Matt Boyd
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Cleveland Guardians, Starting Pitcher
Age: 33-157d (Feb 02, 1991)
Exp: 7.136 Years
Country: US
College: Oregon State
Drafted: Round 6 (#175 overall), 2013
Agent(s): Boras Corporation
2024 Payroll Salary
$373,932
2024 Cash
$373,932
Career Earnings
$28,278,427
2024-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000. In 2024, Boyd will earn a base salary of $373,932, while carrying a total salary of $740,000. Boyd's adjusted salary with the Cleveland Guardians is $373,932
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
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2024 |
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33 | $373,932 | $373,932 | 0.16% | $373,932 | $373,932 |
2025 |
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34 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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33 | 7.136 | $740,000 | - | - | $373,932 | $373,932 |
2025 |
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34 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
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2024 |
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33 | $373,932 | $373,932 | $373,932 | $373,932 | $373,932 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Free Agent
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $10,000,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000,000
Average Salary:
$10,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $5,200,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants, including $5,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,200,000
Average Salary:
$5,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Arbitration
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $6,500,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $6,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Arbitration
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $5,300,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $5,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,300,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,300,000
Average Salary:
$5,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Arbitration
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $2,600,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $2,600,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,600,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,600,000
Average Salary:
$2,600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $562,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $562,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $562,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $562,000
Average Salary:
$562,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Pre-Arb
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $544,200 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $544,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $544,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $544,200
Average Salary:
$544,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Pre-Arb
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2015-2015 Pre-Arb
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2013-2013 Signing Bonus
Matt Boyd signed a 1 year , $75,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $75,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $75,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $75,000
Average Salary:
$75,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$28,278,427
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
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2013 | 22 |
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Signing Bonus
|
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
|
2015 | 24 |
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Active
Retained
|
$166,393 $13,866 |
$241,393 $255,259 |
|
2016 | 25 |
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Active
|
$280,073 |
$535,332 |
|
2017 | 26 |
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Active
|
$544,200 |
$1,079,532 |
|
2018 | 27 |
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Active
|
$562,000 |
$1,641,532 |
|
2019 | 28 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$2,600,000 |
$4,241,532 |
|
2020 | 29 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,962,963 |
$6,204,495 |
|
2021 | 30 |
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Injured / Arb Avoided
|
$6,500,000 |
$12,704,495 |
|
2022 | 31 |
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Active
Retained
|
$1,828,544 $3,371,456 |
$14,533,039 $17,904,495 |
|
2023 | 32 |
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Injured
|
$10,000,000 |
$27,904,495 |
|
2024 | 33 |
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Active
|
$373,932 |
$28,278,427 |
|
Total |
$28,278,427 |
$28,278,427 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 |
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22 |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
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2015 |
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24 |
$166,393 $13,866
|
$166,393 $13,866 |
$241,393 $255,259 |
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2016 |
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25 |
$280,073
|
$280,073 |
$535,332 |
||
2017 |
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26 |
$544,200
|
$544,200 |
$1,079,532 |
||
2018 |
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27 |
$562,000
|
$562,000 |
$1,641,532 |
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2019 |
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28 |
$2,600,000
|
$2,600,000 |
$4,241,532 |
||
2020 |
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29 |
$1,962,963
|
$1,962,963 |
$6,204,495 |
||
2021 |
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30 |
$6,500,000
|
$6,500,000 |
$12,704,495 |
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2022 |
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31 |
$1,828,544 $3,371,456
|
$1,828,544 $3,371,456 |
$14,533,039 $17,904,495 |
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2023 |
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32 |
$10,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$27,904,495 |
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2024 |
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33 |
$373,932
|
$373,932 |
$28,278,427 |
||
Total |
$28,203,427 |
$75,000 |
$28,278,427 |
$28,278,427 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$13,866 | $75,000 | - | $88,866 |
8 |
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$22,615,629 | - | - | $22,615,629 |
1 |
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$1,828,544 | - | - | $1,828,544 |
1 |
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$3,371,456 | - | - | $3,371,456 |
1 |
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$373,932 | - | - | $373,932 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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Jun 15, 2021 - Aug 29, 2021 | Arm |
2021 |
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Sep 09, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 | Elbow |
2022 |
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Apr 04, 2022 - Sep 01, 2022 | Arm |
2023 |
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Jun 27, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 | Elbow (Tommy John) |
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Jun 27, 2024 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
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Dec 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Detroit (DET)
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Aug 02, 2022 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from San Francisco (SF) with Curt Casali for Michael Stryffeler and Andy Thomas
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Mar 17, 2022 Signed a 1 year $5.2 million contract with San Francisco (SF)
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Nov 30, 2021 Non-Tendered by Detroit (DET)
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Nov 30, 2021 Released by Detroit (DET)
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Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $6.5 million contract with Detroit (DET), avoiding arbitration
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Jan 10, 2020 Signed a 1 year $5.3 million contract with Detroit (DET), avoiding arbitration
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Jan 11, 2019 Signed a 1 year $2.6 million contract with Detroit (DET), avoiding arbitration
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Mar 18, 2018 Signed a 1 year $562,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
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Feb 24, 2017 Signed a 1 year $544,200 contract with Detroit (DET)
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Jul 30, 2015 Traded to Detroit (DET) from Toronto (TOR) with Daniel Norris and Jairo Labourt for David Price
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Jul 11, 2013 Signed a contract with Toronto (TOR)
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Jun 07, 2013 Drafted by Toronto (TOR): Round 6 (#175 overall)
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Jul 10, 2012 Unsigned by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jun 10, 2012 Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN: Round 13 (#412 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
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2023 | DET | 15 | 15 | 69 | 46 | 43 | 25 | 73 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 71.0 | 5.45 | 3.17 | -0.14 |
2022 | SEA | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 1.35 | 5.40 | 0.43 |
2021 | DET | 15 | 15 | 77 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 78.7 | 3.89 | 2.63 | 1.36 |
2020 | DET | 12 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 45 | 22 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 60.3 | 6.71 | 3.28 | -0.62 |
2019 | DET | 33 | 32 | 178 | 101 | 94 | 50 | 238 | 39 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 185.3 | 4.57 | 2.43 | 3.76 |
2018 | DET | 31 | 31 | 146 | 87 | 83 | 51 | 159 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 170.3 | 4.39 | 2.69 | 2.52 |
2017 | DET | 26 | 25 | 158 | 84 | 81 | 53 | 110 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 135.0 | 5.40 | 0.28 | 1.68 |
2016 | DET | 20 | 18 | 97 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 82 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 97.3 | 4.53 | 0.37 | 1.30 |
2015 | TOR | 13 | 12 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 57.3 | 7.54 | 0.32 | -0.76 |