What years did Matt Keough play?

Matt Keough played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1986.

Was Matt Keough a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Keough pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 590 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Keough hit?

Matt Keough hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Did Matt Keough win a Cy Young Award?

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

What awards did Matt Keough win?

Matt Keough was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Matt Keough's career stats?

In 215 games, Matt Keough went 58-84 with a 4.17 ERA, 590 strikeouts, and 1,190.0 innings pitched.

What was Matt Keough's salary?

Matt Keough's recorded salary was $100,000 in 1986.

What position did Matt Keough play?

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

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

Matt Keough was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Matt Keough's career ERA?

Matt Keough finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 58-84 with 590 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Keough have?

Matt Keough recorded 590 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Keough in the Hall of Fame?

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

Matt Keough

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1986)

Matt Keough was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1986 for 5 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 10 seasons. Across 215 career appearances, he went 58-84 with a 4.17 ERA and 590 strikeouts. Matt Keough was an All-Star.

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 58–84

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.43

SO 590

Pitcher PIV -19967.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 7/3/1955 in Pomona, CA, USA
Died: 5/1/2020 in Trabuca Canyon, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-09-03
Last Game: 1986-10-02
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Matthew Lon Keough

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Keough — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
58	84	215	175	53	7	0	1190.0	1,190	552	132	510	590	4.17	-19967.1

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 7.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Keough Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1977	OAK	AL	1	3	7	6	0	0	42.2	39	23	22	23	4.85	4.00 (-21%)	-530.5
1978	OAK	AL	8	15	32	32	6	0	197.1	178	71	85	108	3.24	3.69 (+12%)	1287.4
1979	OAK	AL	2	17	30	28	7	1	176.2	220	99	78	95	5.04	4.00 (-26%)	-1866.5
1980	OAK	AL	16	13	34	32	20	2	250.0	218	81	94	121	2.92	3.84 (+24%)	-2365.9
1981	OAK	AL	10	6	19	19	10	2	140.1	125	53	45	60	3.40	3.58 (+5%)	-500.4
1982	OAK	AL	11	18	34	34	10	2	209.1	233	133	101	75	5.72	3.86 (-48%)	-10550.7
1983	OAK	AL	2	3	14	4	0	0	44.0	50	27	31	28	5.52	3.87 (-43%)	-1970.9
1983	NYA	AL	3	4	12	12	0	0	55.2	59	32	20	26	5.17	3.87 (-34%)	-2695.1
1985	SLN	NL	0	1	4	1	0	0	10.0	10	5	4	10	4.50	3.89 (-16%)	428.2
1986	CHN	NL	2	2	19	2	0	0	29.0	36	16	12	19	4.97	3.97 (-25%)	-453.9
1986	HOU	NL	3	2	10	5	0	0	35.0	22	12	18	25	3.09	3.97 (+22%)	-748.7
Career · 11 seasons			58	84	215	175	53	7	1,190.0	1,190	552	510	590	4.17	—	-19,967

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 Keough — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
217	18	1	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.333	.333	.389	.722	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +27.9% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .389 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .722 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Keough Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	OAK	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	OAK	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	OAK	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	OAK	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	OAK	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	OAK	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	OAK	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	NYA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHN	NL	19	5	0	2	1	0	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	HOU	NL	10	11	1	4	0	1	2	.364	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			217	18	1	6	1	1	4	.333	—	—	—	—	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 Keough — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Keough — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Keough — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	8.1	7	1	6	4	1.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Keough — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	ALCS	OAK	0	1	1	1	0	8.1	7	1	6	4	1.08

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Keough — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	102	4	1	1	0	0	.250
Away	115	14	0	5	0	0	.357

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Keough — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	100	569.0	556	248	225	292	3.92
Away	115	621.0	634	304	285	298	4.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Matt Keough — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1986-10-02	HOU	SFG	W	0	0	0	0
1986-09-26	HOU	ATL	L	2	0	2	0
1986-09-22	HOU	LAD	L	0	0	0	0
1986-09-18	HOU	CIN	W	2	0	0	1
1986-09-11	HOU	LAD	L	0	0	0	0
1986-09-09	HOU	CIN	W	0	0	0	0
1986-09-02	HOU	CHC	W	2	0	0	1
1986-08-16	HOU	ATL	W	3	0	1	0
1986-08-11	HOU	LAD	W	1	1	1	0
1986-08-06	HOU	LAD	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Keough — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-10-02	HOU	SFG	W	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1986-09-26	HOU	ATL	L	6.0	5	4	4	1	5	1
1986-09-22	HOU	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1986-09-18	HOU	CIN	W	6.0	3	3	1	2	3	1
1986-09-11	HOU	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1986-09-09	HOU	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986-09-02	HOU	CHC	—	5.0	1	0	0	3	4	0
1986-08-16	HOU	ATL	W	5.2	3	2	2	2	5	1
1986-08-11	HOU	LAD	—	4.2	5	3	3	2	3	1
1986-08-06	HOU	LAD	L	3.2	3	2	2	6	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Keough — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	215	175	98	141	16	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Keough — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	OAK	P	7	6	3	4	1	0
1978	OAK	P	32	32	21	31	2	2
1979	OAK	P	30	28	23	28	3	5
1980	OAK	P	34	32	23	28	3	2
1981	OAK	P	19	19	10	13	2	2
1982	OAK	P	34	34	9	20	3	2
1983	OAK	P	14	4	1	3	0	0
1983	NYA	P	12	12	5	6	1	1
1985	SLN	P	4	1	0	2	0	0
1986	CHN	P	19	2	2	4	1	1
1986	HOU	P	10	5	1	2	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Matt Keough Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	215
Designated Hitter	2

Awards & Honors

Matt Keough — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1981	Pitcher of the Month	April
1980	TSN Comeback Player of the Year

Salary History

Matt Keough's recorded salaries total $100,000 over 1 season, in 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Keough's career ran from 1977 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.

Matt Keough — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	CHN	NL	$100,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$100,000

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Matt Keough: the record in brief

Matt Keough played a first major league game on September 3, 1977 and a last one on October 2, 1986. The team column moves through the Oakland Athletics (1977 to 1983), the New York Yankees (1983), the St. Louis Cardinals (1985), the Chicago Cubs (1986), and the Houston Astros (1986). At 6 feet, 3 inches and 190 pounds, Keough is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Keough both batted and threw right-handed. Keough was born on July 3, 1955, in Pomona, CA, USA. The bio records the death on May 1, 2020, in Trabuca Canyon, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Matthew Lon.

Across 215 games (175 starts), Keough recorded 58 wins against 84 losses with a 4.17 ERA. Also on Keough's record: 590 strikeouts, 53 complete games, and 7 shutouts. The league ERA over Keough's seasons was 3.87, so the 4.17 figure ran 7.9% worse than average. The best win total was 16, in 1980. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.92 in 1980, when the league's was 3.84.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Keough

What years did Matt Keough play?: Matt Keough played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1986.
Was Matt Keough a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Keough pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 590 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Keough hit?: Matt Keough hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What teams did Matt Keough play for?: Matt Keough played for 5 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1977–1983), the New York Yankees (1983), the St. Louis Cardinals (1985), the Chicago Cubs (1986), and the Houston Astros (1986).
Did Matt Keough win a Cy Young Award?: No. Matt Keough did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Matt Keough win?: Matt Keough was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Matt Keough's career stats?: In 215 games, Matt Keough went 58-84 with a 4.17 ERA, 590 strikeouts, and 1,190.0 innings pitched.
How much did Matt Keough earn in his career?: Matt Keough's recorded salaries total $100,000 over 1 season, in 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Keough's career ran from 1977 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.
What was Matt Keough's salary?: Matt Keough's recorded salary was $100,000 in 1986.
What position did Matt Keough play?: Matt Keough played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Keough and how much did he weigh?: Matt Keough was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Matt Keough's career ERA?: Matt Keough finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 58-84 with 590 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Keough have?: Matt Keough recorded 590 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Keough in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Keough has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.