Steven Matz vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steven Matz a clear advantage over Dick Ruthven across the core pitching metrics. Steven Matz led in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 93). Steven Matz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Dick Ruthven

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.81
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Dick Ruthven

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Dick Ruthven

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.58
22.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
119.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
110.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.76
19.99
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.99
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57