What years did Brian Matusz play?

Brian Matusz played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2016.

Was Brian Matusz a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Matusz pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 462 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brian Matusz hit?

Brian Matusz hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Brian Matusz's career batting average?

Brian Matusz batted .125 over his career, with 1 hits in 8 at bats.

What was Brian Matusz's career ERA?

Brian Matusz finished with a 4.92 career ERA, going 27-41 with 462 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brian Matusz have?

Brian Matusz recorded 462 career strikeouts.

Brian Matusz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2016)

Brian Matusz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2016 for the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 8 seasons. Across 280 career appearances, he went 27-41 with a 4.92 ERA and 462 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 12, 2026

W–L 27–41

ERA 4.92

WHIP 1.46

SO 462

Pitcher PIV -4503.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 190 lb
Born: 2/11/1987 in Grand Junction, CO, USA
Died: 1/6/2025 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-08-04
Last Game: 2016-07-31

Full name: Brian Robert Matusz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Matusz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	41	280	69	0	0	0	528.2	567	289	79	204	462	4.92	-4503.3

Career ERA 4.92 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — 22.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Brian Matusz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	BAL	AL	5	2	8	8	44.2	52	23	14	38	4.63	4.32 (-7%)	270.0
2010	BAL	AL	10	12	32	32	175.2	173	84	63	143	4.30	4.08 (-5%)	124.3
2011	BAL	AL	1	9	12	12	49.2	81	59	24	38	10.69	3.94 (-171%)	-4611.4
2012	BAL	AL	6	10	34	16	98.0	112	53	41	81	4.87	4.01 (-21%)	-1646.2
2013	BAL	AL	2	1	65	0	51.0	43	20	16	50	3.53	3.87 (+9%)	1230.2
2014	BAL	AL	2	3	63	0	51.2	51	20	17	53	3.48	3.74 (+7%)	-339.2
2015	BAL	AL	1	4	58	0	49.0	38	16	20	56	2.94	3.96 (+26%)	468.9
2016	BAL	AL	0	0	7	0	6.0	11	8	7	1	12.00	—	0.0
2016	CHN	NL	0	0	1	1	3.0	6	6	2	2	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			27	41	280	69	528.2	567	289	204	462	4.92	—	-4,503

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

Brian Matusz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
280	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 61.1% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 69.0% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 65.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Brian Matusz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	BAL	AL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BAL	AL	32	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BAL	AL	12	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BAL	AL	34	4	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BAL	AL	65	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BAL	AL	63	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BAL	AL	58	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BAL	AL	7	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			280	8	1	2	.125	—	—	—	—	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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Brian Matusz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2014	ALCS	BAL	1	.000
2012	ALDS1	BAL	5	.000
2012	ALWC	BAL	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brian Matusz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	7	0	0	5.1	3	2	2	7	3.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brian Matusz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	ALCS	BAL	0	1	0.2	1	1	0	1	13.50
2012	ALDS1	BAL	1	5	4.1	2	1	2	5	2.08
2012	ALWC	BAL	0	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Matusz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	136	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	144	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Matusz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	136	259.2	281	135	85	226	4.68
Away	144	269.0	286	154	119	236	5.15

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brian Matusz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-07-31	CHC	SEA	—	3.0	6	6	6	2	2	3
2016-05-17	BAL	SEA	—	1.2	5	4	4	1	0	2
2016-05-11	BAL	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2016-05-07	BAL	OAK	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1
2016-05-01	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2016-04-30	BAL	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-04-25	BAL	TBR	—	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0
2016-04-23	BAL	KCR	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2015-10-01	BAL	TOR	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015-09-30	BAL	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Matusz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	280	69	12	55	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Matusz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	BAL	P	8	8	0	5	0	0
2010	BAL	P	32	32	8	21	1	1
2011	BAL	P	12	12	1	2	0	0
2012	BAL	P	34	16	2	10	0	0
2013	BAL	P	65	0	0	6	0	1
2014	BAL	P	63	0	1	6	0	0
2015	BAL	P	58	0	0	4	0	0
2016	BAL	P	7	0	0	0	0	0
2016	CHN	P	1	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Brian Matusz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	280

Awards & Honors

Brian Matusz — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	Rookie of the Month	August

Salary History

Brian Matusz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BAL	AL	$3,900,000
2015	BAL	AL	$3,200,000
2014	BAL	AL	$2,400,000
2013	BAL	AL	$1,600,000
2012	BAL	AL	$1,450,000
2011	BAL	AL	$1,350,000
2010	BAL	AL	$1,300,000
Total Career Earnings			$15,200,000

College History

Brian Matusz — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of San Diego	San Diego	CA	2006, 2007, 2008

Award Voting History

Brian Matusz — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2010	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	3.0	140	0

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Brian Matusz: the record in brief

The profile opens with Brian Matusz's first major league game on August 4, 2009; the last one listed came on July 31, 2016. By club, Matusz's seasons break down as the Baltimore Orioles (2009 to 2016) and the Chicago Cubs (2016). Matusz, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-5 and 190 pounds. Matusz was born on February 11, 1987, in Grand Junction, CO, USA. Matusz's death is recorded on January 6, 2025, in Phoenix, AZ, USA. The bio lists the given name Brian Robert.

Across 280 games (69 starts), Matusz recorded 27 wins against 41 losses with a 4.92 ERA. Matusz had 462 strikeouts. Against a 4.01 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.92 mark was 22.6% worse. 2010 brought Matusz a season-high 10 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.30 in 2010, when the league's was 4.08.

The awards table records Rookie of the Month, in 2010. In award voting, Matusz's best finish was 5th for the Rookie of the Year in 2010.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Matusz

What years did Brian Matusz play?: Brian Matusz played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2016.
Was Brian Matusz a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Matusz pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 462 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Matusz hit?: Brian Matusz hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Brian Matusz's career batting average?: Brian Matusz batted .125 over his career, with 1 hits in 8 at bats.
What was Brian Matusz's career ERA?: Brian Matusz finished with a 4.92 career ERA, going 27-41 with 462 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brian Matusz have?: Brian Matusz recorded 462 career strikeouts.