Matt Festa is a pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. Across 198 MLB appearances, with a 4.48 ERA and 212 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.80 |
| 2019 | SEA | 0 | 2 | 5.64 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 1.43 |
| 2022 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 4.17 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 64 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1.78 |
| 2024 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 |
| 2024 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 4.37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 1.06 |
| 2025 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 4.12 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 56 | 1.08 |
| 2026 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 4.67 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 1.19 |
| Career Totals | — | 14 | 8 | 4.48 | 198 | 1 | 3 | 199.0 | 169 | 99 | 75 | 212 | 1.23 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | SEA | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SEA | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEX | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CLE | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | - |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $555,500 |
| 2022 | $700,000 |
| 2023 | $725,200 |
| 2026 | $1,000,000 |
Career Total: $2,980,700 (4 seasons)
Average: $745,175
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Matt Festa's 2026 Opening Day salary with CLE is $1,000,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4 | @ NYY | 1-2 L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 2 | @ NYY | 9-4 W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 30 | vs BOS | 1-9 L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| May 25 | vs WSH | 2-10 L | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 23 | @ PHI | 0-3 L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| May 21 | @ DET | 3-1 W | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 18 | @ DET | 8-2 W | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 15 | vs CIN | 6-7 L | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13 | vs LAA | 4-2 W | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11 | vs LAA | 7-2 W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |