Steven Matz
Steven Jakob Matz
Born: May 29, 1991
Stony Brook, NY USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201
Career: 2015-2025
Draft: Round 2 (2009 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Ward Melville HS
Minor League Statistics
Steven Matz compiled a career batting average of .170 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI in his 256-game career with the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.40 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132.3 | 129 | 53 | 50 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 129 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 547 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6.08 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 83 | 46 | 45 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 298 |
| 2018 | NL | New York Mets | 5 | 11 | .313 | 3.97 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.0 | 134 | 77 | 68 | 25 | 58 | 2 | 152 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 654 |
| 2019 | NL | New York Mets | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.21 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160.3 | 163 | 83 | 75 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 153 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 691 |
| 2020 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 5 | .000 | 9.68 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 142 |
| 2021 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.82 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.7 | 158 | 70 | 64 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 144 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 647 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 5.25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 207 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.86 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 108 | 48 | 45 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 449 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.08 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 49 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 190 |
| 2025 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.44 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55.0 | 56 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 227 |
| 2025 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.7 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | |
| Totals | 60 | 62 | .492 | 4.19 | 246 | 172 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1004.3 | 1023 | 506 | 468 | 148 | 291 | 14 | 940 | 41 | 4 | 21 | 4283 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | 24 | 45 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .139 | .220 | .222 | .442 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | 17 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | New York Mets | 30 | 53 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .109 | .163 | .261 | .424 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | New York Mets | 36 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .228 | .228 | .281 | .509 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | New York Mets | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 256 | 199 | 176 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | .170 | .201 | .250 | .451 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | P | 6 | 6 | 35.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.514 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | P | 22 | 22 | 132.3 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .969 | 2.108 | 1.409 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | P | 13 | 13 | 66.7 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1.890 | 1.077 |
| 2018 | NL | New York Mets | P | 30 | 30 | 154.0 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .900 | 1.578 | .900 |
| 2019 | NL | New York Mets | P | 32 | 30 | 160.3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.516 | .844 |
| 2020 | NL | New York Mets | P | 9 | 6 | 30.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .587 | .222 |
| 2021 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 29 | 29 | 150.7 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .964 | 1.613 | .931 |
| 2022 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 15 | 10 | 48.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.688 | .600 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 25 | 17 | 105.0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 1.886 | .880 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 12 | 7 | 44.3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 1.827 | .750 |
| 2025 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 32 | 2 | 55.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.473 | .281 |
| 2025 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 21 | 0 | 21.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | .238 |
| Totals | 246 | 172 | 1004.3 | 39 | 149 | 9 | 14 | .954 | 1.685 | .764 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2025 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALWC2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALWC2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2025 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALWC2 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.080 | .400 |
Awards
2016 - NL Rookie of the Month May
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