2025 Stats
W-L
10-3
ERA
2.34
WHIP
1.03
K
102
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
Signed a two-year, $29 million contract with the Cubs in December of 2024. Contract includes $15 million mutual option ($2 million buyout) for 2027. Contract includes $100,000 bonuses for 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120 innings pitched in 2025 and 2026.
Looks good heading into second half
While Boyd has pitched more MLB innings already in 2025 than he did the last two seasons combined, he appears to be in "good shape" heading into the second half, Zack Meisel and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic report.
Analysis
Boyd had an excellent first half of the season for his new organization, registering a 2.34 ERA and 102 strikeouts across 111.2 innings, which earned him an All-Star selection. The veteran lefty has dealt with a variety of injuries the past few years, and he only managed to log 110.2 major-league innings in 2023 and 2024 combined. While Boyd won't pitch in the All-Star Game to preserve his arm for the second half, the club feels good about how he's responded to the increased workload. "Everything we're looking at with Matt is in really good shape," Chicago manager Craig Counsell said. "There's no signs right now of him slowing down. He's getting better." Boyd may have some minor limitations after the break, but he appears to be in a good position to keep helping fantasy managers.
Boyd had an excellent first half of the season for his new organization, registering a 2.34 ERA and 102 strikeouts across 111.2 innings, which earned him an All-Star selection. The veteran lefty has dealt with a variety of injuries the past few years, and he only managed to log 110.2 major-league innings in 2023 and 2024 combined. While Boyd won't pitch in the All-Star Game to preserve his arm for the second half, the club feels good about how he's responded to the increased workload. "Everything we're looking at with Matt is in really good shape," Chicago manager Craig Counsell said. "There's no signs right now of him slowing down. He's getting better." Boyd may have some minor limitations after the break, but he appears to be in a good position to keep helping fantasy managers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
83
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 2023
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-11%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .188 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .245 | 170 | 46 | 157 | 22 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .208 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .233 | 74 | 17 | 70 | 10 | |||
| 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
-10%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 3.88 | 1.14 | 106.2 | 8.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.96 | 1.14 | 115.2 | 9.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.21 | 0.87 | 53.0 | 9.3 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.45 | 1.18 | 58.2 | 7.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 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
4.43K/9
8.2BB/9
1.9HR/9
0.8Fastball
93.2 mphERA
2.34WHIP
1.03BABIP
.278GB/FB
0.91Left On Base
80.2%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2227 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.5%Swinging Strike
11.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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Dazzles in Bronx
Boyd (10-3) picked up the win after throwing eight scoreless innings Saturday, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out six, during a 5-2 win over the Yankees.
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Sharp in ninth win
Boyd (9-3) allowed three hits and a walk while striking out nine over five shutout innings to earn the win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Lengthy outing in eighth win
Boyd (8-3) earned the win Tuesday, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk over seven innings against the Guardians. He struck out five.
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Smooth sailing in seventh win
Boyd (7-3) tallied the win Wednesday against the Cardinals, giving up no runs on three hits and no walks in six innings. He struck out three.
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Cleared for next start
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Boyd (shoulder) is "all good" for his next scheduled start Wednesday in St. Louis, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Gets deserved All-Star nod
Boyd has been selected to participate in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
Analysis
Boyd has been one of the pleasant surprises for the Cubs this season, and his stellar effort on the mound has been one of the reasons why Chicago has a firm grip on the top of the NL Central. The veteran hurler owns a 2.52 ERA and 1.07 WHIP through 103.2 innings over 18 starts this season. This is the first All-Star nod of his career.
Boyd has been one of the pleasant surprises for the Cubs this season, and his stellar effort on the mound has been one of the reasons why Chicago has a firm grip on the top of the NL Central. The veteran hurler owns a 2.52 ERA and 1.07 WHIP through 103.2 innings over 18 starts this season. This is the first All-Star nod of his career.