Matt Garza Stats

Matt Garza was born on Saturday, November 26, 1983, in Selma, California. Garza was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 11, 2006, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Garza baseball stats page.

"I don't need pub(licity). I just want to get wins and get the team all the way we can go." – Matt Garza on SportsIllustrated.CNN.com (John Donovan, 10/25/2008, 'Grown-up Matt Garza has become the Rays' not-so-secret weapon')

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Matt Garza

Matt Garza Autograph on a 2006 Upper Deck (#144)

Matt Garza Autograph on a 2006 Upper Deck (#144)
 

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Birth Name:   Matthew Scott Garza
Nickname:   Matt
Born On:   11-26-1983  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Selma, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Washington Union High School (Washington Union, CA)
College:   California State University, Fresno
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   08-11-2006 (Age 22)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   2005 : 1st Round (25th)
Matt Garza

Matt Garza Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2006 23 Twins 10 9 0 3 6 .333 5.76 0 0 0 50.0 232 62 32 33 6 23 0 38 1 0 0 0
2007 24 Twins 16 15 1 5 7 .417 3.69 0 0 0 83.0 367 96 34 44 8 32 4 67 4 4 0 0
2008 25 Rays 30 30 0 11 9 .550 3.70 3 2 0 184.2 772 170 76 83 19 59 2 128 3 6 2 0
2009 26 Rays 32 32 0 8 12 .400 3.95 0 0 0 203.0 861 177 89 93 25 79 0 189 3 11 0 0
2010 27 Rays 33 32 1 15 10 .600 3.91 3 1 1 204.2 855 193 89 94 28 63 2 150 12 7 2 0
2011 28 Cubs 31 31 0 10 10 .500 3.32 2 0 0 198.0 839 186 73 90 14 63 5 197 6 3 0 0
2012 29 Cubs 18 0 0 5 7 .417 3.91 0 0 0 103.2 424 90 45 48 15 32 0 96 1 4 0 0
2013 30 Cubs 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 5.0 19 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 0
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
8 Years 171 150 2 57 61 .483 3.82 8 3 1 1,032.0 4,369 975 438 485 115 354 13 870 31 35 4 0
Matt Garza

Matt Garza Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2006 23 Twins 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2007 24 Twins 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2008 25 Rays 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000
2009 26 Rays 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2010 27 Rays 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2011 28 Cubs 30 64 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42 5 0 1 1 .094 .121 .094
2012 29 Cubs 18 30 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .100
2013 30 Cubs 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 127 107 2 9 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 75 8 0 1 1 .084 .109 .103
Matt Garza

Matt Garza Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2006 Twins P 10 9 150 6 0.6 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.08
2007 Twins P 16 15 249 13 0.8 11 1 10 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 1.19
2008 Rays P 30 30 555 27 0.9 25 14 11 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .926 1.22
2009 Rays P 32 32 609 22 0.7 21 10 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.93
2010 Rays P 33 32 615 24 0.7 23 10 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.01
2011 Cubs P 31 31 594 33 1.1 26 10 16 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .788 1.18
2012 Cubs P 18 18 311 19 1.1 16 4 12 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .842 1.39
2013 Cubs P 1 1 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 171 168 3,083 145 0.8 129 55 74 16 2 n/a n/a n/a .890 1.13
8 Years 171 168 3,083 145 0.8 129 55 74 16 2 n/a n/a n/a .890 1.13
Matt Garza

Matt Garza Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2006 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.65 6.84 4.14
2007 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.09 7.27 3.47
2008 Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 0.0 2.17 6.24 2.88
2009 Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.39 8.38 3.50
2010 Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.38 6.60 2.77
2011 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 64.0 3.13 8.95 2.86
2012 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 0.0 3.00 8.33 2.78
2013 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.67 9.00 5.40
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 35.7 2.46 7.59 3.09
Matt Garza

Matt Garza Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2006 Minnesota Twins 21 $327,000.00 - -
2007 Minnesota Twins 21 $380,000.00 - -
2008 Tampa Bay Rays 22 $404,600.00 - Stats
2009 Tampa Bay Rays 22 $433,300.00 - -
2010 Tampa Bay Rays 22 $3,350,000.00 - -
2011 Chicago Cubs 17 $5,950,000.00 - -
2012 Chicago Cubs 22 $9,500,000.00 - -
2013 Chicago Cubs 22 Undetermined - -


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