Mike McQueen vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Mike McQueen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike McQueen 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. Mike McQueen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. By the career numbers, Mike McQueen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McQueen and Matt Purke

Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.66
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.74
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.62
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.77
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
39.9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.28
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
34.3
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Mike McQueen and Matt Purke

Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McQueen and Matt Purke

Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
663.64
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
600
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
572.73
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
29.19
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
26.73
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA