Matthew Boyd stats
CubsStarting Pitcher · #16
Bio
- Age
- 35 yearsFeb 2, 1991
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 223 lbs
- Experience
- 12 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Mercer Island, WA
- Draft
- 2013Rd 6, Pk 175
- College
- Oregon State
Bio
- Age
- 35 yearsFeb 2, 1991
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 223 lbs
- Experience
- 12 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Mercer Island, WA
- Draft
- 2013Rd 6, Pk 175
- College
- Oregon State
Stats
Standard
Cubs- GP
- 21
- W · 49th
- 9
- L
- 5
- ERA
- 4.06
- IP
- 119.2
- K
- 93
- BB
- 37
- WHIP
- 1.22
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  TOR/DET | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7.53 | 57.1 | 43 | 20 | 1.59 |
| 2016 | DET | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4.53 | 97.1 | 82 | 29 | 1.29 |
| 2017 | DET | 26 | 6 | 11 | 5.27 | 135.0 | 110 | 53 | 1.56 |
| 2018 | DET | 31 | 9 | 13 | 4.39 | 170.1 | 159 | 51 | 1.16 |
| 2019 | DET | 32 | 9 | 12 | 4.56 | 185.1 | 238 | 50 | 1.23 |
| 2020 | DET | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6.71 | 60.1 | 60 | 22 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | DET | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3.89 | 78.2 | 67 | 23 | 1.27 |
| 2022 | SEA | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.35 | 13.1 | 13 | 8 | 0.98 |
| 2023 | DET | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5.45 | 71.0 | 73 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 2024 | CLE | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2.72 | 39.2 | 46 | 13 | 1.13 |
| 2025 | CHC | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3.21 | 179.2 | 154 | 42 | 1.09 |
| 2026 | CHC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4.06 | 119.2 | 93 | 37 | 1.22 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 234
- W
- 69
- L
- 82
- ERA
- 4.52
- IP
- 1207.2
- K
- 1,138
- BB
- 373
- WHIP
- 1.27
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 1.66
- IP
- 21.2
- K
- 23
- BB
- 12
- WHIP
- 1.38
Expanded
- QS
- 8
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.0
- GB
- 151
- FB
- 205
- G/F
- 0.70
- WP
- 1
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TOR/DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 63 | 125 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2016 | DET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 116 | 181 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2017 | DET | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 175 | 264 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2018 | DET | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 150 | 338 | 0.4 | 6 |
| 2019 | DET | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 177 | 314 | 0.6 | 6 |
| 2020 | DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 70 | 114 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 2021 | DET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 95 | 145 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2022 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 14 | 17 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 79 | 124 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2024 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 35 | 70 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | CHC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 200 | 313 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2026 | CHC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 151 | 205 | 0.7 | 1 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 87
- CG
- 2
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 8.5
- GB
- 1,325
- FB
- 2,210
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 33
Latest performance
Matthew Boyd
Sep 19 · @ CIN · W 5-2
- IP
- 5.0
- H
- 2
- R
- 2
- ER
- 1
- BB
- 2
- K
- 4
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.06
Games
All gamesNext
vs MIATue, Sep 22
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 19 | at CINW 5-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs PITL 4-3 | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Mon, Sep 07 | at MILL 4-3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Tue, Sep 01 | vsMILL 9-4 | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | at ARIL 2-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | at SEAL 6-5 F/10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
What are Matthew Boyd's career stats?
Matthew Boyd has played 12 seasons for the Tigers, the Mariners, the Guardians and the Cubs. He has 69 wins and 1,138 strikeouts with a 4.52 ERA over 1,207.2 innings. His best season so far is 2025: 14 wins, a 3.21 ERA and 154 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 13 @ CHW on Jul 4, 2019, W 11-5
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2015.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2015 to 2026
Matthew Boyd finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2025 (8th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2019 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Matthew Boyd
Playoff series
Matthew Boyd played 7 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 2 won, 3 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  SD | Won 1-0 | 1 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | MIL | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | DET | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 |  NYY | Won 1-0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Matthew Boyd against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (7)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6)
- vs Kansas City Royals (5)
- vs San Diego Padres (5)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (4)
- vs Detroit Tigers (4)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
- vs Texas Rangers (4)
- vs Washington Nationals (4)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (3)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Minnesota Twins (3)
- vs New York Mets (3)
- vs New York Yankees (3)
- vs Seattle Mariners (3)
- vs Athletics (2)
- vs Colorado Rockies (2)
- vs Houston Astros (2)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
- vs San Francisco Giants (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs Chicago Cubs (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Matthew Boyd among MLB players at the same position.
- Dean KremerMINAlike in Innings pitched, WHIP, Wins89out of 100 on profile similarity
- Anthony DeSclafaniAlike in Innings pitched, Wins, WHIP86out of 100 on profile similarity
- Nick PivettaSDAlike in WHIP, Wins, Innings pitched84out of 100 on profile similarity
- Andrew HeaneyAlike in WHIP, Innings pitched, Strikeouts84out of 100 on profile similarity
- Tyler AndersonAlike in Innings pitched, Wins, WHIP83out of 100 on profile similarity
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