Steven Matz is a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Across 256 MLB appearances, with a 4.25 ERA and 977 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NYM | 4 | 0 | 2.27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 35.2 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 1.23 |
| 2016 | NYM | 9 | 8 | 3.40 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 132.1 | 129 | 50 | 31 | 129 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | NYM | 2 | 7 | 6.08 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 66.2 | 83 | 45 | 19 | 48 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | NYM | 5 | 11 | 3.97 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 154.0 | 134 | 68 | 58 | 152 | 1.25 |
| 2019 | NYM | 11 | 10 | 4.21 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 160.1 | 163 | 75 | 52 | 153 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | NYM | 0 | 5 | 9.68 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 30.2 | 42 | 33 | 10 | 36 | 1.70 |
| 2021 | TOR | 14 | 7 | 3.82 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 150.2 | 158 | 64 | 43 | 144 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | STL | 5 | 3 | 5.25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 48.0 | 50 | 28 | 10 | 54 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | STL | 4 | 7 | 3.86 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 105.0 | 108 | 45 | 32 | 98 | 1.33 |
| 2024 | STL | 1 | 2 | 5.08 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 44.1 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 33 | 1.44 |
| 2025 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 21.2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 2025 | STL | 5 | 2 | 3.44 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 55.0 | 56 | 21 | 9 | 47 | 1.18 |
| 2026 | TB | 4 | 3 | 5.48 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 46.0 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 37 | 1.33 |
| Career Totals | — | 64 | 65 | 4.25 | 256 | 178 | 2 | 1050.1 | 1067 | 496 | 308 | 977 | 1.31 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NYM | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 |
| 2016 | NYM | 24 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .139 | .220 | .222 | .442 |
| 2017 | NYM | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 2018 | NYM | 30 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .109 | .163 | .261 | .424 |
| 2019 | NYM | 36 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .228 | .228 | .281 | .509 |
| 2020 | NYM | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TOR | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2022 | STL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | STL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | STL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | BOS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | STL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 256 | 176 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 50 | .170 | .201 | .250 | .451 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $515,750 |
| 2017 | $562,250 |
| 2018 | $577,000 |
| 2019 | $2,625,000 |
| 2020 | $5,000,000 |
| 2021 | $5,200,000 |
| 2022 | $8,500,000 |
| 2023 | $10,500,000 |
| 2024 | $12,500,000 |
| 2025 | $12,500,000 |
| 2026 | $7,500,000 |
Career Total: $65,980,000 (11 seasons)
Average: $5,998,182
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Steven Matz's 2026 Opening Day salary with TB is $7,500,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2 | vs DET | 0-8 L | 1.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| May 27 | @ BAL | 2-11 L | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| May 20 | vs BAL | 5-3 W | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| May 3 | vs SF | 2-1 W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | @ CLE | 3-2 W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 21 | vs CIN | 6-12 L | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Apr 16 | @ CWS | 5-3 W | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Apr 10 | vs NYY | 5-3 W | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | @ MIN | 7-1 W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | @ STL | 11-7 W | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |