Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
John Libka
17 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
94.6% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
22/52 calls
Best game 97.0% · worst 92.6%. Grade is accuracy on taken pitches vs the rulebook zone; ABS is the Automated Ball-Strike System challenge record (how often the robots overruled him).
The games
| Game | Grade | Favor | ABS | Blue Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH @ ATH2026-07-17 | A | 1.2 ATH | 3/6 | The corners were friendlier in one direction tonight. |
| NYM @ TOR2026-07-01 | A- | 0.1 TOR | 0/1 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| KC @ CWS2026-06-27 | A- | 0.2 CWS | 1/3 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| BAL @ LAA2026-06-22 | B | 0.5 LAA | 1/4 | Pitchers earned every strike the hard way. |
| COL @ CHC2026-06-17 | A | 0.3 CHC | 2/3 | Down the middle. Both dugouts had the same zone. |
| ATH @ CHC2026-06-03 | A- | 0.4 CHC | 1/2 | Solid and unspectacular — exactly what the job asks. |
| TEX @ LAA2026-05-24 | A- | 0.0 TEX | 1/1 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| PIT @ STL2026-05-20 | A | 0.2 STL | 0/4 | Solid and unspectacular — exactly what the job asks. |
| CHC @ ATL2026-05-14 | A- | 0.4 CHC | 2/2 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| TB @ BOS2026-05-10 | B+ | 1.3 TB | 3/5 | The strike zone picked a side, and wasn't shy about it. |
| CWS @ SD2026-05-03 | A | 0.0 CWS | 2/5 | If umpiring had a highlight reel, this wouldn't make it. That's the compliment. |
| KC @ ATH2026-04-29 | A- | 0.0 ATH | 0/1 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| NYY @ BOS2026-04-23 | A | 0.1 NYY | 1/3 | A clean sheet behind the plate — the kind of night nobody posts about. |
| ATL @ PHI2026-04-17 | B+ | 0.1 PHI | 1/3 | Reliable as a Tuesday: no complaints, no headlines. |
| WSH @ PIT2026-04-14 | B | 0.6 PIT | 3/6 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| ATH @ NYM2026-04-10 | A | 0.1 NYM | 1/2 | The kind of night where the umpire is the least of the story. |
| CIN @ MIA2026-04-06 | A- | 0.4 CIN | 0/1 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |