Curt Davis vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curt Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Purke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curt Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. By the career numbers, Curt Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curt Davis and Matt Purke

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.66
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.51
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.5
65.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.55
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.42
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
9.52
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.55
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
2.65
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.43
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
4
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9226
35.71
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Curt Davis and Matt Purke

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curt Davis and Matt Purke

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
298.01
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
904
600
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
539.6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
109.51
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
90.93
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.28
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.17
31.97
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
128.1
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46.46
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.76
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
92.92
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.41
30.8
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
176
116.81
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.81
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA