What years did Matt Garza play?

Matt Garza played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017.

Was Matt Garza a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Garza pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 1380 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Garza hit?

Matt Garza hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.

What teams did Matt Garza play for?

Matt Garza played for 5 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2006–2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008–2010), the Chicago Cubs (2011–2013), the Texas Rangers (2013), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2014–2017).

What were Matt Garza's career stats?

In 290 games, Matt Garza went 93-106 with a 4.09 ERA, 1,380 strikeouts, 1,710.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 22 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Matt Garza's salary?

Matt Garza's last recorded salary was $12,209,424, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $12,500,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $404,600, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2016.

What position did Matt Garza play?

Matt Garza played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Matt Garza and how much did he weigh?

Matt Garza was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Matt Garza's career ERA?

Matt Garza finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 93-106 with 1,380 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Garza have?

Matt Garza recorded 1,380 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Garza in the Hall of Fame?

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

Matt Garza

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2017)

Matt Garza was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017 for 5 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 12 seasons. Across 290 career appearances, he went 93-106 with a 4.09 ERA and 1,380 strikeouts. He also batted .080 with 0 home runs. Matt Garza was an ALCS MVP. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 505.3.

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 24, 2026

W–L 93–106

ERA 4.09

WHIP 1.32

SO 1,380

Pitcher PIV 505.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 220 lb
Born: 11/26/1983 in Selma, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-08-11
Last Game: 2017-09-27
Awards: ALCS MVP

Full name: Matthew Scott Garza

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Garza — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
93	106	290	284	10	4	1	1710.2	1,681	777	198	581	1,380	4.09	505.3

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Garza Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	MIN	AL	3	6	10	9	0	0	0	50.0	62	32	23	38	5.76	4.53 (-27%)	-49.9
2007	MIN	AL	5	7	16	15	0	0	0	83.0	96	34	32	67	3.69	4.47 (+18%)	619.9
2008	TBA	AL	11	9	30	30	3	2	0	184.2	170	76	59	128	3.70	4.32 (+14%)	884.5
2009	TBA	AL	8	12	32	32	0	0	0	203.0	177	89	79	189	3.95	4.32 (+9%)	823.2
2010	TBA	AL	15	10	33	32	3	1	1	204.2	193	89	63	150	3.91	4.08 (+4%)	-1729.5
2011	CHN	NL	10	10	31	31	2	0	0	198.0	186	73	63	197	3.32	3.94 (+16%)	5088.5
2012	CHN	NL	5	7	18	18	0	0	0	103.2	90	45	32	96	3.91	4.01 (+3%)	-390.9
2013	CHN	NL	6	1	11	11	0	0	0	71.0	61	25	20	62	3.17	3.87 (+18%)	153.5
2013	TEX	AL	4	5	13	13	1	0	0	84.1	89	41	22	74	4.38	3.87 (-13%)	-201.2
2014	MIL	NL	8	8	27	27	1	1	0	163.1	143	66	50	126	3.64	3.74 (+3%)	862.3
2015	MIL	NL	6	14	26	25	0	0	0	148.2	176	93	57	104	5.63	3.96 (-42%)	-3623.0
2016	MIL	NL	6	8	19	19	0	0	0	101.2	117	51	36	70	4.51	4.19 (-8%)	-348.2
2017	MIL	NL	6	9	24	22	0	0	0	114.2	121	63	45	79	4.94	4.36 (-13%)	-1584.0
Career · 13 seasons			93	106	290	284	10	4	1	1,710.2	1,681	777	581	1,380	4.09	—	505

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 Garza — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
290	274	7	22	3	0	0	4	0	6	155	.080	.110	.091	.201	-1,286

Career AVG .080 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Career OBP .110 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Career SLG .091 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 77.8% below league average.

Career OPS .201 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 72.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Garza Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	MIN	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	MIN	AL	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TBA	AL	30	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TBA	AL	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TBA	AL	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CHN	NL	31	64	2	6	0	1	1	42	.094	.255 (-63%)	.320 (-62%)	.399 (-77%)	.719 (-70%)	-704.2
2012	CHN	NL	18	30	0	2	1	0	0	23	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CHN	NL	11	18	1	4	1	2	0	9	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TEX	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIL	NL	27	49	2	3	1	0	1	21	.061	—	—	—	—	-582.3
2015	MIL	NL	26	39	0	3	0	0	1	21	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIL	NL	19	28	1	1	0	0	2	17	.036	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIL	NL	24	35	1	3	0	1	0	13	.086	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			290	274	7	22	3	4	6	155	.080	—	—	—	—	-1,286

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 Garza — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Garza — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2010	ALDS1	TBA	1	0	.000
2008	ALCS	TBA	2	0	.000
2008	ALDS2	TBA	1	0	.000
2008	WS	TBA	1	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Garza — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	5	5	0	31.0	26	12	14	29	3.48

