Steven
Matz
PAge : 35Throws : L
#32
Steven Matz
#32P
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2015-06-28
Born in : Stony Brook, NY, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5.49 | 80.1 | 61 | 1.23 |
| 2025 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 3.05 | 76.2 | 59 | 1.10 | |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 21.2 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3.44 | 55.0 | 47 | 1.18 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5.08 | 44.1 | 33 | 1.44 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 4 | 7 | 3.86 | 105.0 | 98 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5.25 | 48.0 | 54 | 1.25 |
| 2021 | Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3.82 | 150.2 | 144 | 1.33 |
| 2020 | New York Mets | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9.68 | 30.2 | 36 | 1.70 |
| 2019 | New York Mets | 32 | 11 | 10 | 4.21 | 160.1 | 153 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | New York Mets | 30 | 5 | 11 | 3.97 | 154.0 | 152 | 1.25 |
| 2017 | New York Mets | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6.08 | 66.2 | 48 | 1.53 |
| 2016 | New York Mets | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3.40 | 132.1 | 129 | 1.21 |
| 2015 | New York Mets | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.27 | 35.2 | 34 | 1.23 |
| Career totals | 282 | 66 | 68 | 4.29 | 1084.2 | 1001 | 1.30 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 2 yrs · 2026–2027
- Total value
- 15.0 M$
- AAV
- 7.50 M$
2026
7.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
7.50 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.49
FIP
5.02
xFIP
4.39
ERA-
132
WHIP
1.23
K%
17.8 %
BB%
7.3 %
Strikeouts
61
Innings
80.3
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.0
Strikeouts
53
2026 WAR
0.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-8)
- 20232.0 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
- 20251.1 WAR · 0.9 per full season
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
-38 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
67
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 68
- STF
- Stuff
- 64
- CTL
- Control
- 88
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 69
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 87
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
#195 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
12 / 100
#231 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
12 / 100
Surplus $-7.5M · salary $7.5MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.02 · RA9-WAR: -0.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
93.6 mi/h
29th percentile
K%
17.8 %
14th percentile
BB%
7.3 %
75th percentile
xERA
5.05
11th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.342
11th percentile
Barrels allowed
10.6 %
6th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 0.0 | 12 | 67 | 93.6 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 5.05 | .342 |
| 2025 | BOS | 1.1 | 72 | 77 | 94.5 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 3.38 | .287 |
| 2024 | STL | 0.1 | 25 | 76 | 90.2 | 17.4 | 7.9 | 4.58 | .333 |
| 2023 | STL | 2.0 | 74 | 80 | 94.1 | 21.8 | 7.1 | 3.93 | .306 |
| 2022 | STL | 0.7 | 57 | 78 | 94.5 | 26.1 | 4.8 | 3.70 | .302 |
| 2021 | TOR | 2.7 | 69 | 80 | 94.5 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 4.03 | .309 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ PHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.49 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.56 |
| Sep 23 | @ NYY | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.42 |
| Sep 20 | vs BOS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.49 |
| Sep 17 | vs ATH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.57 |
| Sep 13 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.64 |
| Sep 9 | @ ATL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.72 |
| Sep 6 | @ TEX | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.88 |
| Sep 2 | vs NYM | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.70 |
| Aug 31 | vs NYM | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.90 |