Al Aber vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Aber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.19 and 1.322 for Steven Matz. By the career numbers, Al Aber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Steven Matz

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
35.05
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Steven Matz

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Steven Matz

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA