Matt Purke

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: July 17, 1990 in Nacogdoches, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (14th) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Klein HS (Klein, TX) and the Washington Nationals in the 3rd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

High School: Klein HS (Klein, TX)

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Last Game: June 29, 2016 (Age 25-348d)
vs. MIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

National Team: us USA (18U,16U)

Full Name: Matthew Taylor Purke

Pronunciation: \purk\

Twitter: @mattpurke47

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

5.50

18.0

WHIP

1.778

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2016-04-09	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Durham Bulls	6-7		2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	30	15	0	5	3	2	1	1
2	2016-04-13	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Norfolk Tides	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	10	3	2	1	3	2	0
3	2016-04-17	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Durham Bulls	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	12	3	3	1	2	1	0
4	2016-04-19	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Norfolk Tides	9-9		1.0	3	3	0	1	2	0	0		7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	29	16	3	3	3	2	2	0
5	2016-04-22	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Gwinnett Braves	1-3		3.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	52	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	41	28	8	4	5	4	3	0
6	2016-04-27	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Columbus Clippers	5-7		2.1	2	2	2	1	3	1	0		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	39	22	5	6	1	5	1	1
7	2016-05-01	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Toledo Mud Hens	8-9		2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	32	15	6	1	3	4	2	1
8	2016-05-04	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Columbus Clippers	6-7		1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	25	12	4	2	1	4	3	0
9	2016-05-08	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Gwinnett Braves	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	10	1	2	3	2	0	0
10	2016-05-11	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Norfolk Tides	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	9	1	4	0	2	0	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
11	2016-05-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-9		1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	18	2	4	2	4	4	0
12	2016-05-23 (2)	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	7-9		2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	23	16	4	3	3	5	4	0
13	2016-05-24	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	21	13	1	2	6	0	0	0
14	2016-06-03	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	8-8		1.0	3	4	4	3	0	0	0		5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	28	10	3	1	2	3	1	0
15	2016-06-07	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Washington Nationals	7-9		3.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0		12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	47	31	11	4	5	3	3	0
16	2016-06-11	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	2016-06-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	4-6		2.2	4	3	3	2	4	0	0		12	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	63	33	9	5	5	3	3	0
18	2016-06-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	2-5		3.1	4	2	2	3	5	0	0		13	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	60	32	8	7	3	5	3	1
19	2016-06-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Boston Red Sox	10-10	L	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	10	4	1	1	1	1	0
20	2016-06-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	5	2	1	1	1	0	1
21	2016-06-28	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	8	2	1	1	1	0	0
22	2016-06-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	9-9		0.0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	3	2	0	0	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-IL
23	2016-07-03	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	6-7		1.2	0	1	0	2	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	38	21	9	1	4	1	1	0
24	2016-07-07	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Gwinnett Braves	8-9		1.1	3	5	5	2	1	1	0		6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	32	19	4	2	1	5	2	0
25	2016-07-16	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Pawtucket Red Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	3	2	1	1	1	0
26	2016-07-18	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	21	8	5	1	3	0	1
27	2016-07-25	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Louisville Bats	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	1	3	0	2	0	0
28	2016-07-30	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Columbus Clippers	9-9		1.0	2	3	3	1	3	0	1		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	17	6	6	2	0	0	0
29	2016-08-04	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Gwinnett Braves	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	35	19	8	6	1	2	0	0
30	2016-08-10	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Louisville Bats	6-7		1.1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	18	9	3	2	2	1	1	0
31	2016-08-14	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Durham Bulls	13-13	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	2	2	0	1	0	0
32	2016-08-15	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Gwinnett Braves	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	8	3	3	1	0	0	0
33	2016-08-19	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Gwinnett Braves	4-6		2.1	3	1	1	0	3	0	0		9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	40	27	9	6	2	3	2	0
34	2016-08-24	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Durham Bulls	8-9	S	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	23	15	4	2	6	0	0	0
35	2016-08-26	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Norfolk Tides	13-13		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	10	1	0	1	2	0	0
36	2016-08-28	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Norfolk Tides	8-9		2.0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	35	15	6	2	3	1	0	0
37	2016-08-30	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights	@	Louisville Bats	8-8		0.1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	4	2	0	0	2	0	1
38	2016-09-04	AAA-IL	Charlotte Knights		Gwinnett Braves	8-9		1.2	3	1	1	0	2	0	0		7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	21	15	3	4	4	1	0	0

2016 Player Pitching Splits

2016 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	38	253	215	32	50	8	3	4	2	0	35	53	.233	.340	.354	.693	.288	76	8	1	0	2	1

Home	21	143	127	19	31	7	1	1	1	0	13	30	.244	.315	.339	.653	.306	43	4	1	0	2	1
Away	17	110	88	13	19	1	2	3	1	0	22	23	.216	.373	.375	.748	.258	33	4	0	0	0	0

April	6	49	43	6	11	0	0	1	0	0	5	11	.256	.327	.326	.652	.313	14	1	0	0	1	0
May	7	46	43	1	9	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.209	.261	.279	.540	.211	12	1	0	0	0	0
June	9	63	51	12	16	5	3	0	1	0	12	14	.314	.444	.529	.974	.432	27	2	0	0	0	1
July	6	37	29	9	5	1	0	1	0	0	6	9	.172	.324	.310	.635	.200	9	0	1	0	1	0
August	9	51	42	3	6	1	0	1	1	0	9	13	.143	.294	.238	.532	.179	10	3	0	0	0	0
September	1	7	7	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.429	.429	.571	1.000	.600	4	1	0	0	0	0

As Starter	1	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.273	.250	.273	.523	.333	3	0	0	0	1	0
As Reliever	37	241	204	31	47	8	3	4	2	0	35	50	.230	.344	.358	.702	.285	73	8	1	0	1	1

vs RHB as LHP	37	190	165		44	8	2	4			23	34	.267	.358	.412	.770	.313	68	7	1	0	1	1
vs LHB as LHP	27	63	50		6	0	1	0			12	19	.120	.286	.160	.446	.188	8	1	0	0	1	0

Bases Empty	37	120	106		26	5	1	2			14	21	.245	.333	.368	.701	.289	39	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	30	133	109		24	3	2	2			21	32	.220	.346	.339	.685	.286	37	8	1	0	2	1

vs. Younger Batters	31	75	60		12	0	1	2			14	17	.200	.347	.333	.680	.238	20	2	0	0	1	0
vs. Older Batters	38	178	155		38	8	2	2			21	36	.245	.337	.361	.698	.305	56	6	1	0	1	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	0	1	.000	4.15	38	1	2	56.1	50	32	26	4	35	1	53	1	0	0	253	1.509	8.5	1.51

Home	0	0		3.90	21	1	1	32.1	31	19	14	1	13	1	30	1	0	0	143	1.361	8.4	2.31
Away	0	1	.000	4.50	17	0	1	24.0	19	13	12	3	22	0	23	0	0	0	110	1.708	8.6	1.05

April	0	0		2.53	6	1	0	10.2	11	6	3	1	5	0	11	0	0	0	49	1.500	9.3	2.20
May	0	0		0.84	7	0	0	10.2	9	1	1	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	46	1.125	3.4	1.33
June	0	1	.000	8.03	9	0	0	12.1	16	12	11	0	12	1	14	0	0	0	63	2.270	10.2	1.17
July	0	0		9.00	6	0	0	8.0	5	9	8	1	6	0	9	1	0	0	37	1.375	10.1	1.50
August	0	0		1.38	9	0	2	13.0	6	3	2	1	9	0	13	0	0	0	51	1.154	9.0	1.44
September	0	0		5.40	1	0	0	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1.800	10.8

As Starter	0	0		3.00	1	1	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	12	1.000	9.0
As Reliever	0	1	.000	4.22	37	0	2	53.1	47	31	25	4	35	1	50	1	0	0	241	1.538	8.4	1.43

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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