Alberto Arias vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Alberto Arias
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Alberto Arias as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alberto Arias posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 4.19 and 1.322 for Steven Matz. By the career numbers, Alberto Arias had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alberto Arias and Steven Matz

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
9.64
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
6.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.192
1.192
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
40.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.93
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.82
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
34.83
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Alberto Arias and Steven Matz

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.33
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.65
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alberto Arias and Steven Matz

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-29.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA