What years did Matt Boyd play?

Matt Boyd played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2026.

Was Matt Boyd a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Boyd pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 1141 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Boyd hit?

Matt Boyd hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Matt Boyd's career batting average?

Matt Boyd batted .300 over his career, with 3 hits in 10 at bats.

What was Matt Boyd's career ERA?

Matt Boyd finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 70-82 with 1,141 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Boyd have?

Matt Boyd recorded 1,141 career strikeouts.

Matt Boyd

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2026)

Matt Boyd is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2015 for 6 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 12 seasons. Across 235 career appearances, he has gone 70-82 with a 4.50 ERA and 1,141 strikeouts. Matt Boyd is an All-Star.

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

Active Player

W–L 70–82

ERA 4.50

WHIP 1.27

SO 1,141

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -3062.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 223 lb
Born: 2/2/1991 in Bellevue, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-06-27
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Matthew Robert Boyd

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Boyd — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
70	82	235	221	2	1	0	1214.2	1,167	608	191	375	1,141	4.50	-3062.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 7.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Boyd Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2015	TOR	AL	0	2	2	2	0	0	6.2	15	11	1	7	14.85	—	0.0
2015	DET	AL	1	4	11	10	0	0	50.2	56	37	19	36	6.57	3.96 (-66%)	-2551.3
2016	DET	AL	6	5	20	18	0	0	97.1	97	49	29	82	4.53	4.19 (-8%)	-1361.2
2017	DET	AL	6	11	26	25	1	1	135.0	157	79	53	110	5.27	4.36 (-21%)	-498.8
2018	DET	AL	9	13	31	31	0	0	170.1	146	83	51	159	4.39	4.15 (-6%)	-1266.8
2019	DET	AL	9	12	32	32	0	0	185.1	178	94	50	238	4.56	4.51 (-1%)	889.1
2020	DET	AL	3	7	12	12	1	0	60.1	67	45	22	60	6.71	4.45 (-51%)	-1996.7
2021	DET	AL	3	8	15	15	0	0	78.2	77	34	23	67	3.89	4.27 (+9%)	334.8
2022	SEA	AL	2	0	10	0	0	0	13.1	5	2	8	13	1.35	3.97 (+66%)	261.0
2023	DET	AL	5	5	15	15	0	0	71.0	69	43	25	73	5.45	4.33 (-26%)	-38.9
2024	CLE	AL	2	2	8	8	0	0	39.2	32	12	13	46	2.72	4.08 (+33%)	785.4
2025	CHN	NL	14	8	31	31	0	0	179.2	154	64	42	154	3.21	4.16 (+23%)	2381.5
2026	CHC	NL	10	5	22	22	0	0	126.2	114	55	39	96	3.91	4.18 (+6%)	-
Career · 13 seasons			70	82	235	221	2	1	1,214.2	1,167	608	375	1,141	4.50	—	-3,062

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 Boyd — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
213	10	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.300	.364	.300	.664	0

Career AVG .300 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — +20.6% above league average.

Career OBP .364 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +14.3% above league average.

Career SLG .300 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career OPS .664 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Boyd Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	TOR	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	DET	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	DET	AL	20	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	DET	AL	26	3	1	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	DET	AL	31	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	DET	AL	32	2	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	DET	AL	12	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	DET	AL	15	3	1	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SEA	AL	10	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	DET	AL	15	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CLE	AL	8	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	CHN	NL	31	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			213	10	3	1	4	.300	—	—	—	—	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 Boyd — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Boyd — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2025	NLDS1	CHN	2	.000
2025	NLWC2	CHN	1	.000
2024	ALCS	CLE	1	.000
2024	ALDS1	CLE	2	.000
2022	ALDS2	SEA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Boyd — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	7	6	0	21.2	18	4	12	23	1.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Boyd — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	NLDS1	CHN	1	2	2	5.1	6	2	4	7	3.38
2025	NLWC2	CHN	0	1	1	4.1	4	1	1	2	2.08
2024	ALCS	CLE	0	1	1	5.0	2	1	3	4	1.80
2024	ALDS1	CLE	0	2	2	6.2	5	0	3	10	0.00
2022	ALDS2	SEA	0	1	0	0.1	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 Boyd — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	103	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	110	10	0	3	0	0	.300

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Boyd — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	103	546.0	491	248	158	487	4.09
Away	110	542.0	562	305	178	558	5.06

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Boyd — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-24	CHC	NYN	W	5.1	2	2	2	1	3	1
2025-09-17	CHC	PIT	—	3.0	7	4	4	2	5	1
2025-09-12	CHC	TBR	W	5.0	5	4	4	2	1	1
2025-09-06	CHC	WAS	L	7.0	7	2	2	0	3	1
2025-08-31	CHC	COL	—	6.0	6	4	4	1	5	0
2025-08-26	CHC	SFG	L	5.1	6	5	5	3	8	2
2025-08-19	CHC	MIL	W	5.1	6	4	4	3	3	1
2025-08-14	CHC	TOR	L	7.0	2	2	2	1	5	1
2025-08-08	CHC	STL	L	5.0	7	3	3	0	3	0
2025-08-02	CHC	BAL	—	7.0	4	0	0	0	8	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Boyd — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	213	199	37	109	12	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Boyd — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2015	TOR	P	2	2	0	2	0	0
2015	DET	P	11	10	1	5	1	0
2016	DET	P	20	18	1	5	1	0
2017	DET	P	26	25	3	15	2	0
2018	DET	P	31	31	9	8	2	1
2019	DET	P	32	32	7	19	1	0
2020	DET	P	12	12	1	3	0	1
2021	DET	P	15	15	4	9	0	1
2022	SEA	P	10	0	2	2	0	0
2023	DET	P	15	15	1	11	0	1
2024	CLE	P	8	8	1	3	1	0
2025	CHN	P	31	31	7	27	4	2

Career Games by Position

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Matt Boyd Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	213

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Matt Boyd: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is June 27, 2015; Matt Boyd is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. By club, Boyd's seasons break down as the Toronto Blue Jays (2015), the Detroit Tigers (2015 through 2023), the Seattle Mariners (2022), the Cleveland Guardians (2024), and the Chicago Cubs (2025). Boyd played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Born on February 2, 1991, in Bellevue, WA, USA, Boyd was listed at 6'3" and 223 pounds. The given name on file is Matthew Robert Boyd.

Boyd has gone 70-82 with a 4.50 ERA in 235 games, 221 of them starts. The totals include 1,141 strikeouts. Against a 4.20 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.50 mark was 7.2% worse. No season topped the 14 wins of 2025. Boyd struck out 238 batters in 2019, a career high. In 2025, one of the busiest seasons, Boyd posted a 3.21 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.16.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Boyd

What years did Matt Boyd play?: Matt Boyd played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2026.
Was Matt Boyd a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Boyd pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 1141 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Boyd hit?: Matt Boyd hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Matt Boyd's career batting average?: Matt Boyd batted .300 over his career, with 3 hits in 10 at bats.
What was Matt Boyd's career ERA?: Matt Boyd finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 70-82 with 1,141 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Boyd have?: Matt Boyd recorded 1,141 career strikeouts.