Steven Matz

#32 - Starting Pitcher

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws	Right / Left
Date of Birth	5/29/1991 (32)
Height, Weight	6'2", 201 lb
Hometown	Stony Brook, NY

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0-6	55.1	5.37	1.66	19.8%	7.9%	28.7%

	171^st 3 W	84^th 47 IP	137^th 4.85 ERA	168^th 1.37 WHIP	116^th 21.3% K%	106^th 8.2% BB%	86^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.7	11.6%	26.9%	48.3%	4.96	5.12

	41^st 93.4 FB MPH	100^th 11.6% SwStr%	90^th 28.0% HC%	50^th 43.6% GB%	142^nd 5.06 PLV	140^th 4.68 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	NYM	30	30	154.0	5	11	3.97	-	4.62	-	1.25	7.8	23.2%	8.9%	.270	-	-	1.46	-	74.9%	10.0%	29.6%	-
2019	NYM	32	30	160.1	11	10	4.21	-	4.61	-	1.34	9.2	22.1%	7.5%	.304	-	-	1.52	-	75.5%	10.8%	28.5%	-
2020	NYM	9	6	30.2	0	5	9.68	7.38	7.82	4.18	1.70	12.3	25.4%	7.0%	.346	33.3%	36.8%	4.11	40.0%	58.6%	11.1%	28.1%	5.13
2021	TOR	29	29	150.2	14	7	3.82	4.11	3.79	3.96	1.33	9.4	22.3%	6.6%	.321	26.2%	49.0%	1.08	13.4%	75.4%	10.4%	28.8%	5.09
2022	STL	15	10	48.0	5	3	5.25	4.63	3.78	3.20	1.25	9.4	26.1%	4.8%	.316	24.6%	36.9%	1.50	17.4%	66.9%	13.7%	31.9%	5.17
2023	STL	13	10	55.1	0	6	5.37	5.12	4.62	4.37	1.66	11.7	19.8%	7.9%	.374	26.9%	48.3%	1.30	15.7%	72.8%	11.6%	28.7%	4.96
SP MLB Percentile		86	51	56	0	2	32	30	46	58	16	12	42	45	8	54	74	45	39	54	47	55	29
SP MLB AVG		9	9	47.0	3	3	4.85	4.68	4.65	4.60	1.37	9.1	21.3%	8.2%	.300	28.0%	43.6%	-	14.7%	71.0%	11.6%	28.1%	5.06
6 Years		128	115	599.0	35	42	4.52	-	-	-	1.36	9.3	22.7%	7.4%	.311	20.0%	45.6%	1.50	37.6%	73.6%	10.8%	29.1%	5.08

Repertoire

Sinker | 57%
Changeup | 24%
Curveball | 17%
Slider | 2%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	93.4	1.8%	-	-	6.1%	16.3%	22.4%	55.1%	53.1%	-	-	.111	.272	.000	-	-	-	-	-
2019	93.3	21.1%	-	-	7.7%	18.1%	25.8%	59.6%	53.9%	-	-	.287	.341	.322	-	-	-	-	-
2020	94.4	54.2%	22.0%	49.6%	9.3%	18.4%	27.7%	63.8%	58.3%	34.0%	44.7%	.317	.441	.317	28.6%	.300	.409	32.4%	2,206
2021	94.5	52.0%	20.5%	57.4%	8.5%	22.0%	30.5%	67.4%	60.9%	45.7%	27.4%	.296	.345	.370	11.5%	.285	.343	28.2%	2,182
2022	94.5	48.7%	24.6%	53.8%	14.0%	21.3%	35.4%	65.9%	60.3%	27.7%	31.9%	.299	.388	.429	33.3%	.303	.385	24.7%	2,274
2023	93.7	56.5%	19.4%	52.4%	12.0%	19.2%	31.2%	64.7%	58.9%	44.2%	29.1%	.293	.368	.366	16.0%	.232	.313	27.5%	2,220
SP MLB Percentile	70	98	28	54	95	38	74	38	50	22	75	48	41	33	40	83	71	73	69
SP MLB AVG	92.6	24.5%	25.7%	50.6%	5.7%	21.1%	26.8%	65.2%	57.8%	55.2%	22.7%	.312	.372	.337	15.4%	.306	.373	35.7%	2,145

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.300	.409	.313	.473	32.4%	10.6%	46.8%	32.4%	91.6	89.0	21.5	8.6	7.7	1.5	5.6	6.4	2,206
2021	.285	.343	.350	.402	28.2%	7.2%	41.7%	28.5%	89.1	88.0	9.6	9.2	7.2	1.7	5.7	6.4	2,182
2022	.303	.385	.446	.579	24.7%	8.5%	57.4%	31.8%	90.7	85.5	13.8	9.4	7.2	1.6	5.7	6.4	2,274
2023	.232	.313	.281	.355	27.5%	5.8%	37.2%	24.4%	91.8	90.5	9.1	9.2	6.6	1.7	5.5	6.6	2,220
SP MLB Percentile	83	71	69	49	73	51	56	75	37	39	35	46	64	86	29	61	69
SP MLB AVG	.306	.373	.324	.385	35.7%	7.2%	39.6%	30.4%	90.2	87.3	5.9	9.0	5.7	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,145

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	49	10	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	27	22	.111	.444	.272
2019	570	125	22	5	1	5	23	8	0	0	340	230	.287	.478	.341
2020	343	68	10	3	0	6	13	8	0	0	219	124	.317	.667	.441
2021	1,330	326	65	14	1	7	71	31	1	0	897	433	.296	.422	.345
2022	413	85	15	3	0	5	30	7	1	0	272	141	.299	.532	.388
2023	584	131	22	8	0	4	30	14	1	0	378	206	.293	.466	.368
SP MLB Percentile	99	95	4	2	15	2	99	1	14	8	99	1	48	37	41
SP MLB AVG	154	43	8	2	0	1	6	4	1	0	103	51	.312	.458	.372

