2025 Stats
W-L
5-2
ERA
3.08
WHIP
1.26
K
64
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Cubs are betting big on what Boyd showed with Cleveland last season after he returned from Tommy John surgery. A $29 million investment is a lot for pitcher that has barely logged 200 total innings in the majors over the last four years, but Boyd was as good as ever after signing with Cleveland in June, posting a 2.72 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 46:13 K:BB across 39.2 innings spanning eight regular-season starts. He added 11.2 frames with a 0.77 ERA in the postseason. Boyd has been on the radar for years and is now entering his age-34 campaign. The lefty had flexor tendon surgery in 2021 before ultimately needing TJS, so to say he's a health risk would be an understatement. Fantasy managers should be prepared to move on at a moment's notice. Read Past Outlooks

Rebounds with six dominant frames
Boyd (5-2) earned the win over Colorado on Wednesday, allowing an unearned run on four hits and no walks while striking out eight batters over six innings.
ANALYSIS
Boyd recorded his shortest -- and arguably worst -- outing of the season in his previous trip to the mound, giving up four runs over four innings against Cincinnati last Friday. The southpaw bounced back with perhaps his finest start of the campaign Wednesday, as he limited the Rockies to an unearned run while racking up 13 whiffs and tying a season high with eight punchouts. Boyd also tied a season high by completing exactly six innings, which he's done in seven of his 11 starts this season. The 34-year-old hurler is already more than halfway to his career-best win total (nine), and he's gotten there with a strong overall line that includes a 3.08 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 64:15 K:BB through 61.1. frames.
Boyd recorded his shortest -- and arguably worst -- outing of the season in his previous trip to the mound, giving up four runs over four innings against Cincinnati last Friday. The southpaw bounced back with perhaps his finest start of the campaign Wednesday, as he limited the Rockies to an unearned run while racking up 13 whiffs and tying a season high with eight punchouts. Boyd also tied a season high by completing exactly six innings, which he's done in seven of his 11 starts this season. The 34-year-old hurler is already more than halfway to his career-best win total (nine), and he's gotten there with a strong overall line that includes a 3.08 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 64:15 K:BB through 61.1. frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
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Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
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-22%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .222 | 37 | 13 | 30 | 3 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .254 | 146 | 40 | 133 | 19 | |||
2025vs Left | .320 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 0 | |||
2025vs Right | .251 | 50 | 11 | 46 | 7 | |||
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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
ERA on Road
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-36%
ERA at Home
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Since 2023Home | 4.41 | 1.27 | 83.2 | 8.8 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 3.57 | 1.25 | 88.1 | 10.3 | 3.1 | ||||
2025Home | 2.40 | 1.00 | 30.0 | 9.6 | 0.6 | ||||
2025Away | 3.73 | 1.50 | 31.1 | 9.2 | 3.7 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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
4.27K/9
9.4BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.0 mphERA
3.08WHIP
1.26BABIP
.335GB/FB
0.87Left On Base
77.4%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2243 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.9%Swinging Strike
11.4%Advanced Pitching 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.
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Lasts four innings Friday
Boyd didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 13-6 win over the Reds, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three batters across four innings.
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Fans eight in fourth win
Boyd (4-2) picked up the win Saturday, giving up three runs on four hits over six innings in a 7-3 victory over the White Sox. He struck out eight without walking a batter.
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Punches out season-high eight
Boyd did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Mets, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks over six innings. He struck out eight.
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Secures third victory
Boyd (3-2) earned the win over San Francisco on Monday, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks while striking out seven batters over six innings.
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Fans six in no-decision
Boyd did not factor into the decision against the Pirates on Wednesday, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out six over five innings.
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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.