How Steven Matz's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Steven Matz has posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .262, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2018, posting .232, near the starting pitcher average of .249 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at .305, above the starting pitcher average of .260 that year. The Opposing Batting Average has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from .263 in 2023 to .287 in 2024 and .248 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 10 seasons.
Steven Matz Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Steven Matz
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Opposing Batting Average | Steven Matz
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.262 | 0.31 |
| Season Avg. | 0.262 | 0.31 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.262 | 0.31 |
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Steven Matz Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Steven Matz's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average by Team
Steven Matz's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steven Matz Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Steven Matz's career Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steven Matz's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steven Matz's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
