How Steven Matz's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Steven Matz has totaled 4,283 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Batters Faced season came in 2019, posting 691, well above the starting pitcher average of 395.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 149, well below the starting pitcher average of 429.7 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Batters Faced total has gone from 449 in 2023 to 190 in 2024 and 309 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 149 to 691 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Steven Matz Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Steven Matz
| Steven Matz
Batters Faced | Steven Matz
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 4283 | 38.38 |
| Season Avg. | 389.36 | 38.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2820.51 | 38.38 |
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Steven Matz Batters Faced Per Season
Steven Matz's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steven Matz Batters Faced by Team
Steven Matz's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steven Matz Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Steven Matz's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Steven Matz Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steven Matz's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Steven Matz Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steven Matz's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
