How Steven Matz's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Steven Matz has posted a career ERA of 4.19, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2015, posting 2.27, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.03 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 6.08, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.46 that year. The ERA has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 3.86 in 2023 to 5.08 in 2024 and 3.05 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.27 to 6.08 — though the career average has tracked near league norms.

Steven Matz Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Career4.194.214.04
Season Avg.4.194.214.04
162 Game Avg.4.194.214.04
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Steven Matz ERA Per Season

Steven Matz's ERA 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 ERA per season line chart

Steven Matz ERA by Team

Steven Matz's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steven Matz career ERA by team bar chart

Steven Matz ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Steven Matz's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Steven Matz ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Steven Matz ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steven Matz's seasonal ERA 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 ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steven Matz ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steven Matz's MLB career with ERA 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.
Steven Matz ERA season-by-season breakdown table