Matt Duffy
Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2024)
Matt Duffy was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2024 for 6 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 11 seasons. In 709 career games, he hit .277 with 646 hits, 31 home runs, and 231 RBI.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Third Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 190 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2014-05-22
Full name: Matthew Michael Duffy
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709 | 2,331 | 272 | 646 | 102 | 9 | 31 | 231 | 41 | 176 | 438 | .277 | .335 | .369 | .704 | -654 |
Career AVG .277 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.
Career OBP .335 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.
Career SLG .369 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 9.7% below league average.
Career OPS .704 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — near 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | SFN | NL | 34 | 60 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .267 | .251 (+6%) | .313 (-4%) | .386 (-22%) | .700 (-14%) | -119.7 |
| 2015 | SFN | NL | 149 | 573 | 77 | 169 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 77 | 12 | 30 | 96 | .295 | .254 (+16%) | .316 (+6%) | .404 (+6%) | .721 (+6%) | 610.3 |
| 2016 | SFN | NL | 70 | 257 | 32 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 40 | .253 | .255 (-1%) | .321 (-3%) | .417 (-14%) | .738 (-9%) | -373.0 |
| 2016 | TBA | AL | 21 | 76 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .276 | .255 (+8%) | .321 (-7%) | .417 (-15%) | .738 (-11%) | -373.0 |
| 2018 | TBA | AL | 132 | 503 | 59 | 148 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 47 | 93 | .294 | .247 (+19%) | .318 (+14%) | .409 (-11%) | .727 (avg) | 216.5 |
| 2019 | TBA | AL | 46 | 147 | 12 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 29 | .252 | .252 (avg) | .322 (+6%) | .434 (-25%) | .757 (-12%) | -222.3 |
| 2021 | CHN | NL | 97 | 289 | 45 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 25 | 63 | .287 | .243 (+18%) | .317 (+13%) | .410 (-7%) | .727 (+1%) | 188.8 |
| 2022 | LAA | AL | 77 | 228 | 14 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 50 | .250 | .242 (+3%) | .311 (-1%) | .394 (-21%) | .706 (-12%) | -391.0 |
| 2023 | KCA | AL | 79 | 191 | 17 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 39 | .251 | .248 (+1%) | .320 (-4%) | .414 (-22%) | .734 (-14%) | -416.6 |
| 2024 | TEX | AL | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 709 | 2,331 | 272 | 646 | 102 | 9 | 31 | 231 | 41 | 176 | 438 | .277 | — | — | — | — | -880 | ||
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | KCA | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | — | 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
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (712 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 368 | 1146 | 140 | 344 | 11 | 109 | .300 |
| Away | 341 | 1185 | 132 | 302 | 20 | 122 | .255 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-28 | TEX | LAA | W | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-27 | TEX | LAA | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-09-25 | TEX | OAK | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-09-24 | TEX | OAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-01 | KCR | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-09-29 | KCR | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-09-24 | KCR | HOU | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-09-17 | KCR | HOU | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-12 | KCR | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-09-04 | KCR | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 3 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-26 | KCR | SEA | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-06-28 | KCR | CLE | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-04-28 | CHC | ATL | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 41 | 28 | 187 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 2B | 78 | 54 | 98 | 146 | 9 | 39 |
| 3B | 510 | 462 | 320 | 939 | 48 | 89 |
| OF | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 36 | 26 | 32 | 67 | 2 | 15 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | SFN | 2B | 9 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | SFN | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SFN | SS | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | SFN | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SFN | 2B | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | SFN | 3B | 134 | 129 | 78 | 250 | 12 | 20 |
| 2015 | SFN | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | SFN | 3B | 69 | 66 | 43 | 142 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | TBA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TBA | SS | 18 | 18 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | TBA | 3B | 125 | 121 | 87 | 253 | 13 | 24 |
| 2018 | TBA | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | TBA | 3B | 46 | 41 | 24 | 73 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | TBA | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CHN | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CHN | 2B | 21 | 17 | 34 | 44 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | CHN | 3B | 56 | 47 | 33 | 109 | 4 | 15 |
| 2021 | CHN | OF | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CHN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CHN | SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | LAA | 1B | 21 | 14 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | LAA | 2B | 17 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | LAA | 3B | 42 | 37 | 31 | 62 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | KCA | 1B | 17 | 13 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | KCA | 2B | 22 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | KCA | 3B | 31 | 19 | 21 | 45 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | KCA | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | KCA | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEX | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 3 |
| First Base | 41 |
| Second Base | 78 |
| Third Base | 510 |
| Shortstop | 36 |
| Left Field | 3 |
| Designated Hitter | 10 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HOU | AL | $510,200 |
| 2015 | SFN | NL | $509,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,019,200 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 2nd | 70.0 | 150 | 0 |
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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Matt Duffy: the record in brief
Matt Duffy debuted in the major leagues on May 22, 2014. The season rows list, in order, the San Francisco Giants (2014 to 2016), the Tampa Bay Rays (2016 to 2019), the Chicago Cubs (2021), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2022), the Kansas City Royals (2023), and the Texas Rangers (2024). At 190 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame, Duffy is listed as a third baseman. The bio says Duffy batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is January 15, 1991, in Long Beach, CA, USA. The given name on file is Matthew Michael Duffy.
Duffy collected 646 hits in 2,331 at bats across 709 games, good for a .277 batting average, adding 31 homers, 231 RBI, and 41 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .335 and the slugging percentage .369, for an OPS of .704. Set against a .249 league average for the same years, Duffy's .277 average sits 11.4% above it. 2015 was Duffy's biggest home run year, with 12. No season topped the 169 hits of 2015.
Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Duffy
- What years did Matt Duffy play?
- Matt Duffy played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2024.
- Was Matt Duffy a pitcher?
- No. Matt Duffy was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
- How many home runs did Matt Duffy hit?
- Matt Duffy hit 31 career home runs with 646 hits.
- What was Matt Duffy's career batting average?
- Matt Duffy batted .277 over his career, with 646 hits in 2,331 at bats.
- How many RBI did Matt Duffy have?
- Matt Duffy drove in 231 runs in his career.
- What was Matt Duffy's career ERA?
- Matt Duffy finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.