Chick Evans vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Matz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Steven Matz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Steven Matz

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.06
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Steven Matz

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.34
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Steven Matz

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
150.75
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA