Steven Matz vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Matz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 104). Dave Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 110). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steven Matz.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Dave Smith

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Dave Smith

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Dave Smith

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA