What years did Matt Herges play?

Matt Herges played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009.

Was Matt Herges a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Herges pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 473 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Herges hit?

Matt Herges hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What teams did Matt Herges play for?

Matt Herges played for 8 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1999–2001), the Montreal Expos (2002), the San Diego Padres (2003), the San Francisco Giants (2003–2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), the Florida Marlins (2006), the Colorado Rockies (2007–2009), and the Cleveland Indians (2009).

What were Matt Herges's career stats?

In 567 games, Matt Herges went 43-35 with a 3.91 ERA, 473 strikeouts, 691.0 innings pitched, and 34 saves.

What was Matt Herges's salary?

Matt Herges's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2008.

What position did Matt Herges play?

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

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

Matt Herges was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.

What was Matt Herges's career ERA?

Matt Herges finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 43-35 with 473 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Herges have?

Matt Herges recorded 473 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Herges in the Hall of Fame?

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

Matt Herges

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2009)

Matt Herges was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009 for 8 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 567 career appearances, he went 43-35 with a 3.91 ERA, 473 strikeouts, and 34 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5965.2.

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 43–35

ERA 3.91

WHIP 1.44

SO 473

Pitcher PIV 5965.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 4/1/1970 in Champaign, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-08-03
Last Game: 2009-10-04

Full name: Matthew Tyler Herges

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Herges — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	35	567	4	0	0	34	691.0	735	300	66	257	473	3.91	5965.2

Career ERA 3.91 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 12.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Matt Herges Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	LAN	NL	0	2	17	0	0	24.1	24	11	8	18	4.07	4.71 (+14%)	-442.2
2000	LAN	NL	11	3	59	4	1	110.2	100	39	40	75	3.17	4.77 (+34%)	2607.6
2001	LAN	NL	9	8	75	0	1	99.1	97	38	46	76	3.44	4.42 (+22%)	559.4
2002	MON	NL	2	5	62	0	6	64.2	80	29	26	50	4.04	4.28 (+6%)	-722.5
2003	SDN	NL	2	2	40	0	3	44.0	40	14	20	40	2.86	4.40 (+35%)	1215.9
2003	SFN	NL	1	0	27	0	0	35.0	28	9	9	28	2.31	4.40 (+47%)	1533.1
2004	SFN	NL	4	5	70	0	23	65.1	90	38	21	39	5.23	4.46 (-17%)	-138.2
2005	SFN	NL	1	1	21	0	0	21.0	23	11	7	6	4.71	4.29 (-10%)	-207.8
2005	ARI	NL	0	0	7	0	0	8.0	12	12	5	3	13.50	—	0.0
2006	FLO	NL	2	3	66	0	0	71.0	94	34	28	36	4.31	4.53 (+5%)	304.0
2007	COL	NL	5	1	35	0	0	48.2	34	16	15	30	2.96	4.47 (+34%)	581.5
2008	COL	NL	3	4	58	0	0	64.1	79	36	24	46	5.04	4.32 (-16%)	422.3
2009	CLE	AL	2	1	21	0	0	25.1	24	10	6	18	3.55	4.32 (+18%)	251.9
2009	COL	NL	1	0	9	0	0	9.1	10	3	2	8	2.89	4.32 (+33%)	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			43	35	567	4	34	691.0	735	300	257	473	3.91	—	5,965

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 Herges — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
567	36	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	.167	.189	.167	.356	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 37.3% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 43.6% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Career OPS .356 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 53.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Matt Herges Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	LAN	NL	17	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	LAN	NL	59	13	1	0	0	8	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	LAN	NL	75	9	4	1	0	3	.444	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	62	1	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SDN	NL	40	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SFN	NL	27	2	1	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SFN	NL	70	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SFN	NL	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ARI	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	FLO	NL	66	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	COL	NL	35	6	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	COL	NL	58	3	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	COL	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			567	36	6	1	1	22	.167	—	—	—	—	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 Herges — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Herges — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2007	NLCS	COL	3	.000
2007	NLDS2	COL	1	.000
2007	WS	COL	3	.000
2003	NLDS1	SFN	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Herges — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	10	0	0	11.1	3	0	5	11	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Herges — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	BB	SO
2007	NLCS	COL	1	3	3.0	1	1	2
2007	NLDS2	COL	0	1	0.2	0	0	0
2007	WS	COL	0	3	3.1	1	2	4
2003	NLDS1	SFN	0	3	4.1	1	2	5

