Pitcher · 2016

Matt Purke

Chicago White Sox American League Central

Age: 26
B/T: L/L
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 215 lb
Number: #50

Born: July 17, 1990 in Nacogdoches, TX, USA
MLB debut: May 20, 2016

dbWAR: .2
IP: 18.0
ERA: 5.50
FIP: 3.48
K/9: 7.5
FIP−: 83

Matt Purke is a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2016 he struck out 15 batters over 18.0 innings across 12 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 5.50 was 31.3% higher than the league average of 4.19. Stripping out defence, his 3.48 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 23.3% of swings (9.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.9%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2016.

FIP3.48

K/97.5

WHIP1.78

WAR.2

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

																			Trend
2016	12	0	18.0	0	1	0	20	11	15	12	5.50	3.48	1.78	7.5	6.0	131	83	0.2	—

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2016. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	16	12	2	0	4	6	.167	.375	.333	.330	37.5%
vs RHB	68	60	18	0	8	9	.300	.382	.450	.359	13.2%

Pitch sequencing

What Matt Purke throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2016.


Sinker	35.2%	116	92.4	2,411	37.1%	22.2%
Four-Seam Fastball	35.2%	116	92.3	2,453	37.9%	14.6%
Splitter	13.6%	45	86.1	1,932	35.6%	28.6%
Slider	13.6%	45	79.6	564	40.0%	36.4%

Matt Purke's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.