Steven Matz

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Steven Matz has thrown 16,513 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (95mph) and Change (84mph), also mixing in a Slider (89mph) and Curve (78mph).


In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker is blazing fast, has less armside run than typical and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their change dives down out of the zone, is slightly firmer than usual and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their curve is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and is slightly harder than usual.