Matt Garza
| 25-year-old Pitcher |
| Tampa Bay Rays |
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| Date of Birth: November 26, 1983 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2005 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 |
| 2005 | 21 | NCAA | Fresno State U. | 19 | 6 | 5 | 108.1 | 465 | 110 | | | 5 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 120 | 3.07 | 1.35 | 4.07 |
| 2005 | 21 | Rookie | Elizabethton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19.2 | 78 | 14 | | | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 3.66 | 1.01 | 4.58 |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Beloit | 10 | 3 | 3 | 56.0 | 232 | 53 | | | 5 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 64 | 3.54 | 1.21 | 3.86 |
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Fort Myers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 44.1 | 177 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 1.42 | 0.85 | 2.64 |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | New Britain | 10 | 6 | 2 | 57.1 | 228 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 68 | 2.51 | 0.94 | 3.45 |
| 2006 | 22 | AAA | Rochester | 5 | 3 | 1 | 34.0 | 126 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 1.85 | 0.79 | 1.85 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Minnesota | 10 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 232 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 38 | 5.76 | 1.70 | 5.94 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Rochester | 16 | 4 | 6 | 92.0 | 401 | 93 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 95 | 3.62 | 1.34 | 4.21 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Minnesota | 16 | 5 | 7 | 83.0 | 367 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 67 | 3.69 | 1.54 | 4.77 |
| 2008 | 24 | A+ | Vero Beach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9.81 | 2.99 | 9.81 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 30 | 11 | 9 | 184.2 | 772 | 170 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 83 | 76 | 59 | 128 | 3.70 | 1.24 | 4.05 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 32 | 8 | 12 | 203.0 | 861 | 177 | 32 | 4 | 25 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 189 | 3.95 | 1.26 | 4.12 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 |
| 2005 | 21 | NCAA | Fresno State U. | 8.0% | 25.8% | .376 | | | | |
| 2005 | 21 | Rookie | Elizabethton | 7.7% | 32.1% | .276 | | | | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Beloit | 6.5% | 27.6% | .352 | | | 3.46 | |
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Fort Myers | 6.2% | 29.9% | .229 | 47% | 5% | 2.59 | 2.26 |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | New Britain | 6.1% | 29.8% | .270 | 37% | 2% | 2.04 | 2.18 |
| 2006 | 22 | AAA | Rochester | 5.6% | 26.2% | .235 | 51% | 2% | 2.39 | 1.62 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Minnesota | 9.9% | 16.4% | .346 | 38% | 6% | 4.62 | 6.22 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Rochester | 7.7% | 23.7% | .340 | 41% | 3% | 2.97 | 3.97 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Minnesota | 8.7% | 18.3% | .356 | 48% | 6% | 4.25 | 5.31 |
| 2008 | 24 | A+ | Vero Beach | 15.0% | 20.0% | .615 | 54% | 0% | 3.48 | 12.20 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 7.6% | 16.6% | .277 | 43% | 6% | 4.18 | 4.03 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 9.2% | 22.0% | .278 | 40% | 7% | 4.22 | 4.22 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Tampa Bay | 2008: Tampa Bay | 2008: Vero Beach
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2009 |
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| October | 6.0 | 27 | 7.4% | 14.8% | .300 | 37% | 4.50 |
| April | 33.0 | 132 | 11.4% | 25.8% | .221 | 43% | 3.82 |
| May | 40.2 | 170 | 7.6% | 18.8% | .250 | 49% | 3.54 |
| June | 30.2 | 126 | 11.1% | 17.5% | .250 | 39% | 2.93 |
| July | 32.1 | 142 | 7.7% | 23.2% | .344 | 38% | 4.45 |
| August | 27.1 | 122 | 9.0% | 23.0% | .306 | 34% | 5.27 |
| September | 33.0 | 142 | 9.2% | 25.4% | .295 | 33% | 3.82 |
| AWAY | 89.0 | 390 | 8.7% | 22.1% | .287 | 38% | 4.85 |
| HOME | 114.0 | 471 | 9.6% | 21.9% | .270 | 41% | 3.24 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| October 1 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| September 26 | MLB | @ Texas | 4.2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| September 19 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| September 13 | MLB | @ Boston | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| September 7 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| September 2 | MLB | vs. Boston | 6.2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| August 28 | MLB | @ Detroit | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| August 22 | MLB | vs. Texas | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| August 16 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| August 10 | MLB | @ LA Angels | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| August 4 | MLB | vs. Boston | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| July 29 | MLB | vs. NY Yankees | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| July 24 | MLB | @ Toronto | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| July 19 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| July 11 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| July 5 | MLB | @ Texas | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| June 30 | MLB | @ Toronto | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| June 24 | MLB | vs. Philadelphia | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| June 18 | MLB | @ Colorado | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| June 12 | MLB | vs. Washington | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| June 7 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| May 31 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| May 26 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| May 21 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| May 16 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
