Steven Matz vs. Carson Smith — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carson Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Carson Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carson Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.098 compared to 4.19 and 1.322 for Steven Matz. By the career numbers, Carson Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Carson Smith

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.21
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940
8.42
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
11.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.38
11.38
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
36.62
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
32.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.62
36.62

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Carson Smith

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Carson Smith

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
600
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
150.75
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA