Omer Newsome vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Omer Newsome
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Omer Newsome 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. Matt Purke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.5 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 5.93 and 1.599 for Omer Newsome. By the career numbers, Matt Purke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Omer Newsome and Matt Purke

Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.92
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.93
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.61
48.61
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.93
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
11.7
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.69
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.46
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
33.07
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
7.74
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.74
7.74
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
28.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.351
0.351
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.07
33.07
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Omer Newsome and Matt Purke

Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.35
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.19
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.54
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.25
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.82
91.82
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Omer Newsome and Matt Purke

Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
306.12
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
600
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
559.18
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
114.29
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.9
32.25
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
134.69
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
138.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.12
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.1
37.15
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
147
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA