Steven Matz vs. Elias Sosa — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Elias Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Elias Sosa 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 90). Elias Sosa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 113). Role difference aside, Steven Matz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Elias Sosa

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.64
53.64
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2754
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
8.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.62
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
5.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3880
38.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.8
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
33.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Elias Sosa

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.81
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.72
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Elias Sosa

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
3506.8
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
535.92
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.94
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
87.38
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
203.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0