Chicago Cubs
Matthew Boyd has thrown 19,210 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Change (79mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph) and Curve (73mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (91mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their change dives down out of the zone, has below average velo and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their slider has some two-plane movement. Their curve has a sharp downward bite, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has slight glove-side movement and has slightly below average velo. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action.