Steven Matz vs. Pat Simmons — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pat Simmons
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Simmons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Simmons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 4.19 and 1.322 for Steven Matz. By the career numbers, Pat Simmons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Pat Simmons

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.86
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
38.84
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.49
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
33.87
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Pat Simmons

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004.1
9
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Pat Simmons

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
1164.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
12.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.65
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA