Steven Matz vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steven Matz and Max Scherzer are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 111 for Steven Matz and 110 for Max Scherzer, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 108 and 111 respectively. If forced to pick, Steven Matz gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Max Scherzer

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.44
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
2.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
8.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Max Scherzer

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.44
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Max Scherzer

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100