Matt Wilkinson — Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Matt Wilkinson is a Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Giants, part of the Topps Now set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
On the mound, Matt Wilkinson works with a 4-pitch arsenal led by a 92 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 87 mph Cutter. His pitching ratings include 65 Velocity, 91 Control, and 96 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Matt Wilkinson's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Cutter (S), and Circle Change (A). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the Slider off the Cutter, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 65 mph 4-Seam Fastball is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
Matt Wilkinson is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Matt Wilkinson earns an OpScore of 81.2 on Legend difficulty, ranking #987 among all cards and #201 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Matt Wilkinson's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Matt Wilkinson is a 97 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Giants.
- Is Matt Wilkinson a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Matt Wilkinson ranks #198 on All-Star, #197 on Hall of Fame, and #201 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Matt Wilkinson have in MLB The Show 26?
- Matt Wilkinson has 2 quirks: Road Warrior and Day Player.
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