What years did Matt Guerrier play?

Matt Guerrier played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014.

Was Matt Guerrier a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Guerrier pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 411 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Guerrier hit?

Matt Guerrier hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Matt Guerrier play for?

Matt Guerrier played for 3 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2004–2010, 2014), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2013), and the Chicago Cubs (2013).

What were Matt Guerrier's career stats?

In 555 games, Matt Guerrier went 27-35 with a 3.52 ERA, 411 strikeouts, 623.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What was Matt Guerrier's salary?

Matt Guerrier's last recorded salary was $4,711,499, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $4,711,499, in 2012, and his lowest was $318,500, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2013.

What position did Matt Guerrier play?

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

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

Matt Guerrier was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Matt Guerrier's career ERA?

Matt Guerrier finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 27-35 with 411 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Guerrier have?

Matt Guerrier recorded 411 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Guerrier in the Hall of Fame?

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

Matt Guerrier

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2014)

Matt Guerrier was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014 for the Minnesota Twins, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 11 seasons. Across 555 career appearances, he went 27-35 with a 3.52 ERA and 411 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 27–35

ERA 3.52

WHIP 1.26

SO 411

Pitcher PIV -1111.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 8/2/1978 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-06-17
Last Game: 2014-07-22

Full name: Matthew Olson Guerrier

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Guerrier — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	35	555	3	0	0	6	623.0	580	244	69	206	411	3.52	-1111.1

Career ERA 3.52 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 15.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Guerrier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	MIN	AL	0	1	9	2	0	19.0	22	12	6	11	5.68	4.46 (-27%)	-927.7
2005	MIN	AL	0	3	43	0	0	71.2	71	27	24	46	3.39	4.29 (+21%)	611.0
2006	MIN	AL	1	0	39	1	1	69.2	78	26	21	37	3.36	4.53 (+26%)	-246.3
2007	MIN	AL	2	4	73	0	1	88.0	71	23	21	68	2.35	4.47 (+47%)	1261.1
2008	MIN	AL	6	9	76	0	1	76.1	84	44	37	59	5.19	4.32 (-20%)	-1450.7
2009	MIN	AL	5	1	79	0	1	76.1	58	20	16	47	2.36	4.32 (+45%)	-62.9
2010	MIN	AL	5	7	74	0	1	71.0	56	25	22	42	3.17	4.08 (+22%)	-273.7
2011	LAN	NL	4	3	70	0	1	66.1	59	30	25	50	4.07	3.94 (-3%)	857.3
2012	LAN	NL	0	2	16	0	0	14.0	8	6	7	9	3.86	4.01 (+4%)	-803.0
2013	LAN	NL	2	3	34	0	0	30.0	32	16	12	21	4.80	3.87 (-24%)	-286.8
2013	CHN	NL	2	1	15	0	0	12.2	11	3	5	9	2.13	3.87 (+45%)	334.8
2014	MIN	AL	0	1	27	0	0	28.0	30	12	10	12	3.86	3.74 (-3%)	-124.1
Career · 12 seasons			27	35	555	3	6	623.0	580	244	206	411	3.52	—	-1,111

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 Guerrier — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
555	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Guerrier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	MIN	AL	9	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	MIN	AL	43	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	MIN	AL	39	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	MIN	AL	73	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	MIN	AL	76	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIN	AL	79	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	74	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	LAN	NL	70	0	1	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	LAN	NL	16	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	LAN	NL	34	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CHN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIN	AL	27	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			555	3	1	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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 Guerrier — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Guerrier — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2010	ALDS2	MIN	2	.000
2009	ALDS1	MIN	2	.000
2006	ALDS2	MIN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Guerrier — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	4.2	1	0	1	4	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Guerrier — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	BB	SO
2010	ALDS2	MIN	2	1.2	1	1	2
2009	ALDS1	MIN	2	2.0	0	0	2
2006	ALDS2	MIN	1	1.0	0	0	0

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Guerrier — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	283	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	271	2	0	0	0	1	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Guerrier — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	283	318.1	297	126	102	224	3.56
Away	271	304.0	282	117	102	187	3.46

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Guerrier — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2014-07-22	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	4	4	4	2	0	0
2014-07-18	MIN	TBR	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2014-07-13	MIN	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2014-07-11	MIN	COL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
2014-07-09	MIN	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014-07-06	MIN	NYY	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2014-07-05	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014-07-02	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2014-06-30	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2014-06-27	MIN	TEX	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Guerrier — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	555	3	61	91	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Guerrier — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	MIN	P	9	2	2	3	0	0
2005	MIN	P	43	0	9	15	0	0
2006	MIN	P	39	1	7	11	1	0
2007	MIN	P	73	0	13	9	0	1
2008	MIN	P	76	0	5	10	1	0
2009	MIN	P	79	0	8	12	0	1
2010	MIN	P	74	0	8	11	0	0
2011	LAN	P	70	0	1	8	0	0
2012	LAN	P	16	0	1	3	0	0
2013	LAN	P	34	0	2	5	0	0
2013	CHN	P	15	0	2	1	0	0
2014	MIN	P	27	0	3	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Matt Guerrier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	555

Salary History

Matt Guerrier's recorded salaries total $18,528,997 over 9 seasons, 2005 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Guerrier's career ran from 2004 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2014.

Matt Guerrier — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	LAN	NL	$4,711,499
2012	LAN	NL	$4,711,499
2011	LAN	NL	$2,461,499
2010	MIN	AL	$3,150,000
2009	MIN	AL	$1,475,000
2008	MIN	AL	$950,000
2007	MIN	AL	$407,500
2006	MIN	AL	$343,500
2005	MIN	AL	$318,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$18,528,997

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Matt Guerrier: the record in brief

Matt Guerrier played a first major league game on June 17, 2004 and a last one on July 22, 2014. The team column moves through the Minnesota Twins (2004 to 2014), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011 to 2013), and the Chicago Cubs (2013). Listed as a pitcher, Guerrier threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. Guerrier was born on August 2, 1978, in Cleveland, OH, USA. Matt Guerrier was the playing name; the full given name is Matthew Olson.

Across 555 games (3 starts), Guerrier recorded 27 wins against 35 losses with a 3.52 ERA. Also on Guerrier's record: 411 strikeouts. The leagues Guerrier pitched in allowed 4.19 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 15.8% better than average. Guerrier won 6 games in 2008, the most of any season listed. Guerrier struck out 68 batters in 2007, a career high. 2007 was Guerrier's sharpest full season, a 2.35 ERA against the league's 4.47.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Guerrier

What years did Matt Guerrier play?: Matt Guerrier played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014.
Was Matt Guerrier a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Guerrier pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 411 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Guerrier hit?: Matt Guerrier hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Matt Guerrier play for?: Matt Guerrier played for 3 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2004–2010, 2014), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2013), and the Chicago Cubs (2013).
What were Matt Guerrier's career stats?: In 555 games, Matt Guerrier went 27-35 with a 3.52 ERA, 411 strikeouts, 623.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
How much did Matt Guerrier earn in his career?: Matt Guerrier's recorded salaries total $18,528,997 over 9 seasons, 2005 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Guerrier's career ran from 2004 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2014.
What was Matt Guerrier's salary?: Matt Guerrier's last recorded salary was $4,711,499, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $4,711,499, in 2012, and his lowest was $318,500, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2013.
What position did Matt Guerrier play?: Matt Guerrier played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Guerrier and how much did he weigh?: Matt Guerrier was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Matt Guerrier's career ERA?: Matt Guerrier finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 27-35 with 411 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Guerrier have?: Matt Guerrier recorded 411 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Guerrier in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Guerrier has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.