Steven Matz vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Matz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. By the career numbers, Steven Matz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Chad Sobotka

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940
8.42
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.82
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Chad Sobotka

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Chad Sobotka

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.41
28.38
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
21.24
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA