What years did Tyler Matzek play?

Tyler Matzek played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2025.

Was Tyler Matzek a pitcher?

Yes. Tyler Matzek pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 279 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tyler Matzek hit?

Tyler Matzek hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

What teams has Tyler Matzek played for?

Tyler Matzek has played for 3 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2014–2015), the Atlanta Braves (2020–2022, 2024), and the New York Yankees (2025).

What are Tyler Matzek's career stats?

In 175 games, Tyler Matzek has gone 16-21 with a 3.73 ERA, 279 strikeouts, 291.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Tyler Matzek's salary?

Tyler Matzek's last recorded salary was $1,054,500, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,054,500, in 2016, and his lowest was $509,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.

What position does Tyler Matzek play?

Tyler Matzek plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Tyler Matzek and how much does he weigh?

Tyler Matzek is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.

What was Tyler Matzek's career ERA?

Tyler Matzek finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 16-21 with 279 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tyler Matzek have?

Tyler Matzek recorded 279 career strikeouts.

Tyler Matzek

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2025)

Tyler Matzek is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2014 for the Colorado Rockies, the Atlanta Braves, and the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. Across 175 career appearances, he has gone 16-21 with a 3.73 ERA and 279 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1305.2.

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

Active Player

W–L 16–21

ERA 3.73

WHIP 1.39

SO 279

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 1305.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 230 lb
Born: 10/19/1990 in Mission Viejo, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-06-11

Full name: Tyler Alexander Matzek

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tyler Matzek — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	21	175	24	1	1	1	291.2	257	121	21	147	279	3.73	1305.2

Career ERA 3.73 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 7.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tyler Matzek — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	COL	NL	6	11	20	19	1	1	0	117.2	120	53	44	91	4.05	3.74 (-8%)	-110.3
2015	COL	NL	2	1	5	5	0	0	0	22.0	21	10	19	15	4.09	3.96 (-3%)	-1094.7
2020	ATL	NL	4	3	21	0	0	0	0	29.0	23	9	10	43	2.79	4.45 (+37%)	1850.8
2021	ATL	NL	0	4	69	0	0	0	0	63.0	40	18	37	77	2.57	4.27 (+40%)	1697.1
2022	ATL	NL	4	2	42	0	0	0	1	43.2	26	17	29	36	3.50	3.97 (+12%)	-565.6
2024	ATL	NL	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	10.0	16	11	3	10	9.90	4.08 (-143%)	-472.1
2025	NYA	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	6.1	11	3	5	7	4.26	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			16	21	175	24	1	1	1	291.2	257	121	147	279	3.73	—	1,305

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

Tyler Matzek — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
177	46	5	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	14	.217	.250	.261	.511	0

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 11.9% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 20.6% below league average.

Career SLG .261 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.

Career OPS .511 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 28.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tyler Matzek — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	COL	NL	21	38	2	7	1	2	13	.184	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	COL	NL	6	8	3	3	1	0	1	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	ATL	NL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	ATL	NL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	ATL	NL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	ATL	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	NYA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			177	46	5	10	2	2	14	.217	—	—	—	—	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

Tyler Matzek — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tyler Matzek — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2021	NLCS	ATL	5	.000
2021	NLDS1	ATL	4	.000
2021	WS	ATL	4	.000
2020	NLCS	ATL	4	.000
2020	NLDS2	ATL	2	.000
2020	NLWC4	ATL	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tyler Matzek — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
4	0	20	0	0	24.1	16	4	7	38	1.48

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tyler Matzek — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2021	NLCS	ATL	1	5	6.0	1	2	2	11	3.00
2021	NLDS1	ATL	1	4	4.1	3	0	2	6	0.00
2021	WS	ATL	1	4	5.1	6	1	0	7	1.69
2020	NLCS	ATL	1	4	5.1	4	1	3	6	1.69
2020	NLDS2	ATL	0	2	2.0	0	0	0	4	0.00
2020	NLWC4	ATL	0	1	1.1	2	0	0	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tyler Matzek — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	88	20	4	6	0	0	.300
Away	89	26	1	4	0	0	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Tyler Matzek — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	87	137.2	123	60	63	125	3.92
Away	88	154.0	134	61	84	154	3.56

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tyler Matzek — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-05-14	NYY	SEA	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
2025-05-11	NYY	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2025-05-10	NYY	OAK	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0
2025-05-06	NYY	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-05-04	NYY	TBR	—	1.1	4	0	0	1	1	0
2025-04-29	NYY	BAL	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0
2025-04-27	NYY	TOR	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2024-05-04	ATL	LAD	—	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	1
2024-04-28	ATL	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024-04-26	ATL	CLE	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tyler Matzek — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	175	24	13	32	3	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tyler Matzek — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2014	COL	P	20	19	10	15	2	1
2015	COL	P	5	5	1	4	0	1
2020	ATL	P	21	0	0	4	1	0
2021	ATL	P	69	0	2	6	0	2
2022	ATL	P	42	0	0	3	0	1
2024	ATL	P	11	0	0	0	0	0
2025	NYA	P	7	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tyler Matzek — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	175

Salary History

Tyler Matzek's recorded salaries total $1,564,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Matzek's career ran from 2014 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.

Tyler Matzek — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	COL	NL	$509,500
2016	MIN	AL	$545,000
2015	COL	NL	$509,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,564,000

Tyler Matzek: the record in brief

Active since a debut on June 11, 2014, Tyler Matzek has a record on this page that is still being added to. Matzek played for the Colorado Rockies (2014 through 2015), the Atlanta Braves (2020 through 2024), and the New York Yankees (2025). Matzek, born on October 19, 1990, in Mission Viejo, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. Matzek's listed size is 6'3" and 230 pounds. The given name on file is Tyler Alexander Matzek.

Matzek has pitched in 175 games, starting 24, and owns a 16-21 record and 3.73 ERA. The totals include 279 strikeouts. Against a 4.05 league ERA for the same years, Matzek was 7.9% better. Matzek won 6 games in 2014, the most of any season listed. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Matzek posted a 4.05 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Matzek's career adds up to 1,305.2.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyler Matzek

What years did Tyler Matzek play?: Tyler Matzek played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2025.
Was Tyler Matzek a pitcher?: Yes. Tyler Matzek pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 279 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tyler Matzek hit?: Tyler Matzek hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.
What teams has Tyler Matzek played for?: Tyler Matzek has played for 3 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2014–2015), the Atlanta Braves (2020–2022, 2024), and the New York Yankees (2025).
What are Tyler Matzek's career stats?: In 175 games, Tyler Matzek has gone 16-21 with a 3.73 ERA, 279 strikeouts, 291.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much has Tyler Matzek earned in his career?: Tyler Matzek's recorded salaries total $1,564,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Matzek's career ran from 2014 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
What was Tyler Matzek's salary?: Tyler Matzek's last recorded salary was $1,054,500, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,054,500, in 2016, and his lowest was $509,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
What position does Tyler Matzek play?: Tyler Matzek plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Tyler Matzek and how much does he weigh?: Tyler Matzek is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.
What was Tyler Matzek's career ERA?: Tyler Matzek finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 16-21 with 279 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tyler Matzek have?: Tyler Matzek recorded 279 career strikeouts.