Phil Maton
Bats R Throws R6'4" 206 lbBorn 1993 Paducah, USADebut 2017Team TEXDraft 2015 R20 #597 San Diego Padres, Louisiana TechContract 2 y/$14.5M (26-27)+28 cl opt 2026: $5,500,000
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 217 | 27.6 | 8.6 | 2.55 | 20.6 | 6.40 | 106.8 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 106.2 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 105.7 |
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 93 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.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | TEX | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | NYM | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | HOU | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | HOU | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | HOU | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -113.9 |
| 2020 | CLE | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | CLE | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | SD | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2017 | SD | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 478 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.9 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 217 | | | | 106.2 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 136 | | | | 79.8 | 99.0 | 78.9 |
| 2025 | TEX | 4 | 5 | 2.79 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 61.3 | 248 | 3 | 23 | 81 | 113.5 | 99.0 | 112.5 |
| 2024 | NYM | 3 | 3 | 3.66 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 64.0 | 265 | 7 | 24 | 60 | 105.7 | 102.8 | 108.5 |
| 2023 | HOU | 4 | 3 | 3.00 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 66.0 | 274 | 6 | 25 | 74 | 109.7 | 99.3 | 109.0 |
| 2022 | HOU | 0 | 2 | 3.84 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 65.7 | 281 | 10 | 24 | 73 | 97.1 | 100.8 | 97.8 |
| 2021 | HOU | 6 | 0 | 4.72 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 297 | 6 | 32 | 85 | 93.4 | 100.9 | 94.3 |
| 2020 | CLE | 3 | 3 | 4.57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 96 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 101.2 | 96.9 | 98.1 |
| 2019 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 163 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 95.5 | 99.6 | 95.1 |
| 2018 | SD | 0 | 2 | 4.37 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 214 | 3 | 23 | 55 | 96.5 | 96.9 | 93.4 |
| 2017 | SD | 3 | 2 | 4.19 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 43.0 | 180 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 95.6 | 102.1 | 97.7 |
| Career | | 23 | 20 | 3.98 | 478 | 1 | 10 | 472.3 | 2018 | 53 | 183 | 539 | 101.3 | | 101.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 90.2 | -21.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.093 | 0.097 | 0.084 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 74.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.169 | 0.184 | 0.153 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | TEX | P | 63 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | NYM | P | 71 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | HOU | P | 68 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | HOU | P | 67 | 66 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.889 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | HOU | P | 65 | 67 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.923 | +0.3 |
| 2020 | CLE | P | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2019 | CLE | P | 30 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | -0.1 |
| 2018 | SD | P | 45 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.8 |
| 2017 | SD | P | 46 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.5 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Pit | 78 | 18.2 IP, 38% K | 2.97 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Pit | 39 | 10.2 IP, 44% K | 2.65 | |
| 2019 | AAA | nan | Pit | 117 | 29.1 IP, 40% K | 2.78 | |
| 2018 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Pit | 27 | 6.1 IP, 37% K | 2.95 | |
| 2018 | AA | San Antonio Missions | Pit | 23 | 5.2 IP, 30% K | 1.73 | |
| 2017 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Pit | 104 | 25.1 IP, 30% K | 2.87 | |
| 2016 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Pit | 21 | 6.0 IP, 57% K | 1.50 | |
| 2016 | A+ | Lake Elsinore Storm | Pit | 126 | 33.0 IP, 37% K | 1.91 | |
| 2016 | A | Fort Wayne TinCaps | Pit | 54 | 12.2 IP, 35% K | 1.48 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2021 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 0.000 | 0.300 | 0.000 | 0.450 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 8.85 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2.46 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0.97 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.60 |
| Career | 0 | 1 | 2.59 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 1.12 |