2025 Stats
W-L
5-3
ERA
2.89
WHIP
1.23
K
70
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
Notches another quality start
Boyd didn't factor into the decision Monday against the Phillies after giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and two walks in six innings. He didn't record a strikeout.
ANALYSIS
While it was the first time all season that Boyd fanned fewer than three, that didn't stop him from producing his third quality start in a row and ninth overall in 2025. The veteran left-hander had tallied at least six strikeouts in six of his prior seven outings before Monday, so fantasy managers should expect him to rebound in this area going forward. Boyd has worked to a strong 2.89 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 70:18 K:BB across 74.2 innings ahead of soft matchup slated for this weekend versus the Pirates, who are batting a mere .199 against left-handers since May 1.
While it was the first time all season that Boyd fanned fewer than three, that didn't stop him from producing his third quality start in a row and ninth overall in 2025. The veteran left-hander had tallied at least six strikeouts in six of his prior seven outings before Monday, so fantasy managers should expect him to rebound in this area going forward. Boyd has worked to a strong 2.89 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 70:18 K:BB across 74.2 innings ahead of soft matchup slated for this weekend versus the Pirates, who are batting a mere .199 against left-handers since May 1.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
90
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-5%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .211 | 40 | 15 | 31 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .258 | 149 | 41 | 144 | 20 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .274 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .261 | 53 | 12 | 57 | 8 | |||
| 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
-24%
ERA on Road
2025
-25%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 4.41 | 1.27 | 83.2 | 8.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.36 | 1.23 | 101.2 | 9.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.40 | 1.00 | 30.0 | 9.6 | 0.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.22 | 1.39 | 44.2 | 7.7 | 3.2 | ||||
| 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
3.89K/9
8.4BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.0 mphERA
2.89WHIP
1.23BABIP
.320GB/FB
0.89Left On Base
78.0%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2232 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.6%Swinging Strike
11.3%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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Takes hard-luck loss
Boyd (5-3) took the loss Wednesday against the Nationals, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk over 7.1 innings. He struck out six.
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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.
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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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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.