What years did Matt Albers play?

Matt Albers played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.

Was Matt Albers a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Albers pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 571 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Albers hit?

Matt Albers hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Matt Albers's career batting average?

Matt Albers batted .086 over his career, with 3 hits in 35 at bats.

What was Matt Albers's career ERA?

Matt Albers finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 47-48 with 571 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Albers have?

Matt Albers recorded 571 career strikeouts.

Matt Albers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2019)

Matt Albers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019 for 8 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 14 seasons. Across 616 career appearances, he went 47-48 with a 4.35 ERA and 571 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 47–48

ERA 4.35

WHIP 1.40

SO 571

Pitcher PIV -5499.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 225 lb
Born: 1/20/1983 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-07-25
Last Game: 2019-09-28

Full name: Matthew James Albers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Albers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
47	48	616	24	0	0	7	759.0	751	367	87	314	571	4.35	-5499.6

Career ERA 4.35 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Albers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	HOU	NL	0	2	4	2	0	15.0	17	10	7	11	6.00	4.53 (-33%)	218.2
2007	HOU	NL	4	11	31	18	0	110.2	127	72	50	71	5.86	4.47 (-31%)	-3162.3
2008	BAL	AL	3	3	28	3	0	49.0	43	19	22	26	3.49	4.32 (+19%)	-340.1
2009	BAL	AL	3	6	56	0	0	67.0	80	41	36	49	5.51	4.32 (-27%)	685.6
2010	BAL	AL	5	3	62	0	0	75.2	78	38	34	49	4.52	4.08 (-11%)	-306.9
2011	BOS	AL	4	4	56	0	0	64.2	62	34	31	68	4.73	3.94 (-20%)	-92.5
2012	BOS	AL	2	0	40	0	0	39.1	30	10	15	25	2.29	4.01 (+43%)	-995.4
2012	ARI	NL	1	1	23	0	0	21.0	16	6	7	19	2.57	4.01 (+36%)	-142.1
2013	CLE	AL	3	1	56	0	0	63.0	57	22	23	35	3.14	3.87 (+19%)	595.4
2014	HOU	AL	0	0	8	0	0	10.0	10	1	3	8	0.90	3.74 (+76%)	252.6
2015	CHA	AL	2	0	30	0	0	37.1	31	5	9	28	1.21	3.96 (+70%)	451.1
2016	CHA	AL	2	6	58	1	0	51.1	67	36	19	30	6.31	4.19 (-51%)	-2061.1
2017	WAS	NL	7	2	63	0	2	61.0	35	11	17	63	1.62	4.36 (+63%)	1473.8
2018	MIL	NL	3	3	34	0	1	34.1	45	28	12	32	7.34	4.15 (-77%)	-1851.8
2019	MIL	NL	8	6	67	0	4	59.2	53	34	29	57	5.13	4.51 (-14%)	-224.3
Career · 15 seasons			47	48	616	24	7	759.0	751	367	314	571	4.35	—	-5,500

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Matt Albers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
616	35	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	.086	.086	.114	.200	0

Career AVG .086 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Career OBP .086 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 73.6% below league average.

Career SLG .114 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 72.3% below league average.

Career OPS .200 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 72.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Albers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	HOU	NL	4	4	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	HOU	NL	31	29	0	2	0	17	.069	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	BAL	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	BAL	AL	56	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BAL	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BOS	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BOS	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ARI	NL	23	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	HOU	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHA	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHA	AL	58	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	WAS	NL	63	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	MIL	NL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	MIL	NL	67	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			616	35	1	3	1	21	.086	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Matt Albers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Albers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	NLDS2	WAS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Albers — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	2.1	1	0	1	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Albers — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	NLDS2	WAS	0	0	2	0	0	2.1	1	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Albers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	319	13	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	297	22	1	3	0	0	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Albers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	319	403.2	376	167	148	314	3.72
Away	297	355.1	375	200	166	257	5.07

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Albers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-09-28	MIL	COL	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2019-09-21	MIL	PIT	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-17	MIL	SDP	W	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
2019-09-15	MIL	STL	W	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-10	MIL	MIA	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2019-09-09	MIL	MIA	W	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2019-09-05	MIL	CHC	L	0.1	2	3	3	1	1	0
2019-09-01	MIL	CHC	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-31	MIL	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-27	MIL	STL	L	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Albers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	616	24	41	99	8	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Albers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	HOU	P	4	2	4	4	0	1
2007	HOU	P	31	18	7	13	1	2
2008	BAL	P	28	3	5	6	0	0
2009	BAL	P	56	0	4	6	0	0
2010	BAL	P	62	0	6	15	1	3
2011	BOS	P	56	0	1	8	1	0
2012	BOS	P	40	0	1	7	0	1
2012	ARI	P	23	0	0	1	1	0
2013	CLE	P	56	0	4	11	1	1
2014	HOU	P	8	0	0	0	0	0
2015	CHA	P	30	0	3	8	1	1
2016	CHA	P	58	1	2	8	2	2
2017	WAS	P	63	0	1	5	0	0
2018	MIL	P	34	0	1	3	0	0
2019	MIL	P	67	0	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Matt Albers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	616

Salary History

Matt Albers — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHA	AL	$2,000,000
2015	CHA	AL	$1,500,000
2013	CLE	AL	$1,750,000
2012	BOS	AL	$1,075,000
2011	BOS	AL	$875,000
2010	BAL	AL	$680,000
2009	BAL	AL	$410,000
2008	BAL	AL	$395,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,685,000

College History

Matt Albers — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Jacinto College - North Campus	Houston	TX	2002

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Matt Albers: the record in brief

July 25, 2006 and September 28, 2019 bracket Matt Albers's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Houston Astros (2006 to 2014), the Baltimore Orioles (2008 to 2010), the Boston Red Sox (2011 to 2012), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012), the Cleveland Indians (2013), the Chicago White Sox (2015 through 2016), the Washington Nationals (2017), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2018 through 2019). Albers played primarily as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Born on January 20, 1983, in Houston, TX, USA, Albers was listed at 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds. Albers's full given name, per the bio, is Matthew James Albers.

Across 616 games (24 starts), Albers recorded 47 wins against 48 losses with a 4.35 ERA. The totals include 571 strikeouts. Albers's 4.35 ERA was close to the 4.17 league figure for those seasons. Albers won 8 games in 2019, the most of any season listed. Albers struck out 71 batters in 2007, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Albers

What years did Matt Albers play?: Matt Albers played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.
Was Matt Albers a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Albers pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 571 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Albers hit?: Matt Albers hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Matt Albers's career batting average?: Matt Albers batted .086 over his career, with 3 hits in 35 at bats.
What was Matt Albers's career ERA?: Matt Albers finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 47-48 with 571 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Albers have?: Matt Albers recorded 571 career strikeouts.