Matthew Scott Garza
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: November 26, 1983 in Selma, CA
High School: Wahington Union (Wahington Union, CA)
School: California State University, Fresno
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2005.
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Debut: August 11, 2006
Teams (by GP): Rays/Cubs/Twins 2006-2011
2012 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible (Super 2), 1 yr/$5.95M (11), 1 yr/$9.5M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 4.149, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: CAA Sports (Nez Balelo) [*]
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| All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #638. Mike Stanton… #639. Erik Bedard… #640. Michael Jackson… #641. MATT GARZA… #642. Rick Helling… #643. LaMarr Hoyt… #644. Heath Bell… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | MIN | AL | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.76 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 62 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 232 | 78 | 1.700 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 1.65 | |
| 2007 | 23 | MIN | AL | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.69 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 96 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 367 | 117 | 1.542 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 2.09 | |
| 2008 | 24 | TBR | AL | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.70 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 184.2 | 170 | 83 | 76 | 19 | 59 | 2 | 128 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 772 | 119 | 1.240 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 2.17 | |
| 2009 | 25 | TBR | AL | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.95 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203.0 | 177 | 93 | 89 | 25 | 79 | 0 | 189 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 861 | 110 | 1.261 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 2.39 | |
| 2010 | 26 | TBR | AL | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.91 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 204.2 | 193 | 94 | 89 | 28 | 63 | 2 | 150 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 855 | 100 | 1.251 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 2.38 | |
| 2011 | 27 | CHC | NL | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 186 | 90 | 73 | 14 | 63 | 5 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 839 | 118 | 1.258 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 3.13 | |
| 6 Seasons | 52 | 54 | .491 | 3.83 | 152 | 149 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 923.1 | 884 | 437 | 393 | 100 | 319 | 13 | 769 | 31 | 4 | 29 | 3926 | 109 | 1.303 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 2.41 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 12 | 12 | .491 | 3.83 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 200 | 99 | 89 | 23 | 72 | 3 | 174 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 887 | 109 | 1.303 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 2.41 | ||||
| TBR (3 yrs) | 34 | 31 | .523 | 3.86 | 95 | 94 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 592.1 | 540 | 270 | 254 | 72 | 201 | 4 | 467 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2488 | 109 | 1.251 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 2.32 | ||||
| MIN (2 yrs) | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4.47 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.0 | 158 | 77 | 66 | 14 | 55 | 4 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 599 | 98 | 1.602 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 1.91 | ||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 186 | 90 | 73 | 14 | 63 | 5 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 839 | 118 | 1.258 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 3.13 | ||||
| AL (5 yrs) | AL | 42 | 44 | .488 | 3.97 | 121 | 118 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 725.1 | 698 | 347 | 320 | 86 | 256 | 8 | 572 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 3087 | 107 | 1.315 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 2.23 | |||
| NL (1 yr) | NL | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 186 | 90 | 73 | 14 | 63 | 5 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 839 | 118 | 1.258 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 3.13 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | IP | GS | R | Rrep | Rdef | RAR | WAR | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | MIN | AL | 50.0 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1.0 | -1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| 2007 | 23 | MIN | AL | 83.0 | 15 | 44 | 53 | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.9 | $ | |
| 2008 | 24 | TBR | AL | 184.2 | 30 | 83 | 115 | 7 | 1.0 | 32 | 3.2 | $404,600 | |
| 2009 | 25 | TBR | AL | 203.0 | 32 | 93 | 132 | 7 | 1.0 | 39 | 3.8 | $433,300 | |
| 2010 | 26 | TBR | AL | 204.2 | 32 | 94 | 113 | 3 | .9 | 19 | 2.0 | $3,350,000 | |
| 2011 | 27 | CHC | NL | 198.0 | 31 | 90 | 118 | 1 | 1.0 | 28 | 2.9 | $5,950,000 | |
| 6 Seasons | 923.1 | 149 | 437 | 563 | 19 | 1.0 | 126 | 12.7 | $10,137,900 | ||||
| TBR (3 yrs) | 592.1 | 94 | 270 | 360 | 17 | 1.0 | 90 | 9.0 | $4,187,900 | ||||
| MIN (2 yrs) | 133.0 | 24 | 77 | 85 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.8 | $ | ||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 198.0 | 31 | 90 | 118 | 1 | 1.0 | 28 | 2.9 | $5,950,000 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Rslt | Opp | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | TBR | AL | ALDS | W | CHW | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1.833 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 |
| 2008 | 24 | TBR | AL | ALCS | W | BOS | 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 | 1.077 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 2.33 |
| 2008 | 24 | TBR | AL | WS | L | PHI | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1.333 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | |
| 2010 | 26 | TBR | AL | ALDS | L | TEX | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.167 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | |
| 2 Seasons (4 Series) | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 1.290 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 2.07 | ||||||
| 2 ALDS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 1.500 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.33 | ||||||
| 1 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 | 1.077 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 2.33 | ||||||
| 1 WS | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1.333 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | MIN | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2007 | 23 | MIN | AL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 24 | TBR | AL | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 25 | TBR | AL | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 26 | TBR | AL | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 27 | CHC | NL | 30 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | .094 | .121 | .094 | .215 | -40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 Seasons | 151 | 86 | 75 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | .080 | .115 | .080 | .195 | -45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 92 | 80 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | .080 | .115 | .080 | .195 | -45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TBR (3 yrs) | 95 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MIN (2 yrs) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 30 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | .094 | .121 | .094 | .215 | -40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AL (5 yrs) | 121 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | -75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| NL (1 yr) | 30 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | .094 | .121 | .094 | .215 | -40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | oRAR | oWAR | dWAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | MIN | AL | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | $ | 1 | |
| 2008 | 24 | TBR | AL | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $404,600 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 25 | TBR | AL | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | $433,300 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 26 | TBR | AL | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0.0 | -0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $3,350,000 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 27 | CHC | NL | 71 | -13 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -0.4 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | $5,950,000 | 1 | |
| 5 Seasons | 86 | -16 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -6 | -0.6 | -6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | $10,137,900 | |||||
| TBR (3 yrs) | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | $4,187,900 | |||||
| MIN (1 yr) | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | $ | |||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 71 | -13 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -0.4 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | $5,950,000 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rdrs | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | SB | CS | CS% | PO | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIN | AL | 22 | P | 10 | 50.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -2 | -8 | 1.08 | 0.60 | .958 | 1.57 | 1.54 | |||||||
| 2007 | MIN | AL | 23 | P | 16 | 83.0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .846 | -1 | -2 | 1.19 | 0.69 | .955 | 1.60 | 1.59 | |||||||
| 2008 | TBR | AL | 24 | P | 30 | 184.2 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .926 | -3 | -3 | 1.22 | 0.83 | .952 | 1.60 | 1.59 | |||||||
| 2009 | TBR | AL | 25 | P | 32 | 203.0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0.66 | .953 | 1.53 | 1.51 | |||||||
| 2010 | TBR | AL | 26 | P | 33 | 204.2 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .958 | -2 | -2 | 1.01 | 0.70 | .953 | 1.63 | 1.61 | |||||||
| 2011 | CHC | NL | 27 | P | 31 | 31 | 2 | 198.0 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .788 | -1 | -1 | 1.18 | 0.84 | .955 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 10 | 5 | 33% | 0 | |
| 6 Seasons | P | 152 | 31 | 2 | 923.1 | 125 | 50 | 62 | 13 | 2 | .896 | -9 | -1 | 1.09 | 0.74 | .954 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 10 | 5 | 33% | 0 | ||||
| 6 Seasons | TOT | 152 | 31 | 2 | 923.1 | 125 | 50 | 62 | 13 | 2 | .896 | -9 | -11 | 1.09 | 0.74 | .954 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 10 | 5 | 33% | 0 | ||||
Awards (yr lg award)
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| Black Ink | Pitching - 1 (829), Average HOFer ≈ 40 |
| Gray Ink | Pitching - 24 (950), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 7 (1143), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 6 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | Tampa Bay Rays | $404,600 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | Tampa Bay Rays | $433,300 | ||
| 2010 | 26 | Tampa Bay Rays | $3,350,000 | ||
| 2011 | 27 | Chicago Cubs | $5,950,000 | ||
| 2012 | 28 | Chicago Cubs | $9,500,000 | ||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $10,137,900 | Does not include future salaries | |||
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