What years did Steven Matz play?

Steven Matz played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2026.

Was Steven Matz a pitcher?

Yes. Steven Matz pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 1001 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steven Matz hit?

Steven Matz hit 3 career home runs with 30 hits.

What are Steven Matz's career stats?

In 282 games, Steven Matz has gone 66-68 with a 4.29 ERA, 1,001 strikeouts, 1,084.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Steven Matz's salary?

Steven Matz's recorded salary was $515,750 in 2016.

What position does Steven Matz play?

Steven Matz plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Steven Matz and how much does he weigh?

Steven Matz is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 201 pounds.

What number does Steven Matz wear?

Steven Matz wears number 32, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was Steven Matz's career ERA?

Steven Matz finished with a 4.29 career ERA, going 66-68 with 1,001 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Steven Matz have?

Steven Matz recorded 1,001 career strikeouts.

Steven Matz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2026)

Steven Matz is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2015 for 4 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 12 seasons. Across 282 career appearances, he has gone 66-68 with a 4.29 ERA and 1,001 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1273.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

Active Player

W–L 66–68

ERA 4.29

WHIP 1.30

SO 1,001

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 1273.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 201 lb
Born: 5/29/1991 in Stony Brook, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-06-28
Jersey: #32

Full name: Steven Jakob Matz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Steven Matz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
66	68	282	183	1	1	3	1084.2	1,097	517	163	316	1,001	4.29	1273.6

Career ERA 4.29 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Steven Matz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2015	NYN	NL	4	0	6	6	0	0	0	35.2	34	9	10	34	2.27	3.96 (+43%)	315.5
2016	NYN	NL	9	8	22	22	0	0	0	132.1	129	50	31	129	3.40	4.19 (+19%)	2723.9
2017	NYN	NL	2	7	13	13	0	0	0	66.2	83	45	19	48	6.07	4.36 (-39%)	-1149.4
2018	NYN	NL	5	11	30	30	0	0	0	154.0	134	68	58	152	3.97	4.15 (+4%)	-1820.3
2019	NYN	NL	11	10	32	30	1	1	0	160.1	163	75	52	153	4.21	4.51 (+7%)	-375.4
2020	NYN	NL	0	5	9	6	0	0	0	30.2	42	33	10	36	9.68	4.45 (-117%)	-2532.6
2021	TOR	AL	14	7	29	29	0	0	0	150.2	158	64	43	144	3.82	4.27 (+10%)	1857.2
2022	SLN	NL	5	3	15	10	0	0	0	48.0	50	28	10	54	5.25	3.97 (-32%)	229.3
2023	SLN	NL	4	7	25	17	0	0	0	105.0	108	45	32	98	3.86	4.33 (+11%)	1559.2
2024	SLN	NL	1	2	12	7	0	0	0	44.1	49	25	15	33	5.08	4.08 (-24%)	-889.6
2025	SLN	NL	5	2	32	2	0	0	1	55.0	56	21	9	47	3.44	4.16 (+17%)	1726.4
2025	BOS	AL	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	21.2	17	5	2	12	2.08	4.16 (+50%)	-370.7
2026	TB	AL	6	6	36	11	0	0	1	80.1	74	49	25	61	5.49	4.18 (-31%)	-
Career · 13 seasons			66	68	282	183	1	1	3	1,084.2	1,097	517	316	1,001	4.29	—	1,274

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Steven Matz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
256	176	8	30	3	1	3	13	0	7	50	.170	.201	.250	.451	-306

Career AVG .170 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 31.5% below league average.

Career OBP .201 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career OPS .451 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 38.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Steven Matz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	NYN	NL	6	14	1	4	1	0	0	5	0	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYN	NL	24	36	0	5	1	1	0	2	4	11	.139	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYN	NL	17	21	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYN	NL	30	46	2	5	1	0	2	4	3	13	.109	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYN	NL	36	57	4	13	0	0	1	1	0	17	.228	.252 (-10%)	.322 (-29%)	.434 (-35%)	.757 (-33%)	-306.2
2020	NYN	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TOR	AL	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SLN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SLN	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	SLN	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	SLN	NL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	BOS	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			256	176	8	30	3	1	3	13	7	50	.170	—	—	—	—	-306

