Matthew Boyd
33-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
2.72
WHIP
1.13
K
46
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Taking ball in ALCS Game 3
Boyd will start Thursday in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Boyd will be on regular rest and was the obvious choice for Guardians manager Stephen Vogt in Game 3 after Boyd struck out 10 over 6.2 shutout innings in two ALDS starts versus the Tigers. The left-hander will be opposed by Clarke Schmidt.
Boyd will be on regular rest and was the obvious choice for Guardians manager Stephen Vogt in Game 3 after Boyd struck out 10 over 6.2 shutout innings in two ALDS starts versus the Tigers. The left-hander will be opposed by Clarke Schmidt.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
77
Last 10 Games
77
Last 5 Games
66
How many pitches does Matthew Boyd generally throw?
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What part of the game does Matthew Boyd generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-37%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-38%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .156 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .247 | 102 | 36 | 89 | 12 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .143 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .230 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .175 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .269 | 59 | 19 | 59 | 10 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .125 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .105 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-41%
ERA on Road
2024
-30%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 5.25 | 1.33 | 60.0 | 8.9 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.09 | 1.13 | 64.0 | 10.3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.25 | 0.95 | 20.0 | 10.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.20 | 1.32 | 19.2 | 10.5 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 7.49 | 1.69 | 33.2 | 7.2 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.62 | 0.99 | 37.1 | 11.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.84 | 0.63 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 5.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.00 | 1.29 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matthew Boyd compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.54K/9
10.4BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.9Fastball
92.1 mphERA
2.72WHIP
1.13BABIP
.298GB/FB
0.88Left On Base
73.6%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2244 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.8%Swinging Strike
14.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Boyd boomeranged his way back to Detroit this offseason on a one-year deal after spending a season back in the northwest working his way back into pitching shape with Seattle. Boyd did not even take the mound until September, nearly a full year after having flexor tendon surgery after going down in an early September 2021 start at Cincinnati. He worked just a handful of innings in relief, but Boyd the reliever was particularly impressive as he the league had just 2 singles off his secondary pitches with both his slider and changeup being particularly whiffy. Detroit gave him $10M to come back and work as a starting pitcher, so Boyd will need to show that he can shoulder a workload he has not seen since the 2019 season. That 2019 season was a version of Boyd we will likely never see again, but hopefully the new version of him is closer to the 2021 version of him which finally got home runs somewhat under control and brought his career HR/9 down to 1.6. The risk/reward factor is somewhat limited by the fact Detroit is still rebuilding and Boyd has never had a double-digit winning season while pitching for them.
More Fantasy News
Confirmed for ALDS Game 5 start
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Friday that Boyd will start Saturday in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
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In line to start Game 2 of ALDS
Boyd is expected to start for Cleveland in Game 2 of the ALDS versus Detroit, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Logs another short start
Boyd (2-2) took the loss against St. Louis on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six batters over four innings.
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Early exit in no-decision
Boyd escaped with a no-decision in Monday's 4-3 win over the Twins, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks over 2.2 innings. He struck out five.
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Strikes out nine Wednesday
Boyd didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the White Sox, allowing four runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out nine.
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Likely to net multi-year contract
Boyd is likely to land a multi-year contract this offseason, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Few players improved their stock more than Boyd over the last few months. After inking a modest one-year contract with the Guardians in late June following rehab from Tommy John surgery, the lefty went on to post a 2.72 ERA and 46:13 K:BB in 39.2 regular-season innings before adding 12 frames of one-run ball in the playoffs. Boyd will turn 34 in February but should be able to get at least a two-year deal.
Few players improved their stock more than Boyd over the last few months. After inking a modest one-year contract with the Guardians in late June following rehab from Tommy John surgery, the lefty went on to post a 2.72 ERA and 46:13 K:BB in 39.2 regular-season innings before adding 12 frames of one-run ball in the playoffs. Boyd will turn 34 in February but should be able to get at least a two-year deal.