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Matthew Liberatore or Sawyer Gipson-Long

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Matthew Liberatore

Matthew Liberatore

SPSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Sawyer Gipson-Long

Sawyer Gipson-Long

SPDetroit Tigers DET
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Liberatore over Gipson-Long

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matthew Liberatore
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gipson-Long over Liberatore

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Sawyer Gipson-Long
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Performance Matthew Liberatore
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
18.000-100013.331
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-100452.252
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Sawyer Gipson-Long
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matthew Liberatore
OWN
56%
-6.59 compared to last week
START
35%
+1.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Sawyer Gipson-Long
OWN
 
4%
-0.19 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matthew Liberatore
41st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Sawyer Gipson-Long
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matthew Liberatore

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 42nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 94th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 120th in WHIP with 1.43
  • Currently ranked 107th in ERA with 4.67
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 87th with 15
  • Currently ranked 106th in wins with 3
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +5, WHIP: -0.16, ERA: -0.84, K's: +39, Walks: +5
Breakdown Sawyer Gipson-Long

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 163rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Neck (Since Jul 2, 2025). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 59th with 1.16
  • Currently ranked 120th in ERA with 5.00
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +1, WHIP: +1.09, ERA: +4.7, K's: +18, Walks: +4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matthew Liberatore

No Injury Reported

Injury Sawyer Gipson-Long

NECK - Since Jul 2, 2025

Gipson-Long is dealing with neck stiffness and had been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in mid-July.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matthew Liberatore
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@ARI
Jul 19@ARI
Jul 20@ARI
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.290-000400.861
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Sawyer Gipson-Long
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@TEX
Jul 19@TEX
Jul 20@TEX
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matthew Liberatore
9.16
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Sawyer Gipson-Long
3.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matthew Liberatore
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 STL 8 31.1 555 25 14 0 2-1 5.17 1.6 7.2 46
2023 STL 22 59.1 1059 46 25 0 3-6 5.46 1.53 7 79
2024 STL 60 76.2 1358 76 28 0 3-4 4.93 1.42 8.9 149
2025 STL 18 100.1 1530 80 22 0 6-7 3.95 1.24 7.2 200
ON PACE 30 168 2555 133 36 0 10-11 3.95 1.24 7.2 333
3-YEAR AVG 30 54 991 49 22 0 3-4 5.3 1.53 8.1 92
Career 108 263.0 4502 227 89 0 0-0 4.79 1.42 7.8
Career Sawyer Gipson-Long
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 DET 4 20.0 336 26 8 0 1-0 2.7 1.1 11.7 54
2025 DET 5 23.0 321 18 4 0 0-1 4.7 1.09 7 35
ON PACE 8 39 536 30 6 0 0-1 4.7 1.09 7 57
3-YEAR AVG 2 10 168 13 4 0 1-0 2.7 1.1 11.7 27
Career 9 43.0 657 44 12 0 0-0 3.77 1.09 9.2
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