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Garza — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	ALDS1	TBA	0	0	1	1	6.0	5	1	2	4	1.50
2008	ALCS	TBA	2	0	2	2	13.0	8	2	6	14	1.38
2008	ALDS2	TBA	0	1	1	1	6.0	7	5	4	4	7.50
2008	WS	TBA	0	0	1	1	6.0	6	4	2	7	6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Garza — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	146	137	5	9	0	2	.066
Away	144	137	2	13	0	2	.095

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Garza — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	146	882.1	818	340	288	736	3.47
Away	144	828.1	863	437	293	644	4.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

Matt Garza — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2017-09-27	MIL	CIN	L	0	0	0
2017-09-16	MIL	MIA	L	0	0	0
2017-09-06	MIL	CIN	L	1	0	0
2017-08-29	MIL	STL	L	1	0	1
2017-08-23	MIL	SFG	L	2	0	1
2017-08-18	MIL	COL	L	2	0	1
2017-08-13	MIL	CIN	W	2	0	1
2017-08-08	MIL	MIN	L	0	0	0
2017-08-03	MIL	STL	W	2	0	1
2017-07-21	MIL	PHI	L	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Garza — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-09-27	MIL	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-16	MIL	MIA	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-06	MIL	CIN	L	2.2	6	5	5	2	2	0
2017-08-29	MIL	STL	L	3.1	4	6	3	5	2	0
2017-08-23	MIL	SFG	—	5.0	5	1	1	2	6	0
2017-08-18	MIL	COL	L	4.1	9	8	7	2	2	3
2017-08-13	MIL	CIN	W	5.1	5	4	3	5	2	1
2017-08-08	MIL	MIN	L	3.1	8	8	8	2	3	4
2017-08-03	MIL	STL	W	5.2	4	1	1	2	4	0
2017-07-21	MIL	PHI	L	5.0	3	2	2	3	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Garza — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	290	284	96	129	27	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Garza — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	MIN	P	10	9	5	1	0	0
2007	MIN	P	16	15	1	10	2	0
2008	TBA	P	30	30	14	11	2	0
2009	TBA	P	32	32	10	11	1	1
2010	TBA	P	33	32	10	13	1	0
2011	CHN	P	31	31	10	16	7	1
2012	CHN	P	18	18	4	12	3	0
2013	CHN	P	11	11	6	4	0	0
2013	TEX	P	13	13	7	7	2	0
2014	MIL	P	27	27	11	15	3	0
2015	MIL	P	26	25	9	16	1	0
2016	MIL	P	19	19	2	6	3	0
2017	MIL	P	24	22	7	7	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Matt Garza Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	290

Awards & Honors

Matt Garza — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-08-01
2008	ALCS MVP

Salary History

Matt Garza's recorded salaries total $67,097,324 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garza's career ran from 2006 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006 and 2007.

Matt Garza — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIL	NL	$12,209,424
2015	MIL	NL	$12,500,000
2014	MIL	NL	$12,500,000
2013	CHN	NL	$10,250,000
2012	CHN	NL	$9,500,000
2011	CHN	NL	$5,950,000
2010	TBA	AL	$3,350,000
2009	TBA	AL	$433,300
2008	TBA	AL	$404,600
Total recorded salary (partial)			$67,097,324

College History

Matt Garza — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Fresno	Fresno	CA	2003, 2004, 2005

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Career Spans

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Matt Garza: the record in brief

The profile opens with Matt Garza's first major league game on August 11, 2006; the last one listed came on September 27, 2017. The season rows list, in order, the Minnesota Twins (2006 to 2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008 to 2010), the Chicago Cubs (2011 to 2013), the Texas Rangers (2013), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2014 to 2017). Garza played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 26, 1983, in Selma, CA, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds. The given name on file is Matthew Scott Garza.

Garza pitched in 290 games, starting 284, and finished with a 93-106 record and 4.09 ERA. Also on Garza's record: 1,380 strikeouts and 10 complete games. Garza's 4.09 ERA was close to the 4.15 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 15 wins of 2010. Garza struck out 197 batters in 2011, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Garza

What years did Matt Garza play?: Matt Garza played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017.
Was Matt Garza a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Garza pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 1380 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Garza hit?: Matt Garza hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.
What teams did Matt Garza play for?: Matt Garza played for 5 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2006–2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008–2010), the Chicago Cubs (2011–2013), the Texas Rangers (2013), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2014–2017).
What were Matt Garza's career stats?: In 290 games, Matt Garza went 93-106 with a 4.09 ERA, 1,380 strikeouts, 1,710.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 22 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Matt Garza earn in his career?: Matt Garza's recorded salaries total $67,097,324 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garza's career ran from 2006 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006 and 2007.
What was Matt Garza's salary?: Matt Garza's last recorded salary was $12,209,424, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $12,500,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $404,600, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2016.
What position did Matt Garza play?: Matt Garza played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Garza and how much did he weigh?: Matt Garza was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Matt Garza's career ERA?: Matt Garza finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 93-106 with 1,380 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Garza have?: Matt Garza recorded 1,380 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Garza in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Garza has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.