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Herges — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	304	20	0	3	0	0	.150
Away	262	16	0	3	0	1	.188

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Herges — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	304	376.0	389	148	135	275	3.54
Away	262	312.0	345	152	119	197	4.38

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Herges — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-10-04	COL	LAD	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-23	COL	SDP	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2009-09-15	COL	SFG	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2009-09-06	COL	AZ	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1
2009-09-03	COL	NYN	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
2009-08-29	COL	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-08-26	COL	LAD	—	2.0	4	0	0	0	2	0
2009-08-25	COL	LAD	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-08-22	COL	SFG	—	0.1	1	2	1	0	0	1
2009-06-30	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Herges — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	567	4	32	88	6	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Herges — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	LAN	P	17	0	2	2	0	0
2000	LAN	P	59	4	4	20	1	2
2001	LAN	P	75	0	5	15	1	1
2002	MON	P	62	0	5	7	0	0
2003	SDN	P	40	0	0	5	0	1
2003	SFN	P	27	0	2	4	1	1
2004	SFN	P	70	0	5	6	0	1
2005	SFN	P	21	0	0	2	0	0
2005	ARI	P	7	0	0	1	0	0
2006	FLO	P	66	0	1	8	1	0
2007	COL	P	35	0	2	7	0	0
2008	COL	P	58	0	4	6	1	2
2009	CLE	P	21	0	1	5	0	0
2009	COL	P	9	0	1	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Matt Herges Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	567

Salary History

Matt Herges's recorded salaries total $6,325,000 over 8 seasons, 1999 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Herges's career ran from 1999 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2003, 2007, and 2009.

Matt Herges — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	COL	NL	$2,000,000
2006	FLO	NL	$600,000
2005	SFN	NL	$1,600,000
2004	SFN	NL	$1,100,000
2002	MON	NL	$370,000
2001	LAN	NL	$250,000
2000	LAN	NL	$205,000
1999	LAN	NL	$200,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$6,325,000

College History

Matt Herges — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Illinois State University	Normal	IL	1990, 1991, 1992

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Matt Herges: the record in brief

Matt Herges's major league career runs from a debut on August 3, 1999 to a final game on October 4, 2009. The season rows list, in order, the Los Angeles Dodgers (1999 through 2001), the Montreal Expos (2002), the San Diego Padres (2003), the San Francisco Giants (2003 to 2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), the Florida Marlins (2006), the Colorado Rockies (2007 to 2009), and the Cleveland Indians (2009). The bio lists Herges as a pitcher who threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Herges is listed at 200 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The birth record reads April 1, 1970, in Champaign, IL, USA. Matt Herges was the playing name; the full given name is Matthew Tyler.

Herges's career pitching line is 43 wins, 35 losses and a 3.91 ERA over 567 appearances. Herges had 473 strikeouts and 34 saves. The leagues Herges pitched in allowed 4.45 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 12.2% better than average. 2000 brought Herges a season-high 11 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Herges

What years did Matt Herges play?: Matt Herges played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009.
Was Matt Herges a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Herges pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 473 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Herges hit?: Matt Herges hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What teams did Matt Herges play for?: Matt Herges played for 8 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1999–2001), the Montreal Expos (2002), the San Diego Padres (2003), the San Francisco Giants (2003–2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), the Florida Marlins (2006), the Colorado Rockies (2007–2009), and the Cleveland Indians (2009).
What were Matt Herges's career stats?: In 567 games, Matt Herges went 43-35 with a 3.91 ERA, 473 strikeouts, 691.0 innings pitched, and 34 saves.
How much did Matt Herges earn in his career?: Matt Herges's recorded salaries total $6,325,000 over 8 seasons, 1999 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Herges's career ran from 1999 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2003, 2007, and 2009.
What was Matt Herges's salary?: Matt Herges's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2008.
What position did Matt Herges play?: Matt Herges played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Herges and how much did he weigh?: Matt Herges was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.
What was Matt Herges's career ERA?: Matt Herges finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 43-35 with 473 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Herges have?: Matt Herges recorded 473 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Herges in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Herges has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.