Steven Matz vs. Joe Sambito — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sambito led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 104), walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 113), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 111). Steven Matz held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Sambito.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Joe Sambito

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
7
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.45
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.82
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333
33.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Joe Sambito

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.34
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.49
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.99
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Joe Sambito

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
26.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
21.24
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
27.37
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA