What years did Matt Bush play?

Matt Bush played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023.

Was Matt Bush a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Bush pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 227 strikeouts.

What was Matt Bush's career ERA?

Matt Bush finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 12-11 with 227 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Bush have?

Matt Bush recorded 227 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Bush in the Hall of Fame?

No. Matt Bush has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Matt Bush play for?

Matt Bush played for the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Matt Bush

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2023)

Matt Bush was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023 for the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 8 seasons. Across 217 career appearances, he went 12-11 with a 3.75 ERA and 227 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 614.3.

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 12–11

ERA 3.75

WHIP 1.20

SO 227

Pitcher PIV 614.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 180 lb
Born: 2/8/1986 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2016-05-13

Full name: Matthew Brian Bush

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Bush — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	11	217	6	0	0	15	211.0	182	88	33	72	227	3.75	614.3

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 10.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Bush — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	TEX	AL	7	2	58	0	1	61.2	44	17	14	61	2.48	4.19 (+41%)	2261.8
2017	TEX	AL	3	4	57	0	10	52.1	57	22	19	58	3.78	4.36 (+13%)	475.5
2018	TEX	AL	0	0	21	0	0	23.0	23	12	14	19	4.70	4.15 (-13%)	-656.8
2021	TEX	AL	0	0	4	0	0	4.0	4	3	1	5	6.75	—	0.0
2022	TEX	AL	2	1	40	5	1	36.2	27	12	10	45	2.95	3.97 (+26%)	513.4
2022	MIL	NL	0	2	25	1	2	23.0	16	11	8	29	4.30	3.97 (-8%)	-682.9
2023	MIL	NL	0	2	12	0	1	10.1	11	11	6	10	9.58	4.33 (-121%)	-1296.9
Career · 7 seasons			12	11	217	6	15	211.0	182	88	72	227	3.75	—	614

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 Bush — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
217	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Bush — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	TEX	AL	58	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TEX	AL	57	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TEX	AL	21	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TEX	AL	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	TEX	AL	40	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	MIL	NL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	MIL	NL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			217	—	—	—	—	—	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 Bush — 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 Bush — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALDS1	TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Bush — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	0	0	3.2	1	0	2	6	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Bush — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	ALDS1	TEX	0	1	2	0	0	3.2	1	0	2	6	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Bush — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	121	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	96	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Bush — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	121	122.2	98	55	43	126	4.04
Away	96	88.1	84	33	29	101	3.36

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Bush — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-06-30	MIL	PIT	L	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	1
2023-06-24	MIL	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2023-06-23	MIL	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023-04-23	MIL	BOS	L	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	2
2023-04-19	MIL	SEA	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023-04-18	MIL	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2023-04-17	MIL	SEA	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2023-04-13	MIL	SDP	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1
2023-04-09	MIL	STL	—	0.2	1	0	0	2	1	0
2023-04-07	MIL	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Bush — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	217	6	20	25	4	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Bush — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2016	TEX	P	58	0	4	14	0	0
2017	TEX	P	57	0	6	4	1	1
2018	TEX	P	21	0	3	0	1	0
2021	TEX	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
2022	TEX	P	40	5	2	5	2	1
2022	MIL	P	25	1	3	1	0	0
2023	MIL	P	12	0	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Matt Bush — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	217

Matt Bush: the record in brief

Matt Bush's entire major league record comes from the period beginning May 13, 2016. Club by club, the record runs the Texas Rangers (2016 through 2022) and the Milwaukee Brewers (2022 through 2023). Bush is listed as a pitcher at 5 feet, 9 inches and 180 pounds. The bio says Bush batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is February 8, 1986, in San Diego, CA, USA. Matt Bush was the playing name; the full given name is Matthew Brian.

Bush's career pitching line is 12 wins, 11 losses and a 3.75 ERA over 217 appearances. Also on Bush's record: 227 strikeouts and 15 saves. Against a 4.21 league ERA for the same years, Bush was 10.9% better. Bush won 7 games in 2016, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 10, in 2017. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.48 in 2016, when the league's was 4.19. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 614.3 for Bush's career.

Bush made 2 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-1 record and 0.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2016.

Every defensive appearance on record for Bush, 217 games, came at pitcher. Fielding on the mound produced 20 putouts and 25 assists against 4 errors.

Bush's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 434 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Bush

What years did Matt Bush play?: Matt Bush played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023.
Was Matt Bush a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Bush pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 227 strikeouts.
What was Matt Bush's career ERA?: Matt Bush finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 12-11 with 227 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Bush have?: Matt Bush recorded 227 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Bush in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Bush has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Matt Bush play for?: Matt Bush played for the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers.