Keith Brown vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Keith Brown
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.19 and 1.322 for Steven Matz. By the career numbers, Keith Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Brown and Steven Matz

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.63
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.34
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
38.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.78
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.82
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
34.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Keith Brown and Steven Matz

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.51
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.34
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.45
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Brown and Steven Matz

Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-43.52
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA