Steven Matz vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steven Matz a clear advantage over Chris Short across the core pitching metrics. Steven Matz led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 91). Steven Matz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Chris Short

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Chris Short

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.34
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.55
61.55
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Chris Short

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
44.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.06
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100