Matthew Boyd
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Matthew Boyd
Movement: FlatConfidence: WatchBased on: season profile
Matthew Boyd rates 55/100 because the model is pricing 24.0 innings, 0 strikeouts, a 6.00 ERA, and a 1.29 WHIP for Chicago Cubs. The call weighs production, role, momentum, availability, and ceiling; strongest inputs: STRIKEOUTS, COMMAND, RUN PREVENTION. Rafters value call is Hold with the movement label flat today. The caveat: availability is the main drag, no daily lift yet.
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2026 · pitching
2026 · pitching
| GP | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | SV | HLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.29 | 24.0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Career Snapshot
pitching · 2015–2026
| GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | HLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | 204 | 62 | 78 | .443 | — | 4.61 | 1.28 | 1112.0 | 1076 | 342 | 3.1 | 1078 | 606 | 569 | 1 |
Postseason Pitching · 2022–2025
| GP | GS | L | W% | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | .000 | 1.66 | 1.38 | 21.2 | 23 | 12 | 1.9 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
Opponent Batting · 2015–2026
| P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18594 | 4714 | 3.944 | .253 | .314 | .438 | .751 | 211 | 22 | 178 | 1867 | 552 | 53 | 18 | 35 | 7 |
Expanded Pitching · 2015–2026
| P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.1 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1199 | 2043 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 894.0 |
Season by Season
pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -0.5 | 14.85 | 2.40 | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | .200 | -0.9 | 6.57 | 1.48 | 50.2 | 36 | 19 | 1.9 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2015 Totals | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | .143 | -1.4 | 7.53 | 1.59 | 57.1 | 43 | 20 | 2.2 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1.0 | 4.53 | 1.29 | 97.1 | 82 | 29 | 2.8 | 97 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 25 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1.3 | 5.27 | 1.56 | 135.0 | 110 | 53 | 2.1 | 157 | 84 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 31 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2.1 | 4.39 | 1.16 | 170.1 | 159 | 51 | 3.1 | 146 | 87 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 32 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.5 | 4.56 | 1.23 | 185.1 | 238 | 50 | 4.8 | 178 | 101 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | .300 | -0.6 | 6.71 | 1.48 | 60.1 | 60 | 22 | 2.7 | 67 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1.3 | 3.89 | 1.27 | 78.2 | 67 | 23 | 2.9 | 77 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 1.35 | 0.98 | 13.1 | 13 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | .500 | -0.2 | 5.45 | 1.32 | 71.0 | 73 | 25 | 2.9 | 69 | 46 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.7 | 2.72 | 1.13 | 39.2 | 46 | 13 | 3.5 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 31 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.6 | 3.21 | 1.09 | 179.2 | 154 | 42 | 3.7 | 154 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .667 | -0.4 | 6.00 | 1.29 | 24.0 | 31 | 6 | 5.2 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason Pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 1.11 | 11.2 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 2.79 | 1.55 | 9.2 | 9 | 5 | 1.8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent Batting
| Season | Team | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 131 | 36 | 3.639 | .441 | .444 | .882 | 1.327 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 872 | 216 | 4.037 | .290 | .353 | .565 | .918 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 109 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2015 Totals | 1003 | 252 | 3.980 | .313 | .367 | .612 | .979 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 139 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 1683 | 412 | 4.085 | .258 | .316 | .449 | .765 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 169 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 2356 | 605 | 3.894 | .291 | .354 | .472 | .826 | 32 | 6 | 18 | 255 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 2860 | 709 | 4.034 | .228 | .294 | .410 | .704 | 33 | 1 | 27 | 262 | 80 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers | 3118 | 788 | 3.957 | .247 | .301 | .465 | .766 | 36 | 2 | 39 | 335 | 97 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Detroit Tigers | 1086 | 271 | 4.007 | .278 | .348 | .552 | .900 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 133 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers | 1273 | 337 | 3.777 | .255 | .318 | .397 | .716 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 120 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 192 | 53 | 3.623 | .116 | .269 | .116 | .386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 1178 | 303 | 3.888 | .250 | .317 | .424 | .741 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 117 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 669 | 166 | 4.030 | .213 | .283 | .347 | .630 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 2746 | 718 | 3.825 | .235 | .288 | .369 | .656 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 242 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 430 | 100 | 4.300 | .266 | .310 | .404 | .714 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expanded Pitching
| Season | Team | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 65.5 | 19.7 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 12 | 16 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 85.4 | 17.2 | 6.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 51 | 109 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 41.0 |
| 2015 | 2015 Totals | 82.1 | 17.5 | 6.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 63 | 125 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 47.0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 93.5 | 17.3 | 7.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49.2 | 116 | 181 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 88.0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 94.2 | 17.5 | 7.3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 45.8 | 175 | 264 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 105.0 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 92.3 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 48.4 | 150 | 338 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 130.0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers | 97.4 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 177 | 314 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 129.0 |
| 2020 | Detroit Tigers | 90.5 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 | 70 | 114 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53.0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers | 84.9 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 | 95 | 145 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62.0 |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 0.0 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 17 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 78.5 | 16.6 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 79 | 124 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67.0 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 83.6 | 16.9 | 10.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 35 | 70 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33.0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 88.6 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 200 | 313 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 148.0 |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 86.0 | 17.9 | 11.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.4 | 25 | 38 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.0 |
Latest News
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Matthew Boyd cleared to return next weekend vs. San Francisco
The Cubs' veteran starter completes rehab and rejoins the rotation after a knee injury.
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Matthew Boyd set to rejoin Cubs rotation next weekend
The 35-year-old starter completes his rehab assignment and should be back in Chicago's rotation by Sunday.
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Boyd, Shaw rehabbing in Iowa as Knoxville explodes with 6 homers
Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd and right fielder Matt Shaw are working their way back through the minor league system.
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Matthew Boyd injured playing with kids, joins Cubs’ growing pitcher list
Matthew Boyd injured playing with kids, joins Cubs’ growing pitcher list: sports news, scores, schedules, player pages, and team links.
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Cubs exploring starting pitching options with rotation depleted
Cubs exploring starting pitching options with rotation depleted: scores, schedules, player pages, team hubs, news, and reference links.
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