Steven Matz | Tampa Bay Rays

MLB Player
Steven Matz
Height6' 2"Weight205 lbsAge35Experience12th Season
5-4W-LTied-126th
5.99ERA
50KTied-269th
1.26WHIP
Player Information
PositionStarting Pitcher
Jersey#32
Date of Birth29/5/1991
BirthplaceStony Brook, NY
Experience12th Season
Draft2009: Rd 2, Pk 72 (NYM)
Bats / ThrowsRight/Left
MLB Debut2015
StatusActive
Next Game
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 50 |
| Projected | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 81.2 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 17 | 26 | 61 |
| Career | 272 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 1072.0 | 1087 | 552 | 513 | 162 | 312 | 990 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.27 | 1.23 | 35.2 | 34 | 10 | 3.4 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.7 | 3.40 | 1.21 | 132.1 | 129 | 31 | 4.2 | 129 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | .222 | -0.1 | 6.08 | 1.53 | 66.2 | 48 | 19 | 2.5 | 83 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 1.5 | 3.97 | 1.25 | 154.0 | 152 | 58 | 2.6 | 134 | 77 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 1.9 | 4.21 | 1.34 | 160.1 | 153 | 52 | 2.9 | 163 | 83 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .000 | -1.0 | 9.68 | 1.70 | 30.2 | 36 | 10 | 3.6 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.0 | 3.82 | 1.33 | 150.2 | 144 | 43 | 3.3 | 158 | 70 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .625 | -0.4 | 5.25 | 1.25 | 48.0 | 54 | 10 | 5.4 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1.7 | 3.86 | 1.33 | 105.0 | 98 | 32 | 3.1 | 108 | 48 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | -0.2 | 5.08 | 1.44 | 44.1 | 33 | 15 | 2.2 | 49 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0.4 | 3.44 | 1.18 | 55.0 | 47 | 9 | 5.2 | 56 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 2.08 | 0.88 | 21.2 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0.9 | 3.05 | 1.10 | 76.2 | 59 | 11 | 5.4 | 73 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| 2026 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | .556 | -0.9 | 5.99 | 1.26 | 67.2 | 50 | 21 | 2.4 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 271 | 183 | 65 | 66 | .496 | -- | 4.31 | 1.31 | 1070.0 | 989 | 312 | 3.2 | 1087 | 552 | 513 | 3 | 17 | 4 |
Postseason Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 3.68 | 1.43 | 14.2 | 13 | 4 | 3.3 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 3.24 | 1.44 | 16.2 | 15 | 4 | 3.8 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 576 | 149 | 3.866 | .250 | .304 | .346 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2153 | 547 | 3.936 | .257 | .306 | .382 | .689 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 192 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1170 | 298 | 3.926 | .305 | .356 | .504 | .860 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 137 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2693 | 654 | 4.118 | .232 | .312 | .419 | .730 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 242 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2702 | 691 | 3.910 | .260 | .324 | .454 | .777 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 284 | 81 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 633 | 142 | 4.458 | .323 | .369 | .700 | 1.069 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 91 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2557 | 647 | 3.952 | .265 | .320 | .405 | .725 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 242 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 849 | 207 | 4.101 | .256 | .300 | .431 | .730 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1866 | 449 | 4.156 | .263 | .320 | .405 | .725 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 166 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 754 | 190 | 3.968 | .287 | .349 | .468 | .817 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 80 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 894 | 227 | 3.938 | .260 | .292 | .377 | .669 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 266 | 82 | 3.244 | .215 | .244 | .443 | .687 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1160 | 309 | 3.754 | .248 | .279 | .395 | .674 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 116 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1136 | 288 | 3.944 | .245 | .303 | .467 | .771 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 18227 | 4565 | 3.993 | .261 | .318 | .433 | .751 | 194 | 18 | 162 | 1803 | 523 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 14 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.0 | 16.1 | 8.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.8 | 51 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34.0 |
| 2016 | 97.9 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 55.4 | 207 | 175 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 92.0 |
| 2017 | 90.0 | 17.6 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.6 | 111 | 117 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47.0 |
| 2018 | 89.8 | 17.5 | 8.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 46.3 | 219 | 214 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 120.0 |
| 2019 | 89.5 | 16.9 | 8.6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 51.0 | 232 | 247 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 134.0 |
| 2020 | 87.7 | 20.6 | 10.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 33 | 63 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| 2021 | 88.2 | 17.0 | 8.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 | 210 | 244 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 166.0 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 17.7 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.4 | 54 | 87 | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 |
| 2023 | 93.4 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 145 | 171 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 68.0 |
| 2024 | 82.7 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.6 | 57 | 83 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.0 |
| 2025 | 72.0 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 77 | 93 | 0.8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 36 | 31 | 1.2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 72.0 | 15.1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 113 | 124 | 0.9 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 83 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51.0 |
| Career | 88.8 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1514 | 1706 | 0.9 | 45 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 94 | 15 | 832.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs TOR2026 Regular Season | L 10-5 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.17 |
vs BAL2026 Regular Season | L 10-2 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.02 |
vs BAL2026 Regular Season | L 6-5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 54.0 | - | - | 5.37 |
@ ATH2026 Regular Season | W 8-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.46 |
@ SEA2026 Regular Season | W 4-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | - | SV(1) | 5.55 |
@ SEA2026 Regular Season | W 3-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | W(5-4) | - | 5.64 |
@ COL2026 Regular Season | W 9-7 F/11 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.83 |
vs CHW2026 Regular Season | L 9-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.97 |
vs TEX2026 Regular Season | W 3-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.07 |
vs TEX2026 Regular Season | L 4-1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.29 |
vs KC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | L 12-5 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 12 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.28 |
vs WSH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | W 5-2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 0.0 | - | HLD(1) | 5.65 |
@ LAD2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | L 4-3 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | L(4-4) | - | 5.84 |
vs BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | W 7-5 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.89 |
@ MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 4-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.55 |
vs DET2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 8-0 | 1.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 11 | 25.0 | L(4-3) | - | 5.48 |
@ BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 11-2 | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 18 | 21.0 | L(4-2) | - | 4.67 |
vs BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 5-3 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 17 | 55.0 | - | - | 3.70 |
vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 2-1 F/10 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 89 | 22 | 59.0 | - | - | 3.86 |
@ CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 3-2 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 25 | 62.0 | W(4-1) | - | 4.31 |
vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 12-6 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 77 | 17 | 35.0 | L(3-1) | - | 4.81 |
@ CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 5-3 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 22 | 51.0 | - | - | 3.80 |
vs NYY2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 5-3 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 88 | 20 | 60.0 | W(3-0) | - | 3.94 |
@ MIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | W 7-1 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 97 | 22 | 70.0 | W(2-0) | - | 4.09 |
@ STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 11-7 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 21 | 40.0 | W(1-0) | - | 7.20 |
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