Steven Matz vs. Pete Smith — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Smith
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steven Matz a clear advantage over Pete Smith across the core pitching metrics. Steven Matz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 83), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 87). Steven Matz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Pete Smith

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.43
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.62
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
4.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
9.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
3.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
5.62
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4423
38.81
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.43
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.61
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Pete Smith

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.21
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.86
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.79
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Pete Smith

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
234
416.62
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
496.74
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
58.75
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
48.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.68
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
13.26
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41
73
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.71
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
53.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
3.92
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
150.75
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
147.77
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.66
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA