Matthew Boyd

Matthew Boyd

33-Year-Old PitcherSP
Cleveland Guardians
2024 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
2.18
WHIP
0.91
K
35
SV
0
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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From Preseason
#362
ADP
League Majors
Bats L
Throws L
40 Man Yes
Height 6'3"
Weight 234
DOB 2/2/1991
Born Mercer Island, WA
College Oregon State
Drafted 6th Rd 2013 TOR
$Signed a one-year contract with the Guardians in June of 2024.
Strikes out nine Wednesday
PCleveland Guardians
September 11, 2024
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.
ANALYSIS
All four runs against Boyd came in the third inning, though three were unearned following an Andres Gimenez throwing error. While 4.1 innings marked the shortest outing for Boyd this year, he was able to record a season-high nine strikeouts. Overall, the left-hander is 2-1 with a 2.18 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 35:7 K:BB across six starts (33 innings) since returning from Tommy John surgery in mid-August. Boyd's currently lined up to face the Twins at home early next week in his next outing.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Matthew Boyd generally throw?
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-33%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-35%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-16%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .160 116 29 9 17 2 0 3
Since 2022vs Right .240 371 92 31 80 19 0 11
2024vs Left .160 27 8 2 4 0 0 2
2024vs Right .198 104 27 5 19 6 0 1
2023vs Left .175 63 14 6 10 2 0 1
2023vs Right .269 240 59 19 59 13 0 10
2022vs Left .125 26 7 1 3 0 0 0
2022vs Right .105 27 6 7 2 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-42%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-46%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-52%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.18 1.26 57.1 2 6 0 8.5 3.5 0.8
Since 2022Away 3.00 1.08 60.0 7 0 0 10.1 2.7 1.4
2024Home 1.56 0.63 17.1 1 1 0 9.3 0.5 0.0
2024Away 2.87 1.21 15.2 1 0 0 9.8 3.4 1.7
2023Home 7.49 1.69 33.2 1 5 0 7.2 4.5 1.3
2023Away 3.62 0.99 37.1 4 0 0 11.1 1.9 1.4
2022Home 2.84 0.63 6.1 0 0 0 12.8 5.7 0.0
2022Away 0.00 1.29 7.0 2 0 0 5.1 5.1 0.0
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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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
5.00
 
K/9
9.5
 
BB/9
1.9
 
HR/9
0.8
 
Fastball
92.1 mph
 
ERA
2.18
 
WHIP
0.91
 
BABIP
.256
 
GB/FB
0.81
 
Left On Base
73.6%
 
Exit Velocity
81.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.7%
 
Spin Rate
2247 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%
 
Swinging Strike
14.7%
 
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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.
Boyd entered the 2020 season with the burden of proving that the results of his 2019 campaign were a new norm rather than a one-year aberration on his resume. While a full season of work yielded only 60.1 innings, Boyd's results regressed heavily in 2020. His fastball remained troublesome, as opposing batters teed off against the pitch for a .643 slugging percentage, .425 wOBA and eight home runs. Also problematic was the fact that Boyd generated fewer whiffs and surrendered harder contact with his slider, which ranked among the best pitches in the league in past seasons. The result was a strikeout rate and K-BB% that fell back toward his career average and a 2.24 HR/9 that sunk many of his starts. Projecting forward, Boyd is a safe bet for volume, though his ratios aren't likely to reach their 2019 peak and his win potential may also be muted if he remains a Tiger amid offseason trade rumors.
The perennial fantasy tease was at it again. Two months into the season, Boyd was sporting a 2.85 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 88 strikeouts, 15 walks and a stingy seven homers in 72.2 frames. There wasn't anything different with his pitch mix, but the strong start was supported by underlying metrics, sending many down the familiar rabbit hole. Once the calendar flipped to June, Boyd gave up homers like Pete Alonso's cousin in the Home Run Derby, surrendering 12 in his next 34.1 innings. The onslaught continued with Boyd ultimately serving up 39 long balls in 185.1 innings, second most in the league. While the lively ball played a part, the main reason for the homer barrage was Boyd's inability to continue getting away with working up in the zone. In order to be trusted as more than a streamer, Boyd needs to demonstrate a tangible reason he can the ball in the yard all season. If you take the flier, be ready to bail.
Boyd was the de facto staff ace for Detroit in 2018, leading the team in starts, quality starts, wins and strikeouts. The lefty came out of the gates hot, posting an even 3.00 ERA over his first 10 starts, but these monthly ERAs followed: 6.32, 4.34, 4.25, 5.40. He can show flashes of upside, like he did Sept. 8 when he fanned 11 Cardinals, but only his slider graded out as league average. Granted, it was the fifth-best slider among starters, but it's tough to be successful in the major leagues on a consistent basis with only one good pitch. Against lefty batters, Boyd had a 22.6 K-BB%, but that number fell all the way to 13.2% against opposite-handed hitters. Righties combined for 21 homers against Boyd (1.44 HR/9). He seems cemented into the Tigers' rotation and his WHIP will likely remain reasonable, but those home runs aren't going anywhere and the team will be bad, so don't get too carried away.
The lefty has enjoyed a great deal of success at Triple-A (2.54 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 8.5 K/9), but to this point he's been unable to sustain success at the highest level. His strikeout rate fell by two per nine with the jump between levels last season (to 7.3 K/9) while his walk rate ticked up by more than a walk per nine (3.5 BB/9), but even so he probably deserved a little better than a 5.27 ERA -- Boyd was bit unlucky with a .330 BABIP and 68.7 percent strand rate. Just keep in mind that Boyd's BABIP will remain relatively high if he continues to allow line drives at a 22.3 percent clip. Boyd finished strong last season (2.95 ERA in September) and should have a rotation spot locked down on the rebuilding Tigers, so he has some appeal in the endgame of AL-only drafts and auctions, but he's waiver-wire fodder in mixed leagues until further notice.
Boyd had one of those seasons we regularly see from young arms: he was either good or horrible. There was little in-between. He had four incredibly bad starts that accounted for 49 percent of his earned runs (24-of-49) in just 11 percent of his innings (11.2 out of 97.1) yielding a 18.46 ERA. He posted a 2.63 ERA in his other 85.7 innings (14 starts, two relief appearances). Boyd has a quality four-pitch mix with the slider and changeup both operating as swing-and-miss offerings against righties and lefties, but the fastball and curve were homer-prone versus righties which resulted in a 202-point OPS split. His key to success is keeping the fastball up versus righties and maybe shifting some of the curveball usage to his other secondaries unless he can stop hanging it so much. There's something to bet on here and he won't cost much at all.
Boyd went to Detroit in the David Price trade and had a cup of coffee as the Tigers' fifth starter last year. He struggled with control and the long ball. In fact, he allowed 17 homers in just 57.1 innings of work and finished 1-6 with a 1.59 WHIP and 43:20 K:BB rate. He's a power lefty who hit 95 mph as a starter, but his future might lie in the bullpen, as his heater could theoretically hit 97 or even 98 if he were restricted to just one or two innings of work, and that could make him remarkably successful given the deceit that comes with his arm slot. He isn't yet worth owning as a starter in most formats, although he will have an opportunity to compete for a spot in the rotation during spring training. His horrible numbers in limited work in the big leagues last year will scare everyone away, so if he does win a spot out of camp, he will be dirt cheap in AL-only leagues.
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Sharp in second win
PCleveland Guardians
September 6, 2024
Boyd (2-1) allowed one run on three hits over six innings and struck out six without walking a batter to earn the win Friday over the Dodgers.
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Fans eight in tough loss
PCleveland Guardians
September 1, 2024
Boyd (1-1) took the loss Saturday as the Guardians fell 3-0 to the Pirates, allowing one run on four hits over six innings. He struck out eight without walking a batter.
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Earns first win
PCleveland Guardians
August 25, 2024
Boyd (1-0) yielded a run on three hits and a walk over six innings Sunday, striking out four and picking up a win over Texas.
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Struggles with command Tuesday
PCleveland Guardians
August 20, 2024
Boyd did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's 9-5 12-inning win over the Yankees, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks with two strikeouts across 5.1 innings.
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Sharp in team debut
PCleveland Guardians
August 13, 2024
Boyd allowed one run on three hits over 5.1 innings in a no-decision Tuesday against the Cubs. He struck out six.
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Racking up Ks
PDetroit Tigers
March 18, 2023
Boyd leads all pitchers in strikeouts this spring, notching 21 strikeouts through 13.0 innings in the Grapefruit League.
ANALYSIS
Boyd holds a 3.46 ERA through four starts in spring training, and has solidified his performance after looking sharp in a limited sample last season. He logged a 1.35 ERA across 13.1 relief innings with Seattle after returning from a flexor tendon surgery. While Boyd could rejoin the rotation in Detroit, he's certainly a candidate to have his innings monitored after a long-term absence.
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