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	54.0	5.50	1.70	20.1%	8.0%	28.8%

	167^th 3 W	85^th 45 IP	144^th 4.86 ERA	171^st 1.38 WHIP	113^th 21.3% K%	109^th 8.2% BB%	80^th 28.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.7	11.5%	26.9%	49.4%	4.95	5.20

	41^st 93.4 FB MPH	110^th 11.7% SwStr%	86^th 28.0% HC%	41^st 43.5% GB%	146^th 5.06 PLV	147^th 4.69 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	12	10	54.0	0	6	5.50	5.20	4.63	4.28	1.70	12.0	20.1%	8.0%	.383	26.9%	49.4%	1.33	16.7%	72.8%	11.5%	28.8%	4.95
SP MLB Percentile		68	52	57	0	2	28	27	48	62	15	10	43	46	5	56	79	42	31	53	44	58	25
SP MLB AVG		9	9	45.0	3	3	4.86	4.69	4.68	4.61	1.38	9.2	21.3%	8.2%	.301	28.0%	43.5%	-	14.7%	71.4%	11.7%	28.2%	5.06
6 Years		127	115	597.2	35	42	4.53	-	-	-	1.36	9.3	22.7%	7.5%	.311	19.9%	45.8%	1.51	38.0%	73.6%	10.8%	29.2%	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%	19.0%	52.2%	11.7%	19.5%	31.2%	64.4%	58.5%	44.7%	28.2%	.296	.370	.370	16.7%	.234	.316	27.7%	2,222
SP MLB Percentile	70	98	26	51	94	41	72	38	46	27	70	46	41	32	38	82	67	71	70
SP MLB AVG	92.6	24.5%	25.7%	50.6%	5.8%	21.1%	26.9%	65.3%	57.9%	55.6%	22.7%	.313	.371	.338	15.5%	.304	.370	35.6%	2,144

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	.234	.316	.284	.359	27.7%	5.9%	37.6%	24.6%	91.8	90.4	8.5	9.2	6.6	1.7	5.5	6.6	2,222
SP MLB Percentile	82	67	66	48	71	49	51	72	38	41	38	46	63	86	29	61	70
SP MLB AVG	.304	.370	.322	.381	35.6%	7.0%	39.2%	30.1%	90.2	87.1	6.0	9.0	5.7	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,144

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	573	130	22	8	0	4	30	14	1	0	369	204	.296	.470	.370
SP MLB Percentile	99	95	4	1	15	2	99	1	14	7	99	1	46	36	41
SP MLB AVG	150	42	8	2	0	1	6	4	1	0	100	50	.313	.456	.371

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	44.7%	27.1%	28.2%	4.7%	16.7%	27.1%	36.5%	36.5%	18.3%	0.0%	37.6%	24.7%	20.0%	11.8%	40.0%
SP MLB Percentile	27	27	70	60	38	18	50	84	53	0	45	80	71	9	27
SP MLB AVG	55.6%	21.6%	22.7%	5.1%	15.5%	37.8%	35.7%	26.4%	17.5%	5.0%	40.0%	16.3%	26.2%	5.5%	33.4%

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	27.7%	5.9%	37.6%	24.6%	.296	.370	.370	.400	.234	.316	.284	.359	91.8	90.4	8.5
SP MLB Percentile	71	49	51	72	46	41	32	29	82	67	66	48	38	41	38
SP MLB AVG	35.6%	7.0%	39.2%	30.1%	.313	.371	.338	.362	.304	.370	.322	.381	90.2	87.1	6.0

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	19.0%	52.2%	11.7%	19.5%	31.2%	64.4%	58.5%	26.1%	44.9%	73.9%	55.8%	78.5%	26.1%	15.8%	60.6%	52.8%
SP MLB Percentile	26	51	94	41	72	38	46	95	48	95	90	95	51	32	37	59
SP MLB AVG	25.7%	50.6%	5.8%	21.1%	26.9%	65.3%	57.9%	13.1%	44.2%	86.9%	77.8%	90.7%	25.1%	21.4%	63.0%	49.6%

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	33.3%	27.7%	38.9%	52.5%	31.1%	16.4%	7.9%	33.7%	38.6%	55.5%	13.6%	30.9%	52.2%	10.1%	16.9%
SP MLB Percentile	14	58	83	93	59	3	52	27	72	15	62	89	51	13	48
SP MLB AVG	47.8%	26.3%	25.9%	29.4%	29.5%	41.0%	7.8%	40.7%	33.0%	63.2%	15.5%	21.4%	50.6%	17.9%	15.5%

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	573	4.96	2,843	45.7%	19.0%	35.3%	10.5%	8.1	4.33	+5
SP MLB Percentile	99	60	99	70	38	59	59	3	-	12
SP MLB AVG	150	4.86	736	41.9%	20.4%	37.7%	4.1%	0.8	-	+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	24.4%	36.4%	43.3%	13.8%	11.3%	25.1%	66.8%