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	34.0%	21.3%	44.7%	14.9%	28.6%	38.3%	34.0%	27.7%	22.4%	2.1%	19.1%	31.9%	31.9%	4.3%	44.7%
2021	45.7%	26.9%	27.4%	6.7%	11.5%	24.2%	38.6%	37.2%	20.2%	2.7%	36.8%	18.8%	28.7%	5.8%	37.7%
2022	27.7%	40.4%	31.9%	4.3%	33.3%	34.0%	27.7%	38.3%	19.1%	0.0%	19.1%	23.4%	40.4%	8.5%	55.3%
2023	44.2%	26.7%	29.1%	5.8%	16.0%	26.7%	36.0%	37.2%	18.8%	0.0%	37.2%	25.6%	19.8%	11.6%	39.5%
SP MLB Percentile	22	28	75	67	40	17	50	87	57	0	43	86	76	10	32
SP MLB AVG	55.2%	22.1%	22.7%	5.0%	15.4%	37.7%	35.7%	26.6%	17.4%	5.1%	39.7%	16.2%	26.3%	5.5%	34.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.111	.272	.000	.143	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.287	.341	.322	.359	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	32.4%	10.6%	46.8%	32.4%	.317	.441	.317	.404	.300	.409	.313	.473	91.6	89.0	21.5
2021	28.2%	7.2%	41.7%	28.5%	.296	.345	.370	.390	.285	.343	.350	.402	89.1	88.0	9.6
2022	24.7%	8.5%	57.4%	31.8%	.299	.388	.429	.489	.303	.385	.446	.579	90.7	85.5	13.8
2023	27.5%	5.8%	37.2%	24.4%	.293	.368	.366	.395	.232	.313	.281	.355	91.8	90.5	9.1
SP MLB Percentile	73	51	56	75	48	41	33	33	83	71	69	49	37	39	35
SP MLB AVG	35.7%	7.2%	39.6%	30.4%	.312	.372	.337	.361	.306	.373	.324	.385	90.2	87.3	5.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	6.1%	16.3%	22.4%	55.1%	53.1%	15.8%	38.8%	84.2%	-	-	23.3%	-	26.7%	26.7%
2019	-	-	7.7%	18.1%	25.8%	59.6%	53.9%	18.6%	41.6%	81.4%	-	-	20.5%	-	51.8%	43.4%
2020	22.0%	49.6%	9.3%	18.4%	27.7%	63.8%	58.3%	20.5%	45.5%	79.5%	68.4%	83.1%	23.8%	19.5%	58.2%	53.8%
2021	20.5%	57.4%	8.5%	22.0%	30.5%	67.4%	60.9%	18.7%	45.4%	81.3%	63.8%	85.5%	29.3%	17.2%	61.3%	53.0%
2022	24.6%	53.8%	14.0%	21.3%	35.4%	65.9%	60.3%	31.5%	44.6%	68.5%	57.4%	72.3%	29.1%	19.0%	58.5%	50.9%
2023	19.4%	52.4%	12.0%	19.2%	31.2%	64.7%	58.9%	26.3%	45.5%	73.7%	53.7%	78.8%	25.6%	15.5%	61.4%	53.8%
SP MLB Percentile	28	54	95	38	74	38	50	96	50	96	91	93	48	33	40	64
SP MLB AVG	25.7%	50.6%	5.7%	21.1%	26.8%	65.2%	57.8%	13.0%	44.1%	87.0%	77.9%	90.8%	25.1%	21.0%	62.7%	49.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	61.2%	24.5%	14.3%	-	6.7%	28.6%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.1%	16.5%	24.4%	-	13.1%	16.5%
2020	37.0%	27.7%	35.3%	56.3%	27.4%	16.3%	7.3%	30.3%	42.0%	60.1%	14.6%	25.4%	49.6%	10.7%	14.9%
2021	26.2%	29.0%	44.8%	47.7%	30.8%	21.4%	9.0%	35.6%	35.3%	58.0%	14.0%	28.0%	57.4%	12.2%	19.0%
2022	25.4%	29.1%	45.5%	51.1%	32.7%	16.2%	11.6%	38.3%	32.7%	54.0%	9.0%	37.0%	53.8%	4.9%	19.6%
2023	33.6%	28.1%	38.4%	52.7%	31.2%	16.1%	7.9%	33.7%	38.2%	55.5%	13.5%	31.0%	52.4%	9.9%	16.6%
SP MLB Percentile	15	62	80	93	59	2	53	26	70	15	63	89	54	10	49
SP MLB AVG	47.9%	26.3%	25.9%	29.3%	29.5%	41.2%	7.8%	40.5%	33.3%	63.1%	15.6%	21.4%	50.6%	18.0%	15.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	570	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	343	5.00	1,715	45.2%	18.1%	36.7%	8.5%	7.4	5.75	+2
2021	1,330	5.10	6,396	46.7%	19.1%	34.3%	12.4%	1.0	3.93	+3
2022	413	5.10	1,856	46.2%	16.5%	37.4%	8.8%	4.1	3.52	-5
2023	584	4.97	2,902	45.9%	19.0%	35.1%	10.8%	7.7	4.28	+4
SP MLB Percentile	99	62	99	72	39	59	59	3	-	17
SP MLB AVG	154	4.85	756	41.8%	20.4%	37.7%	4.1%	0.9	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	84.1	0.5%	-	-	7.1%	28.6%	35.7%	64.3%	50.0%	-	-	.500	.440	.667	-	-	-	-	-
2019	84.4	8.8%	-	-	16.0%	15.6%	31.6%	77.6%	69.6%	-	-	.275	.337	.263	-	-	-	-	-
2020	84.9	26.9%	43.8%	38.2%	18.2%	12.4%	30.6%	68.8%	60.6%	42.4%	24.2%	.298	.406	.321	62.5%	.339	.412	32.0%	2,235
2021	85.1	23.4%	39.4%	45.7%	14.2%	9.3%	23.5%	67.1%	60.8%	57.2%	31.0%	.209	.257	.230	13.3%	.213	.266	26.0%	2,252
2022	85.1	28.9%	41.2%	46.5%	14.7%	12.2%	26.9%	69.8%	63.7%	42.4%	35.6%	.200	.236	.241	4.8%	.248	.282	28.2%	2,317
2023	83.7	24.5%	36.4%	43.5%	13.4%	11.5%	24.9%	66.8%