Steven Matz stats
RaysStarting Pitcher · #32
Bio
- Age
- 35 yearsMay 29, 1991
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Experience
- 12 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Stony Brook, NY
- Draft
- 2009Rd 2, Pk 72
Bio
- Age
- 35 yearsMay 29, 1991
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Experience
- 12 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Stony Brook, NY
- Draft
- 2009Rd 2, Pk 72
Stats
Standard
Rays- GP
- 33
- W
- 5
- L
- 5
- ERA
- 5.49
- IP
- 77.0
- K
- 57
- BB
- 24
- WHIP
- 1.23
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NYM | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.27 | 35.2 | 34 | 10 | 1.23 |
| 2016 | NYM | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3.40 | 132.1 | 129 | 31 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | NYM | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6.08 | 66.2 | 48 | 19 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | NYM | 30 | 5 | 11 | 3.97 | 154.0 | 152 | 58 | 1.25 |
| 2019 | NYM | 32 | 11 | 10 | 4.21 | 160.1 | 153 | 52 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | NYM | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9.68 | 30.2 | 36 | 10 | 1.70 |
| 2021 | TOR | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3.82 | 150.2 | 144 | 43 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | STL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5.25 | 48.0 | 54 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | STL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 3.86 | 105.0 | 98 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 2024 | STL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5.08 | 44.1 | 33 | 15 | 1.44 |
| 2025 |  STL/BOS | 53 | 5 | 2 | 3.05 | 76.2 | 59 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 2026 | TB | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5.49 | 77.0 | 57 | 24 | 1.23 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 279
- W
- 65
- L
- 67
- ERA
- 4.29
- IP
- 1081.1
- K
- 997
- BB
- 315
- WHIP
- 1.30
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 3.24
- IP
- 16.2
- K
- 15
- BB
- 4
- WHIP
- 1.44
Expanded
- QS
- 3
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 6.7
- GB
- 96
- FB
- 149
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 3
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 51 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | NYM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 207 | 175 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2017 | NYM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 111 | 117 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | NYM | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 219 | 214 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | NYM | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 | 232 | 247 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2020 | NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 33 | 63 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | TOR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 210 | 244 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2022 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 54 | 87 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2023 | STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 145 | 171 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2024 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 57 | 83 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2025 | STL/BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 113 | 124 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2026 | TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 96 | 149 | 0.6 | 3 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 67
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 8.3
- GB
- 1,528
- FB
- 1,727
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 24
Latest performance
Steven Matz
Sep 20 · vs BOS · W 5-1
- IP
- 1.0
- H
- 1
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 5.49
Games
All gamesNext
at NYYWed, Sep 23
vs NYY since 2025
- 5
- GP
- 8.2
- IP
- 7
- H
- 3
- R
- 3
- ER
- 10
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vsBOSW 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs ATHW 10-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs HOUW 14-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 09 | at ATLW 7-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 06 | at TEXL 8-6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 02 | vs NYML 10-4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What are Steven Matz's career stats?
Steven Matz has played 12 seasons for the Mets, the Blue Jays, the Cardinals and the Rays. He has 65 wins and 997 strikeouts with a 4.29 ERA over 1,081.1 innings. His best season so far is 2021: 14 wins, a 3.82 ERA and 144 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 11 @ SF on Sep 1, 2018, W 2-1 F/11
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2015.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2015 to 2026
Steven Matz finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Steven Matz
Playoff series
Steven Matz played 2 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | KK: Batters this pitcher struck out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  NYY | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Steven Matz against each club
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (10)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (9)
- vs Athletics (7)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (7)
- vs Miami Marlins (7)
- vs Detroit Tigers (6)
- vs Kansas City Royals (6)
- vs San Francisco Giants (6)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
- vs Chicago Cubs (5)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (5)
- vs Houston Astros (5)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (5)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (5)
- vs New York Yankees (5)
- vs Texas Rangers (5)
- vs Washington Nationals (5)
- vs Atlanta Braves (4)
- vs Boston Red Sox (4)
- vs Chicago White Sox (4)
- vs Colorado Rockies (4)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs San Diego Padres (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs Minnesota Twins (2)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (1)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
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