1991
Born February 2, 1991
Bellevue, WA, USA
Matt Boyd Notable
b. February 2, 1991 · Detroit Tigers 2015–2021, 2023, Toronto Blue Jays 2015, Seattle Mariners 2022, Cleveland Guardians 2024, Chicago Cubs 2025
Matt Boyd played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2025. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 2015 to 2021.
He went 60 and 77 with a 4.57 earned run average, pitching 1,088 innings in 213 games. He struck out 1,045 and threw 1 shutout. Across 213 games he batted .300, with 3 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 2025.
He was born in Bellevue, WA, USA on February 2, 1991. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2025 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DET/TOR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | DET | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | DET | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2018 | DET | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | DET | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2020 | DET | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | DET | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2022 | SEA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | DET | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | CLE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | CHC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 213 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .300 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DET/TOR | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 57.1 | 71 | 48 | 20 | 43 | 7.53 |
| 2016 | DET | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 97.1 | 97 | 49 | 29 | 82 | 4.53 |
| 2017 | DET | 6 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 135.0 | 157 | 79 | 53 | 110 | 5.27 |
| 2018 | DET | 9 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 170.1 | 146 | 83 | 51 | 159 | 4.39 |
| 2019 | DET | 9 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 185.1 | 178 | 94 | 50 | 238 | 4.56 |
| 2020 | DET | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 60.1 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 60 | 6.71 |
| 2021 | DET | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 78.2 | 77 | 34 | 23 | 67 | 3.89 |
| 2022 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1.35 |
| 2023 | DET | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 71.0 | 69 | 43 | 25 | 73 | 5.45 |
| 2024 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 39.2 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 2.72 |
| 2025 | CHC | 14 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 179.2 | 154 | 64 | 42 | 154 | 3.21 |
| Career | — | 60 | 77 | 213 | 199 | 0 | 1088.0 | 1053 | 553 | 336 | 1045 | 4.57 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Major-league debut: Matt Boyd
Matt Boyd made a major-league debut on June 27, 2015.
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