Chris Michalak vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak 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. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Matt Purke

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
41.02
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.22
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Matt Purke

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Matt Purke

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
412.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA