Matt Belisle
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2018)
Matt Belisle was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2018 for 6 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 16 seasons. Across 693 career appearances, he went 52-58 with a 4.32 ERA and 711 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8050.8.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 230 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2003-09-07
- Last Game
- 2018-09-30
Full name: Matthew Thomas Belisle
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5.19 | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | 4 | 8 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85.2 | 101 | 42 | 26 | 59 | 4.41 | 4.29 (-3%) | -303.1 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 43 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 3.60 | 4.53 (+20%) | -594.9 |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.2 | 212 | 105 | 43 | 125 | 5.32 | 4.47 (-19%) | -471.3 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 7.28 | 4.32 (-68%) | -166.1 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 5.52 | 4.32 (-28%) | -350.9 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 7 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92.0 | 84 | 30 | 16 | 91 | 2.93 | 4.08 (+28%) | 3287.8 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 10 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 77 | 26 | 14 | 58 | 3.25 | 3.94 (+18%) | 1599.0 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | 3 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80.0 | 91 | 33 | 18 | 69 | 3.71 | 4.01 (+8%) | 2124.2 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 5 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 76 | 35 | 15 | 62 | 4.32 | 3.87 (-12%) | 1540.0 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 4 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 74 | 35 | 19 | 43 | 4.87 | 3.74 (-30%) | 8.7 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2.67 | 3.96 (+33%) | 273.7 |
| 2016 | WAS | NL | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 1.76 | 4.19 (+58%) | 1564.5 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 2 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60.1 | 48 | 27 | 22 | 54 | 4.03 | 4.36 (+8%) | 440.9 |
| 2018 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5.06 | 4.15 (-22%) | -86.5 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 9.13 | 4.15 (-120%) | -815.3 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 52 | 58 | 693 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 928.2 | 1,024 | 446 | 238 | 711 | 4.32 | — | 8,051 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694 | 89 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 49 | .079 | .118 | .112 | .231 | -622 |
Career AVG .079 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 69.6% below league average.
Career OBP .118 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 63.6% below league average.
Career SLG .112 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 72.7% below league average.
Career OPS .231 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 68.7% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | 61 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 30 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | .060 | .268 (-78%) | .335 (-66%) | .422 (-81%) | .758 (-75%) | -622.5 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 74 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | WAS | NL | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CLE | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 694 | 89 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 49 | .079 | — | — | — | — | -622 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1387 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 354 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .067 |
| Away | 340 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 353 | 457.2 | 514 | 229 | 116 | 341 | 4.50 |
| Away | 340 | 471.0 | 510 | 217 | 122 | 370 | 4.15 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-30 | MIN | CHW | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-09-29 | MIN | CHW | — | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-09-26 | MIN | DET | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-09-15 | MIN | KCR | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-09-05 | MIN | HOU | — | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-09-02 | MIN | TEX | — | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-08-06 | MIN | CLE | — | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018-07-31 | MIN | CLE | — | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-07-27 | MIN | BOS | L | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018-07-25 | MIN | TOR | W | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CIN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | CIN | P | 60 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | CIN | P | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CIN | P | 30 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CIN | P | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | COL | P | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | COL | P | 76 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | COL | P | 74 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | COL | P | 80 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | COL | P | 72 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | COL | P | 66 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | SLN | P | 34 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | WAS | P | 40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | P | 62 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CLE | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIN | P | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 693 |
Salary History
Matt Belisle's recorded salaries total $22,374,500 over 11 seasons, 2005 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Belisle's career ran from 2003 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2003 and 2009.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WAS | NL | $1,250,000 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | $3,500,000 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | $4,250,000 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | $4,100,000 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | $3,775,000 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | $2,350,000 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | $850,000 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | $1,250,000 |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | $390,000 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | $343,500 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | $316,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $22,374,500 | ||
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Matt Belisle: the record in brief
Matt Belisle played a first major league game on September 7, 2003 and a last one on September 30, 2018. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (2003 through 2008), the Colorado Rockies (2009 to 2014), the St. Louis Cardinals (2015), the Washington Nationals (2016), the Minnesota Twins (2017 through 2018), and the Cleveland Indians (2018). Born on June 6, 1980, in Austin, TX, USA, Belisle is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 3 inches and 230 pounds. The given name on file is Matthew Thomas Belisle.
Belisle went 52-58 with a 4.32 ERA in 693 games, 44 of them starts. The same table counts 711 strikeouts and 14 saves. Belisle's 4.32 ERA was close to the 4.18 league figure for those seasons. Belisle won 10 games in 2011, the most of any season listed. 2007 produced Belisle's most strikeouts, 125. 2007 was Belisle's sharpest full season, a 5.32 ERA against the league's 4.47.
Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Belisle
- What years did Matt Belisle play?
- Matt Belisle played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2018.
- Was Matt Belisle a pitcher?
- Yes. Matt Belisle pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 711 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Matt Belisle hit?
- Matt Belisle hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
- What teams did Matt Belisle play for?
- Matt Belisle played for 6 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (2003, 2005–2008), the Colorado Rockies (2009–2014), the St. Louis Cardinals (2015), the Washington Nationals (2016), the Minnesota Twins (2017–2018), and the Cleveland Indians (2018).
- What were Matt Belisle's career stats?
- In 693 games, Matt Belisle went 52-58 with a 4.32 ERA, 711 strikeouts, 928.2 innings pitched, and 14 saves.
- How much did Matt Belisle earn in his career?
- Matt Belisle's recorded salaries total $22,374,500 over 11 seasons, 2005 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Belisle's career ran from 2003 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2003 and 2009.
- What was Matt Belisle's salary?
- Matt Belisle's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $316,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2016.
- What position did Matt Belisle play?
- Matt Belisle played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Matt Belisle and how much did he weigh?
- Matt Belisle was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.
- What was Matt Belisle's career ERA?
- Matt Belisle finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 52-58 with 711 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Matt Belisle have?
- Matt Belisle recorded 711 career strikeouts.
- Is Matt Belisle in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Matt Belisle has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.