We would love your feedback! Click here to fill out our brief Baseball Reference Feedback Survey.

Matt Bush

Positions: Relief Pitcher and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Team: Milwaukee Brewers (majors)

Born: February 8, 1986 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mission Bay HS (San Diego, CA).

High School: Mission Bay HS (San Diego, CA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$1.85M (23)

Service Time (01/2023): 4.132 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Full Circle Sports Management • Previously: The Legacy Agency

National Team: us USA (18U,16U)

Full Name: Matthew Brian Bush

Nicknames: Matty Ice

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

2022

Career

WAR

-0.1

2.5

ERA

3.47

3.45

205

59.2

200.2

217

WHIP

1.022

1.181

Player News

Hide Majors

Hide Minors

Register Pitching

Register Pitching
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2007	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	SDP	1	0	1.000	1.17	1.17	7	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	5	1	1	0	2	0	16	1	0	0	30	0.913	5.9	0.0	2.3	18.8	8.00
2007	21	-0.7	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	21	0.8	Padres	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	1	0	1.000	1.23	1.23	6	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	5	1	1	0	2	0	16	1	0	0	29	0.955	6.1	0.0	2.5	19.6	8.00

2010	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	TBR	1	0	1.000	3.29	3.29	10	1	2	0	0	1	13.2	9	5	5	1	3	0	20	1	0	2	56	0.878	5.9	0.7	2.0	13.2	6.67
2010	24	1.1	Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TBR	0	0		4.32	4.32	6	0	2	0	0	1	8.1	7	4	4	1	2	0	12	0	0	1	34	1.080	7.6	1.1	2.2	13.0	6.00
2010	24	3.6	Rays	GULF	Rk	TBR	1	0	1.000	1.69	1.69	4	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	8	1	0	1	22	0.563	3.4	0.0	1.7	13.5	8.00
2011	25	0.9	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBR	5	3	.625	4.83	5.01	36	0	22	0	0	5	50.1	48	28	27	5	24	4	77	2	0	6	220	1.430	8.6	0.9	4.3	13.8	3.21

2016	30	5.6	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	0	2	.000	2.65	2.65	12	0	9	0	0	5	17.0	9	5	5	2	4	0	18	1	0	2	63	0.765	4.8	1.1	2.1	9.5	4.50
2016	30	1.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	7	2	.778	2.48	2.63	58	0	15	0	0	1	61.2	44	18	17	4	14	0	61	1	0	2	243	0.941	6.4	0.6	2.0	8.9	4.36
2017	31	2.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	3	4	.429	3.78	5.16	57	0	22	0	0	10	52.1	57	30	22	7	19	0	58	4	0	2	240	1.452	9.8	1.2	3.3	10.0	3.05
2018	32	5.4	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	1	1	.500	2.00	2.00	8	0	1	0	0	0	9.0	9	2	2	0	4	0	14	0	0	1	40	1.444	9.0	0.0	4.0	14.0	3.50
2018	32	3.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	0	0		4.70	5.09	21	0	6	0	0	0	23.0	23	13	12	3	14	0	19	2	0	1	108	1.609	9.0	1.2	5.5	7.4	1.36
2019	33	8.8	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	0	0		1.04	1.04	9	0	1	0	0	0	8.2	3	1	1	1	2	0	7	0	1	0	31	0.577	3.1	1.0	2.1	7.3	3.50

2021	35	7.6	Round Rock	AAAW	AAA	TEX	0	0		0.00	0.00	4	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	3	1	1	1	15	2.000	6.0	0.0	12.0	9.0	0.75
2021	35	6.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	0	0		6.75	6.75	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	3	1	0	5	0	0	0	17	1.250	9.0	6.8	2.3	11.3	5.00
2022	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	TEX-MIL	2	3	.400	3.47	4.68	65	6	11	0	0	3	59.2	43	31	23	11	18	2	74	3	0	4	244	1.022	6.5	1.7	2.7	11.2	4.11
2022	36	7.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	2	1	.667	2.95	3.93	40	5	7	0	0	1	36.2	27	16	12	5	10	0	45	2	0	3	151	1.009	6.6	1.2	2.5	11.0	4.50
2022	36	6.8	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	0	2	.000	4.30	5.87	25	1	4	0	0	2	23.0	16	15	11	6	8	2	29	1	0	1	93	1.043	6.3	2.3	3.1	11.3	3.63
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		12	9	.571	3.45	4.26	205	6	55	0	0	14	200.2	171	95	77	28	66	2	217	10	0	9	852	1.181	7.7	1.3	3.0	9.7	3.29
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		8	6	.571	3.38	3.46	86	1	35	0	0	11	109.1	85	42	41	9	43	4	155	6	2	12	455	1.171	7.0	0.7	3.5	12.8	3.60
All Levels (9 Seasons)							20	15	.571	3.43	3.98	291	7	90	0	0	25	310.0	256	137	118	37	109	6	372	16	2	21	1307	1.177	7.4	1.1	3.2	10.8	3.41

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		1	1	.500	1.50	1.50	12	0	1	0	0	0	12.0	11	2	2	0	8	0	17	1	1	2	55	1.583	8.3	0.0	6.0	12.8	2.13
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		5	5	.500	3.91	4.03	57	0	32	0	0	10	76.0	60	34	33	8	30	4	102	3	1	8	314	1.184	7.1	0.9	3.6	12.1	3.40
A+ (1 season)					Minors		0	0		4.32	4.32	6	0	2	0	0	1	8.1	7	4	4	1	2	0	12	0	0	1	34	1.080	7.6	1.1	2.2	13.0	6.00
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		2	0	1.000	1.42	1.42	10	1	0	0	0	0	12.2	7	2	2	0	3	0	24	2	0	1	51	0.789	5.0	0.0	2.1	17.1	8.00