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Matt Wilkinson

Giants
Number #71
Position SP
Bats R
Throws L
Age 23
Height 6' 1"
Weight 250 lbs
Birth Place Vancouver, Canada
Born Dec 10, 2002

Key Insights

2026
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Wilkinson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 12 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

419 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Wilkinson's 4-seam fastball averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 92.2.

240 thrown, 57.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Wilkinson's changeup moves 14.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

95 thrown, averaging 83.9 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Wilkinson works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 57.3% of everything he throws.

419 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate

Wilkinson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

419 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Wilkinson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

240 thrown, averaging 90.4 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 10, 2002
Birth Place Vancouver, Canada
Height 6' 1"
Weight 250 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/L