Matt Garza
Matthew Scott Garza
Born: November 26, 1983
Selma, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 220
College: California State University Fresno
Career: 2006-2017
Draft: Round 40 (2002 June Amateur Draft, Colorado Rockies)
Draft: Round 1 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Washington Union HS (Fresno, CA)
Fresno State
Minor League Statistics
Matt Garza compiled a career record of 93 wins and 106 losses in his 290-game career with the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2017 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.76 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 62 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 232 |
| 2007 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.69 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 96 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 367 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.70 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 184.7 | 170 | 83 | 76 | 19 | 59 | 2 | 128 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 772 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.95 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203.0 | 177 | 93 | 89 | 25 | 79 | 0 | 189 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 861 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.91 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 204.7 | 193 | 94 | 89 | 28 | 63 | 2 | 150 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 855 |
| 2011 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 186 | 90 | 73 | 14 | 63 | 5 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 839 |
| 2012 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.91 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.7 | 90 | 48 | 45 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 424 |
| 2013 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 61 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 293 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.38 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 | 89 | 47 | 41 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 359 |
| 2014 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.64 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163.3 | 143 | 77 | 66 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 126 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 680 |
| 2015 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 14 | .300 | 5.63 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.7 | 176 | 102 | 93 | 23 | 57 | 3 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 666 |
| 2016 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.51 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.7 | 117 | 67 | 51 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 461 |
| 2017 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.94 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114.7 | 121 | 72 | 63 | 17 | 45 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 504 |
| Totals | 93 | 106 | .467 | 4.09 | 290 | 284 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1710.7 | 1681 | 876 | 777 | 198 | 581 | 27 | 1380 | 50 | 5 | 53 | 7313 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | .094 | .121 | .094 | .215 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .067 | .067 | .100 | .167 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 11 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .263 | .278 | .541 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 57 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .061 | .080 | .082 | .162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 | 47 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .077 | .100 | .077 | .177 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 19 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .036 | .100 | .036 | .136 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 24 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .086 | .111 | .086 | .197 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 290 | 314 | 274 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 155 | .080 | .110 | .091 | .201 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 10 | 9 | 50.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.080 | .600 |
| 2007 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 16 | 15 | 83.0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1.193 | .688 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 30 | 30 | 184.7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1.218 | .833 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 32 | 32 | 203.0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .931 | .656 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 33 | 32 | 204.7 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 1.011 | .697 |
| 2011 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 31 | 31 | 198.0 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .788 | 1.182 | .839 |
| 2012 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 18 | 18 | 103.7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 1.389 | .889 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 13 | 13 | 84.3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.494 | 1.077 |
| 2013 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 11 | 11 | 71.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.268 | .909 |
| 2014 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 27 | 27 | 163.3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .897 | 1.433 | .963 |
| 2015 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 26 | 25 | 148.7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.513 | .962 |
| 2016 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 19 | 19 | 101.7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .727 | .708 | .421 |
| 2017 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 24 | 22 | 114.7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.099 | .583 |
| Totals | 290 | 284 | 1710.7 | 96 | 129 | 27 | 2 | .893 | 1.184 | .776 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 131 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 31.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .871 | .600 |
Awards
2008 - AL ALCS MVP
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