Pitcher · 2026
Steven Matz
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #32
- Born
- May 29, 1991 in Stony Brook, NY, USA
- MLB debut
- June 28, 2015
- Drafted
- 2009, round 2
- High school
- Ward Melville
- Salary, 2026
- $7.5M
- dbWAR
- .7 3 season(s)
- IP
- 61.2
- ERA
- 5.55
- FIP
- 5.16
- K/9
- 6.9
- FIP−
- 124 100 = avg
Steven Matz is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2026 he struck out 47 batters over 61.2 innings across 21 appearances, going 5-4. His ERA of 5.55 was 32.8% higher than the league average of 4.18 — the worst on his team, and 400th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.16 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 21.5% of swings (10.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.0%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 84 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .218 | .262 | .333 | .264 | 16.7% |
| vs RHB | 177 | 158 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 33 | .253 | .322 | .519 | .360 | 18.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Steven Matz throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Sinker | 506 | 93.4 | 2,199 | 50.0% | 19.1% | |
| Changeup | 306 | 82.9 | 2,355 | 38.9% | 25.5% | |
| Curveball | 125 | 78.7 | 2,269 | 47.2% | 22.2% | |
| Slider | 96 | 82.4 | 2,303 | 42.7% | 19.2% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 10 | 61.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 38 | 47 | 20 | 5.55 | 5.16 | 1.25 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 133 | 124 | -0.2 | |
| 2025 | 53 | 2 | 76.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 26 | 59 | 11 | 3.05 | 3.46 | 1.10 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 73 | 83 | 1.0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 44.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 5.08 | 4.88 | 1.44 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 124 | 120 | -0.0 |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.