What years did Matt Harvey play?

Matt Harvey played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021.

Was Matt Harvey a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Harvey pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 867 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Harvey hit?

Matt Harvey hit 1 career home run with 27 hits.

Did Matt Harvey win a Cy Young Award?

No. Matt Harvey did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Matt Harvey win?

Matt Harvey was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Matt Harvey's career stats?

In 180 games, Matt Harvey went 50-66 with a 4.42 ERA, 867 strikeouts, and 966.1 innings pitched. At the plate he had 27 hits and 1 home runs.

What was Matt Harvey's salary?

Matt Harvey's last recorded salary was $4,325,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,325,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $498,750, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did Matt Harvey play?

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

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

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

What was Matt Harvey's career ERA?

Matt Harvey finished with a 4.42 career ERA, going 50-66 with 867 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Harvey have?

Matt Harvey recorded 867 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Harvey in the Hall of Fame?

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

Matt Harvey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2021)

Matt Harvey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021 for 5 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 10 seasons. Across 180 career appearances, he went 50-66 with a 4.42 ERA and 867 strikeouts. He also batted .106 with 1 home runs. Matt Harvey was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4288.4.

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 50–66

ERA 4.42

WHIP 1.29

SO 867

Pitcher PIV 4288.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 220 lb
Born: 3/27/1989 in New London, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-07-26
Last Game: 2021-09-08
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Matthew Edward Harvey

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Harvey — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
50	66	180	172	1	1	0	966.1	969	475	124	274	867	4.42	4288.4

Career ERA 4.42 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 5.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Matt Harvey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	NYN	NL	3	5	10	10	0	0	59.1	42	18	26	70	2.73	4.01 (+32%)	1077.5
2013	NYN	NL	9	5	26	26	1	1	178.1	135	45	31	191	2.27	3.87 (+41%)	8599.6
2015	NYN	NL	13	8	29	29	0	0	189.1	156	57	37	188	2.71	3.96 (+32%)	4486.9
2016	NYN	NL	4	10	17	17	0	0	92.2	111	50	25	76	4.86	4.19 (-16%)	1698.8
2017	NYN	NL	5	7	19	18	0	0	92.2	110	69	47	67	6.70	4.36 (-54%)	-4669.2
2018	NYN	NL	0	2	8	4	0	0	27.0	33	21	9	20	7.00	4.15 (-69%)	-1033.0
2018	CIN	NL	7	7	24	24	0	0	128.0	132	64	28	111	4.50	4.15 (-8%)	-587.7
2019	LAA	AL	3	5	12	12	0	0	59.2	63	47	29	39	7.09	4.51 (-57%)	-2749.3
2020	KCA	AL	0	3	7	4	0	0	11.2	27	15	5	10	11.57	4.45 (-160%)	-1457.0
2021	BAL	AL	6	14	28	28	0	0	127.2	160	89	37	95	6.27	4.27 (-47%)	-1078.5
Career · 10 seasons			50	66	180	172	1	1	966.1	969	475	274	867	4.42	—	4,288

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 Harvey — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
181	255	8	27	7	0	1	14	0	4	108	.106	.120	.145	.265	-1,250

Career AVG .106 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 57.9% below league average.

Career OBP .120 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 62.6% below league average.

Career SLG .145 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 64.9% below league average.

Career OPS .265 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 63.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Harvey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	NYN	NL	10	18	0	6	2	0	3	0	7	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYN	NL	27	58	2	5	2	0	2	1	27	.086	.253 (-66%)	.317 (-68%)	.396 (-70%)	.714 (-69%)	-631.3
2015	NYN	NL	29	65	1	7	2	1	7	0	31	.108	.254 (-58%)	.316 (-66%)	.404 (-54%)	.721 (-59%)	-619.0
2016	NYN	NL	17	22	2	3	1	0	0	0	8	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYN	NL	19	34	2	2	0	0	1	1	13	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYN	NL	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CIN	NL	24	46	1	2	0	0	1	2	17	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	LAA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	KCA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	BAL	AL	28	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			181	255	8	27	7	1	14	4	108	.106	—	—	—	—	-1,250

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 Harvey — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Harvey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2015	NLCS	NYN	1	2	0	.000
2015	NLDS2	NYN	1	2	2	.000
2015	WS	NYN	2	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Harvey — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	4	4	0	26.2	21	9	8	27	3.04

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Harvey — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	NLCS	NYN	1	1	1	7.2	4	2	2	9	2.35
2015	NLDS2	NYN	1	1	1	5.0	7	2	2	7	3.60
2015	WS	NYN	0	2	2	14.0	10	5	4	11	3.21

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Harvey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	91	116	4	14	1	6	.121
Away	90	139	4	13	0	8	.094

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Harvey — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	90	495.1	467	235	132	465	4.27
Away	90	471.0	502	240	142	402	4.59

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Harvey — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-09-08	BAL	KCR	—	4.1	9	4	3	1	2	0
2021-09-01	BAL	TOR	—	4.0	6	4	4	1	0	1
2021-08-27	BAL	TBR	L	6.0	4	3	3	1	4	0
2021-08-21	BAL	ATL	L	5.1	7	4	4	1	5	2
2021-08-16	BAL	TBR	L	4.2	5	5	5	1	6	2
2021-08-11	BAL	DET	L	5.0	8	3	3	3	5	1
2021-08-04	BAL	NYY	—	4.0	3	2	2	2	1	1
2021-07-30	BAL	DET	W	6.1	6	0	0	0	5	0
2021-07-24	BAL	WAS	W	6.0	1	0	0	0	4	0
2021-07-18	BAL	KCR	W	6.0	3	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Harvey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	180	172	53	115	7	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Harvey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	NYN	P	10	10	1	13	0	0
2013	NYN	P	26	26	9	19	0	1
2015	NYN	P	29	29	6	19	2	1
2016	NYN	P	17	17	5	17	1	2
2017	NYN	P	19	18	5	12	1	1
2018	NYN	P	8	4	1	3	1	0
2018	CIN	P	24	24	14	12	0	0
2019	LAA	P	12	12	4	6	1	1
2020	KCA	P	7	4	1	1	0	0
2021	BAL	P	28	28	7	13	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Matt Harvey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	180

Awards & Honors

Matt Harvey — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2015	Comeback Player of the Year
2015	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2015	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2013	Pitcher of the Month	April
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-04-14
2013	This Year in Baseball Breakout Pitcher of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Matt Harvey's recorded salaries total $5,437,875 over 3 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Harvey's career ran from 2012 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.

Matt Harvey — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYN	NL	$4,325,000
2015	NYN	NL	$614,125
2013	NYN	NL	$498,750
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,437,875

College History

Matt Harvey — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	2008, 2009, 2010

Award Voting History

Matt Harvey — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2013	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	39.0	210	0

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Matt Harvey: the record in brief

According to the bio, Matt Harvey debuted on July 26, 2012 and played a final game on September 8, 2021. The team column moves through the New York Mets (2012 to 2018), the Cincinnati Reds (2018), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019), the Kansas City Royals (2020), and the Baltimore Orioles (2021). The bio lists Harvey as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 4 inches and 220 pounds. Harvey was born on March 27, 1989, in New London, CT, USA. Harvey's full given name, per the bio, is Matthew Edward Harvey.

Harvey's career pitching line is 50 wins, 66 losses and a 4.42 ERA over 180 appearances. Also on Harvey's record: 867 strikeouts. Against a 4.18 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.42 mark was 5.9% worse. 2015 brought Harvey a season-high 13 wins. The strikeout high was 191 in 2013. In 2013, one of the busiest seasons, Harvey posted a 2.27 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Harvey

What years did Matt Harvey play?: Matt Harvey played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021.
Was Matt Harvey a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Harvey pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 867 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Harvey hit?: Matt Harvey hit 1 career home run with 27 hits.
What teams did Matt Harvey play for?: Matt Harvey played for 5 teams: the New York Mets (2012–2013, 2015–2018), the Cincinnati Reds (2018), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019), the Kansas City Royals (2020), and the Baltimore Orioles (2021).
Did Matt Harvey win a Cy Young Award?: No. Matt Harvey did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Matt Harvey win?: Matt Harvey was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Matt Harvey's career stats?: In 180 games, Matt Harvey went 50-66 with a 4.42 ERA, 867 strikeouts, and 966.1 innings pitched. At the plate he had 27 hits and 1 home runs.
How much did Matt Harvey earn in his career?: Matt Harvey's recorded salaries total $5,437,875 over 3 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Harvey's career ran from 2012 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.
What was Matt Harvey's salary?: Matt Harvey's last recorded salary was $4,325,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,325,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $498,750, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did Matt Harvey play?: Matt Harvey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Harvey and how much did he weigh?: Matt Harvey was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Matt Harvey's career ERA?: Matt Harvey finished with a 4.42 career ERA, going 50-66 with 867 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Harvey have?: Matt Harvey recorded 867 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Harvey in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Harvey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.