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

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 1710.7 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 0 184.7 170 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 1 204.7 193 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 0 103.7 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 84.3 89 41 22 74 4.38 3.87 (-13%) -201.2
2014 MIL NL 8 8 27 27 1 1 0 163.3 143 66 50 126 3.64 3.74 (+3%) 862.3
2015 MIL NL 6 14 26 25 0 0 0 148.7 176 93 57 104 5.63 3.96 (-42%) -3623.0
2016 MIL NL 6 8 19 19 0 0 0 101.7 117 51 36 70 4.51 4.19 (-8%) -348.2
2017 MIL NL 6 9 24 22 0 0 0 114.7 121 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 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2006 MIN AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 MIN AL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 TBA AL 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TBA AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TBA AL 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 CHN NL 31 64 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 42 .094 .255 (-63%) .320 (-62%) .399 (-77%) .719 (-70%) -704.2
2012 CHN NL 18 30 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 .067 — — — — 0.0
2013 CHN NL 11 18 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 .222 — — — — 0.0
2013 TEX AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 MIL NL 27 49 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 .061 — — — — -582.3
2015 MIL NL 26 39 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .077 — — — — 0.0
2016 MIL NL 19 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .036 — — — — 0.0
2017 MIL NL 24 35 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 .086 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 290 274 7 22 3 0 0 4 0 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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 ALDS1 TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALCS TBA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS2 TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 WS TBA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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 SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2010 ALDS1 TBA 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 5 1 2 4 1.50
2008 ALCS TBA 2 0 2 2 0 13.0 8 2 6 14 1.38
2008 ALDS2 TBA 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 7 5 4 4 7.50
2008 WS TBA 0 0 1 1 0 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
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1461375902.066
Away14413721302.095

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Garza — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home146882.18183402887363.47
Away144828.18634372936444.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

Matt Garza — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2017-09-27 MILCINL 000000000
2017-09-16 MILMIAL 000000000
2017-09-06 MILCINL 100000000
2017-08-29 MILSTLL 100000001
2017-08-23 MILSFGL 200000001
2017-08-18 MILCOLL 200000001
2017-08-13 MILCINW 200000001
2017-08-08 MILMINL 000000000
2017-08-03 MILSTLW 200000001
2017-07-21 MILPHIL 101000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Garza — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-09-27 MILCIN — 1.0000010
2017-09-16 MILMIA — 1.2100010
2017-09-06 MILCIN L 2.2655220
2017-08-29 MILSTL L 3.1463520
2017-08-23 MILSFG — 5.0511260
2017-08-18 MILCOL L 4.1987223
2017-08-13 MILCIN W 5.1543521
2017-08-08 MILMIN L 3.1888234
2017-08-03 MILSTL W 5.2411240
2017-07-21 MILPHI L 5.0322341

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 — 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 Career Earnings $67,097,324

College History

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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Matt Garza (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Wandy Rodriguez
    97-98, 4.10 ERA
  2. 87
    Dallas Keuchel
    103-92, 4.04 ERA
  3. 83
    Wade Miley
    109-99, 4.09 ERA
  4. 64
    Erik Hanson
    89-84, 4.15 ERA
  5. 63
    Jason Vargas
    99-99, 4.29 ERA
  6. 54
    Andy Ashby
    98-110, 4.12 ERA

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 was Matt Garza's career batting average?
Matt Garza batted .080 over his career, with 22 hits in 274 at bats.
How many RBI did Matt Garza have?
Matt Garza drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Matt Garza's career ERA?
Matt Garza finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 93-106 with 1,380 strikeouts.