Pitcher · 2026
Matthew Boyd
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 223 lb
- Number
- #16
- Born
- February 2, 1991 in Mercer Island, WA, USA
- MLB debut
- June 27, 2015
- Drafted
- 2012, round 13
- College
- Oregon State
- High school
- Eastside Catholic
- Salary, 2026
- $17M
- dbWAR
- 4.6 3 season(s)
- IP
- 79.2
- ERA
- 3.50
- FIP
- 3.95
- K/9
- 7.5
- FIP−
- 95 100 = avg
Matthew Boyd is a starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2026 he struck out 66 batters over 79.2 innings across 14 appearances, 14 of them starts, going 8-1. His ERA of 3.50 was 16.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 5th of 14 on his team, and 166th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.95 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 22.8% of swings (11.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.1%. His 1.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 85 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .224 | .306 | .289 | .277 | 21.2% |
| vs RHB | 244 | 225 | 57 | 8 | 15 | 48 | .253 | .311 | .409 | .318 | 19.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Matthew Boyd throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 571 | 92.7 | 2,319 | 49.0% | 15.1% | |
| Changeup | 325 | 78.7 | 1,770 | 47.1% | 26.7% | |
| Slider | 190 | 82.9 | 2,545 | 41.6% | 41.0% | |
| Curveball | 143 | 73.2 | 2,354 | 47.6% | 27.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 79.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 31 | 66 | 23 | 3.50 | 3.95 | 1.22 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 84 | 95 | 1.0 | |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 179.2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 154 | 64 | 154 | 42 | 3.21 | 3.65 | 1.09 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 77 | 88 | 2.9 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 39.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 46 | 13 | 2.72 | 3.29 | 1.13 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 67 | 81 | 0.8 |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.