Steven Matz vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steven Matz a clear advantage over John Smiley across the core pitching metrics. Steven Matz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 97). John Smiley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 113). Steven Matz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and John Smiley

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.49
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.8
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.87
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
2.61
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
2.34
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.06
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and John Smiley

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.23
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and John Smiley

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
376.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
525
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
76.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
59.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.67
18.41
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
96.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
102.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
36.46
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.74
9.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA