Joe Lake vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lake 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. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lake and Matt Purke

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Joe Lake and Matt Purke

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lake and Matt Purke

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
247.62
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
600
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
116
138.1
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA