Seth Lugo vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo 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. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Matt Purke

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Matt Purke

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Matt Purke

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
600
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA