Steven Matz P Tampa Bay Rays
+0.3 WAR
INJURED · Injured 15-Day (D15)
Age 35 LHP 6'2" / 205 lbs MLB peak 0.5 · 2027
ERA3.98
FIP4.07
xFIP4.20
SIERA4.08
K%19.8%
BB%5.7%
K-BB%14.1%
IP61
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2027
K†4550
FB Velo
p2993.0
Whiff%
p5626.3%
K%
p6224.5%
xwOBA vs
p160.352
CH+0.6 (30%)
SI (48%)
CU (9%)
SL-0.5 (11%)
FB-2.4 (48%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201524MLBNew York Mets2524141563141441023.0%8.4%2.0%2.113.32+3.2
201625MLBNew York Mets2222132547129291423.6%5.3%2.4%3.403.11+3.3
201726MLBNew York Mets17178336468211517.9%5.4%4.4%6.074.70+0.4
201827MLBNew York Mets3030154654152562523.2%8.6%3.9%3.974.39+1.6
201928MLBNew York Mets3230160691153452722.1%6.5%3.7%4.214.09+2.2
202029MLBNew York Mets963114236101425.4%7.0%9.8%9.687.23-0.8
202130MLBToronto Blue Jays2929151647144431822.3%6.6%2.7%3.823.57+3.0
202231MLBSt. Louis Cardinals2316652787617926.9%5.0%3.3%4.573.26+1.3
202332MLBSt. Louis Cardinals251710544998321121.8%7.1%2.5%3.863.51+2.1
202433MLBSt. Louis Cardinals2116723066020917.4%6.7%3.2%4.374.25+0.7
202534MLBBoston Red Sox532773095911819.1%3.6%2.5%3.053.33+1.5
▸ 2026 Season
202635MLBTampa Bay Rays442185216224.7%7.1%2.4%3.803.20+0.4
ROS35MLBNYM772962121.0%6.0%2.7%3.413.58+0.1
2026 Total35MLBNYM28114278323.8%6.8%2.5%3.703.29+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202736MLBNYM49492074213620.2%6.2%2.9%4.004.13+0.5
202837MLBNYM42421793512519.4%6.5%3.0%4.184.31+0.3
202938MLBNYM36361532810518.5%6.8%3.1%4.374.49+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career29021311925035111533316322.1%6.6%3.2%3.983.85+19.6
/ 200 IP4936200845187562722.1%6.6%3.2%3.983.85+3.3

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Steven Matz (OGILVIE) 4.11 19.4%5.7%2.8% 4.29 19.4%13.0%128 +0.18
Heriberto Ruelas L 2026 · 3.42 FIP 35 SU 3.42 17.2%6.7%1.7%.294 2.97 117 68
Fernando Abad L 2026 · 4.23 FIP 35 SU 4.23 17.6%6.4%3.3%.343 4.25 18.8%12.9%81 +0.02 2.38 306 67
Francisley Bueno L 2026 · 3.51 FIP 35 SW 3.51 15.0%4.6%2.0%.312 4.42 11.7%3.3%58 +0.91 3.51 138 63
Wilfredo Ledezma L 2026 · 3.28 FIP 35 SU 3.28 20.7%8.2%1.6%.255 3.38 26.7%18.4%22 +0.10 2.57 109 62
Jorge Castillo L 2026 · 4.79 FIP 35 SW 4.79 11.2%6.7%3.3%.337 4.94 19.6%11.5%119 +0.15 4.49 408 61
Phil Coke L 2025 · 3.04 FIP 34 SW 3.04 18.0%6.7%1.1%.302 3.04 101 59
Craig Breslow L 2026 · 4.28 FIP 35 SU 4.28 17.0%9.2%2.6%.418 4.63 15.7%5.5%55 +0.35 4.28 159 59
Neal Cotts L 2026 · 4.64 FIP 35 SW 4.64 21.6%7.4%4.4%.257 3.78 21.9%14.5%93 -0.86 3.21 156 59
Manny Parra L 2026 · 3.33 FIP 35 SW 3.33 18.4%10.3%0.9%.351 2.43 17.3%11.0%27 -0.90 2.43 114 58
Dan Runzler L 2025 · 4.83 FIP 34 SU 4.83 16.0%13.0%2.6%.284 3.78 127 58
Dana Eveland L 2024 · 4.68 FIP 33 SU 4.68 14.7%4.7%4.0%.324 2.42 129 57
Brandon Mann L 2025 · 3.59 FIP 34 SW 3.59 17.8%11.4%1.0%.232 3.59 190 56
Marlon Arias L 2025 · 4.86 FIP 34 SW 4.86 19.8%11.2%3.7%.273 3.73 154 56
Francisco Liriano L 2026 · 4.34 FIP 35 SW 4.34 20.9%11.3%2.9%.265 3.00 650 55
David Price L 2026 · 3.65 FIP 35 SW 3.65 17.8%7.4%2.0%.301 3.67 22.2%18.0%40 +0.02 2.58 922 54
Oliver Pérez L 2026 · 3.25 FIP 35 SU 3.25 27.3%7.0%2.9%.311 2.23 28.0%23.3%105 -1.02 1.56 219 46
Jerry Blevins L 2026 · 3.98 FIP 35 SU 3.98 26.2%9.9%3.4%.235 2.66 166 46
Arturo Lopez L 2025 · 4.33 FIP 34 SP- 4.33 10.3%5.4%2.6%.342 5.45 12.2%5.4%117 +1.12 4.33 445 45
Mauricio Lara L 2027 · 3.59 FIP 36 SP- 3.59 13.9%6.9%1.5%.310 3.68 12.1%5.1%220 +0.09 3.59 444 45
Tony Watson L 2026 · 3.86 FIP 35 SU 3.86 20.5%4.1%3.6%.192 3.44 19.6%12.0%57 -0.42 2.22 405 44

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.