | P | 19 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2023 | SEA | P | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | SEA | P | 53 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | SEA | P | 20 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2018 | SEA | P | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.4 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 62 | 14.2 IP, 32% K | 0.00 | |
| 2024 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Pit | 74 | 16.0 IP, 22% K | 4.50 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Syracuse Mets | Pit | 59 | 15.1 IP, 32% K | 1.79 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 35 | 8.2 IP, 37% K | 1.10 | |
| 2024 | AAA | nan | Pit | 168 | 40.0 IP, 29% K | 2.70 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 128 | 34.0 IP, 22% K | 0.53 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 24 | 6.2 IP, 46% K | 0.00 | |
| 2021 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 86 | 21.1 IP, 36% K | 2.99 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 128 | 30.2 IP, 26% K | 2.68 | |
| 2018 | AA | Arkansas Travelers | Pit | 208 | 49.0 IP, 32% K | 2.76 | |
| 2017 | A+ | Modesto Nuts | Pit | 291 | 69.2 IP, 34% K | 3.25 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.371 | 0.337 | 0.386 | 0.315 |
| 2025 | 0.337 | 0.243 | 0.302 | 0.270 |
| 2024 | 0.338 | 0.274 | 0.302 | 0.294 |
| 2023 | 0.273 | 0.363 | 0.385 | 0.247 |
| 2022 | 0.346 | 0.288 | 0.284 | 0.337 |
| 2019 | 0.356 | 0.398 | 0.275 | 0.487 |
| 2018 | 0.417 | 0.358 | 0.511 | 0.219 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2.90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 2.73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.61 |