Matt Purke

New York Mets

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Matt Purke threw 321 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2016, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2016, they relied primarily on their Sinker (93mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Slider (80mph) and Splitter (86mph).


In 2016, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their slider has exceptional depth and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their splitter is much firmer than usual, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters and has slight armside fade.