Matthew Boyd
Chicago Cubs · No. 16 · P

Matthew Boyd

6' 3", 223 lbs·Age 35·Bats L / Throws L
↑ HotL3 games
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2026 · 18,959 pitches · 91.9 mph fastball
2026 · 10 G
4.15
ERA
6-1
W-L
52.0
IP
1.21
WHIP
51
SO
14
BB
8.8
K/9
0
SV
The Almanac's Take

AI-generated analysis coming soon.

Career Highs
3.21
Best ERA · 2025
14
Most W · 2025
238
Most K · 2019
1.09
Best WHIP · 2025
Career Arc · OPS
3 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
14 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateIPHERBBSOHRDec
Jul 18631141W
Jul 126.33364131W
Jul 7630270W
Jun 30583022W
Jun 254.66740440
May 3642151W
Apr 27485240
Apr 224.66752050
Apr 15.667212100W
Mar 263.66766171L

Career · Hitting

5 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
201511000
201726300
201831200
2019322001.000
202115300
Career1151000

Career · Pitching

14 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
201526.20214.8572.40
20151150.2146.57361.48
20151357.1167.53431.59
20162097.1654.53821.29
201726135.06115.271101.56
201831170.19134.391591.16
201932185.19124.562381.23
20201260.1376.71601.48
20211578.2383.89671.27
20221013.1201.35130.98
20231571.0555.45731.32
2024839.2222.72461.13
202531179.21483.211541.09
20261052.0614.15511.21
Career2361193.667841139
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 18,982 pitches · 2015–2026
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSLCHCUSI
FF · 4-Seam Fastball43.5% · 92.0 mph
SL · Slider22.3% · 80.9 mph
CH · Changeup16.5% · 79.6 mph
CU · Curveball10.0% · 73.4 mph
SI · Sinker7.7% · 90.9 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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