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Steven Matz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Steven Matz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2025	ALWC2	BOS	2	0	0	.000
2015	NLCS	NYN	1	2	1	.000
2015	NLDS2	NYN	1	1	0	.000
2015	WS	NYN	1	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Steven Matz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	5	3	0	16.2	20	6	4	15	3.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Steven Matz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	ALWC2	BOS	0	2	0	2.0	3	0	0	2	0.00
2015	NLCS	NYN	0	1	1	4.2	4	1	2	4	1.93
2015	NLDS2	NYN	1	1	1	5.0	6	3	2	4	5.40
2015	WS	NYN	0	1	1	5.0	7	2	0	5	3.60

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Steven Matz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	128	81	4	15	2	8	.185
Away	128	95	4	15	1	5	.158

Pitching — Home / Away

Steven Matz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	122	499.2	480	216	145	465	3.89
Away	124	504.2	543	252	146	475	4.49

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Steven Matz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2025-09-28	BOS	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-26	BOS	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2025-09-21	BOS	TBR	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
2025-09-17	BOS	OAK	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2025-09-16	BOS	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2025-09-14	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
2025-09-10	BOS	OAK	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
2025-09-09	BOS	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2025-09-03	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	2	2	1	0	0
2025-09-01	BOS	CLE	—	1.2	2	1	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steven Matz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	246	172	39	149	9	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steven Matz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2015	NYN	P	6	6	0	6	0	1
2016	NYN	P	22	22	4	27	1	3
2017	NYN	P	13	13	1	13	1	1
2018	NYN	P	30	30	2	25	3	2
2019	NYN	P	32	30	5	22	0	2
2020	NYN	P	9	6	0	2	0	0
2021	TOR	P	29	29	5	22	1	1
2022	SLN	P	15	10	2	7	1	0
2023	SLN	P	25	17	10	12	1	1
2024	SLN	P	12	7	2	7	1	2
2025	SLN	P	32	2	6	3	0	1
2025	BOS	P	21	0	2	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Steven Matz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	246

Awards & Honors

Steven Matz — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	Rookie of the Month	May

Salary History

Steven Matz's recorded salaries total $515,750 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Matz's career ran from 2015 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.

Steven Matz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYN	NL	$515,750
Total recorded salary (partial)			$515,750

Award Voting History

Steven Matz — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Rookie of the Year	NL	6th	1.0	150	0

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Steven Matz: the record in brief

Steven Matz's major league record starts with the debut on June 28, 2015 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The team column moves through the New York Mets (2015 through 2020), the Toronto Blue Jays (2021), the St. Louis Cardinals (2022 to 2025), and the Boston Red Sox (2025). Born on May 29, 1991, in Stony Brook, NY, USA, Matz is listed as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 2 inches and 201 pounds. Steven Matz was the playing name; the full given name is Steven Jakob.

The pitching table credits Matz with a 66-68 record and a 4.29 ERA in 282 games. Also on Matz's record: 1,001 strikeouts. Matz's 4.29 ERA was close to the 4.20 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 14, in 2021. Matz struck out 153 batters in 2019, a career high. In 2016, one of the busiest seasons, Matz posted a 3.40 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Steven Matz

What years did Steven Matz play?: Steven Matz played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2026.
Was Steven Matz a pitcher?: Yes. Steven Matz pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 1001 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steven Matz hit?: Steven Matz hit 3 career home runs with 30 hits.
What teams has Steven Matz played for?: Steven Matz has played for 5 teams: the New York Mets (2015–2020), the Toronto Blue Jays (2021), the St. Louis Cardinals (2022–2025), the Boston Red Sox (2025), and the Tampa Bay Rays (2026).
What are Steven Matz's career stats?: In 282 games, Steven Matz has gone 66-68 with a 4.29 ERA, 1,001 strikeouts, 1,084.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much has Steven Matz earned in his career?: Steven Matz's recorded salaries total $515,750 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Matz's career ran from 2015 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.
What was Steven Matz's salary?: Steven Matz's recorded salary was $515,750 in 2016.
What position does Steven Matz play?: Steven Matz plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Steven Matz and how much does he weigh?: Steven Matz is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 201 pounds.
What number does Steven Matz wear?: Steven Matz wears number 32, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Steven Matz's career ERA?: Steven Matz finished with a 4.29 career ERA, going 66-68 with 1,001 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Steven Matz have?: Steven Matz recorded 1,001 career strikeouts.