Steven Matz vs. Chris Seddon — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Seddon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Seddon 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 5.47 and 1.541 for Chris Seddon. By the career numbers, Steven Matz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Chris Seddon

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.47
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.34
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.97
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.41
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.09
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.84
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.82
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
35.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
36.36
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Chris Seddon

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.85
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.22
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Chris Seddon

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4560
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-31.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA