Matt Garza
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 2017
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 4", 220 lb
- Born
- 1983-11-26 · Selma, CA, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2005, round 1, pick 25, by Minnesota Twins
- MLB debut
- 2006-08-11
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2005Elizabethton Twins
- A2005Beloit Snappers
- A+2006Fort Myers Miracle
- AA2006New Britain Rock Cats
- AAA2006Rochester Red Wings
- AAA2007Rochester Red Wings
- A+2008Vero Beach Devil Rays
- AA2013Tennessee Smokies
- AAA2013Iowa Cubs
- A2016Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- A2017Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- AAA2017Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ROK | Elizabethton Twins | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 3.66 | 1.02 | 11.44 | 2.75 | 32.1% | 7.7% | 24.4% |
| 2005 | A | Beloit Snappers | 21 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56.0 | 53 | 15 | 64 | 5 | 3.54 | 1.21 | 10.29 | 2.41 | 27.2% | 6.4% | 20.9% |
| 2006 | A+ | Fort Myers Miracle | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 44.1 | 27 | 11 | 53 | 3 | 1.42 | 0.86 | 10.76 | 2.23 | 29.9% | 6.2% | 23.7% |
| 2006 | AA | New Britain Rock Cats | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 40 | 14 | 68 | 2 | 2.51 | 0.94 | 10.67 | 2.20 | 29.8% | 6.1% | 23.7% |
| 2006 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34.0 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 1.85 | 0.79 | 8.74 | 1.85 | 26.2% | 5.6% | 20.6% |
| 2007 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 23 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 92.0 | 93 | 31 | 95 | 5 | 3.62 | 1.35 | 9.29 | 3.03 | 23.7% | 7.7% | 16.0% |
| 2008 | A+ | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9.82 | 3.00 | 9.82 | 7.36 | 20.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2013 | AA | Tennessee Smokies | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | 1.33 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 7.7% | 15.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.96 | 0.64 | 8.68 | 0.00 | 26.5% | 0.0% | 26.5% |
| 2016 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4.76 | 1.24 | 7.94 | 0.79 | 21.7% | 2.2% | 19.6% |
| 2017 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6.35 | 1.94 | 12.71 | 3.18 | 28.6% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.80 | 0.80 | 7.20 | 3.60 | 22.2% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AA | Tennessee Smokies | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 50.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2017 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Minnesota Twins | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 50.0 | 62 | 23 | 38 | 6 | 5.76 | 1.70 | 6.84 | 4.14 | 16.4% | 9.9% | 6.5% |
| 2007 | Minnesota Twins | 23 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 83.0 | 96 | 32 | 67 | 8 | 3.69 | 1.54 | 7.27 | 3.47 | 18.3% | 8.7% | 9.5% |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | 24 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 184.2 | 170 | 59 | 128 | 19 | 3.70 | 1.24 | 6.24 | 2.88 | 16.6% | 7.6% | 8.9% |
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays | 25 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 203.0 | 177 | 79 | 189 | 25 | 3.95 | 1.26 | 8.38 | 3.50 | 22.0% | 9.2% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 26 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 204.2 | 193 | 63 | 150 | 28 | 3.91 | 1.25 | 6.60 | 2.77 | 17.5% | 7.4% | 10.2% |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 198.0 | 186 | 63 | 197 | 14 | 3.32 | 1.26 | 8.95 | 2.86 | 23.5% | 7.5% | 16.0% |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 103.2 | 90 | 32 | 96 | 15 | 3.91 | 1.18 | 8.33 | 2.78 | 22.6% | 7.5% | 15.1% |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71.0 | 61 | 20 | 62 | 8 | 3.17 | 1.14 | 7.86 | 2.54 | 21.2% | 6.8% | 14.3% |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers | 29 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 84.1 | 89 | 22 | 74 | 12 | 4.38 | 1.32 | 7.90 | 2.35 | 20.6% | 6.1% | 14.5% |
| 2013 | 2 teams | 29 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 155.1 | 150 | 42 | 136 | 20 | 3.82 | 1.24 | 7.88 | 2.43 | 20.9% | 6.4% | 14.4% |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 163.1 | 143 | 50 | 126 | 12 | 3.64 | 1.18 | 6.94 | 2.76 | 18.5% | 7.4% | 11.2% |
| 2015 | Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 148.2 | 176 | 57 | 104 | 23 | 5.63 | 1.57 | 6.30 | 3.45 | 15.6% | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 32 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 101.2 | 117 | 36 | 70 | 11 | 4.51 | 1.50 | 6.20 | 3.19 | 15.2% | 7.8% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 114.2 | 121 | 45 | 79 | 17 | 4.94 | 1.45 | 6.20 | 3.53 | 15.7% | 8.9% | 6.7% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Minnesota Twins | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | 24 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 | 50.0% | 16.7% | .000 |
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays | 25 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 26 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 75.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 31 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | .094 | .121 | .094 | .215 | .000 | 59.2% | 1.4% | .273 |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .100 | .167 | .033 | 67.6% | 0.0% | .286 |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .278 | .541 | .056 | 45.0% | 0.0% | .444 |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .061 | .080 | .082 | .162 | .021 | 36.8% | 1.8% | .107 |
| 2015 | Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 26 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .077 | .100 | .077 | .177 | .000 | 44.7% | 2.1% | .167 |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 32 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .036 | .100 | .036 | .136 | .000 | 51.5% | 6.1% | .091 |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .086 | .111 | .086 | .197 | .000 | 35.1% | 0.0% | .136 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.