Bob Purkey

Age: 95

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'2" / 195

DOB: 7/14/1929

(95 years, 13 days)

Stats

PostseasonRegular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1954	PIT Pirates	MLB	24	3	8	0	36	11	131.1	2.60	4.25	0.21	.301	64.8%	5.07	3.69	1.8
1955	PIT Pirates	MLB	25	2	7	1	14	10	67.2	3.19	3.33	0.67	.298	58.8%	5.32	3.82	1.0
1956	PIT Pirates	MLB	26	0	0	0	2	0	4.0	2.25	0.00	2.25	.083	100.0%	2.25	5.12	-0.1
1957	PIT Pirates	MLB	27	11	14	2	48	21	179.2	2.55	1.90	0.50	.281	68.9%	3.86	3.36	2.6
1958	CIN Redlegs	MLB	28	17	11	0	37	34	250.0	2.52	1.76	0.90	.262	74.4%	3.60	3.85	3.7
1959	CIN Redlegs	MLB	29	13	18	1	38	33	218.0	3.22	1.78	1.03	.279	67.5%	4.25	3.99	2.7
1960	CIN Reds	MLB	30	17	11	0	41	33	252.2	3.46	2.10	0.82	.269	72.3%	3.60	3.75	2.9
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	31	16	12	1	36	34	246.1	4.24	1.86	0.99	.262	69.6%	3.73	3.75	3.6
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	31	0	1	0	2	1	11.0	4.09	2.45	1.64	.121	64.5%	1.64	4.85
1962	CIN Reds	MLB	32	23	5	0	37	37	288.1	4.40	2.00	0.87	.248	76.6%	2.81	3.71	4.2
1963	CIN Reds	MLB	33	6	10	0	21	21	137.0	3.61	2.17	0.79	.280	73.2%	3.55	3.58	1.3
1964	CIN Reds	MLB	34	11	9	1	34	25	195.2	3.59	2.25	0.74	.251	74.6%	3.04	3.73	1.9
1965	STL Cardinals	MLB	35	10	9	2	32	17	124.1	2.82	2.39	1.45	.284	65.6%	5.79	4.95	-0.3
1966	PIT Pirates	MLB	36	0	1	1	10	0	19.2	2.29	1.83	0.00	.242	85.0%	1.37	2.66	0.3
Total	- - -	MLB		129	115	9	386	276	2114.2	3.38	2.17	0.83	.269	70.7%	3.79	3.80	25.5
Postseason	- - -	MLB		0	1	0	2	1	11.0	4.09	2.45	1.64	.121	64.5%	1.64	4.85

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1954	PIT Pirates	MLB	24	3	8	0	36	11	131.1	2.60	4.25	0.21	.301	64.8%	5.07	3.69	1.8
1955	PIT Pirates	MLB	25	2	7	1	14	10	67.2	3.19	3.33	0.67	.298	58.8%	5.32	3.82	1.0
1956	PIT Pirates	MLB	26	0	0	0	2	0	4.0	2.25	0.00	2.25	.083	100.0%	2.25	5.12	-0.1
1957	PIT Pirates	MLB	27	11	14	2	48	21	179.2	2.55	1.90	0.50	.281	68.9%	3.86	3.36	2.6
1958	CIN Redlegs	MLB	28	17	11	0	37	34	250.0	2.52	1.76	0.90	.262	74.4%	3.60	3.85	3.7
1959	CIN Redlegs	MLB	29	13	18	1	38	33	218.0	3.22	1.78	1.03	.279	67.5%	4.25	3.99	2.7
1960	CIN Reds	MLB	30	17	11	0	41	33	252.2	3.46	2.10	0.82	.269	72.3%	3.60	3.75	2.9
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	31	16	12	1	36	34	246.1	4.24	1.86	0.99	.262	69.6%	3.73	3.75	3.6
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	31	0	1	0	2	1	11.0	4.09	2.45	1.64	.121	64.5%	1.64	4.85
1962	CIN Reds	MLB	32	23	5	0	37	37	288.1	4.40	2.00	0.87	.248	76.6%	2.81	3.71	4.2
1963	CIN Reds	MLB	33	6	10	0	21	21	137.0	3.61	2.17	0.79	.280	73.2%	3.55	3.58	1.3
1964	CIN Reds	MLB	34	11	9	1	34	25	195.2	3.59	2.25	0.74	.251	74.6%	3.04	3.73	1.9
1965	STL Cardinals	MLB	35	10	9	2	32	17	124.1	2.82	2.39	1.45	.284	65.6%	5.79	4.95	-0.3
1966	PIT Pirates	MLB	36	0	1	1	10	0	19.2	2.29	1.83	0.00	.242	85.0%	1.37	2.66	0.3
Total	- - -	MLB		129	115	9	386	276	2114.2	3.38	2.17	0.83	.269	70.7%	3.79	3.80	25.5
Postseason	- - -	MLB		0	1	0	2	1	11.0	4.09	2.45	1.64	.121	64.5%	1.64	4.85

PostseasonRegular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1954	PIT Pirates	MLB	3	8	5.07	36	11		0	0	0	131.1	581	145	78	74	3	62		7	1	1	38
1955	PIT Pirates	MLB	2	7	5.32	14	10		2	0	1	67.2	298	77	47	40	5	25	1	2	1	0	24
1956	PIT Pirates	MLB	0	0	2.25	2	0		0	0	0	4.0	14	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1957	PIT Pirates	MLB	11	14	3.86	48	21		6	1	2	179.2	761	194	84	77	10	38	9	7	2	0	51
1958	CIN Redlegs	MLB	17	11	3.60	37	34		17	3	0	250.0	1040	259	106	100	25	49	3	4	1	0	70
1959	CIN Redlegs	MLB	13	18	4.25	38	33		9	1	1	218.0	927	241	118	103	25	43	2	6	4	0	78
1960	CIN Reds	MLB	17	11	3.60	41	33		11	1	0	252.2	1064	259	114	101	23	59	5	9	2	1	97
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	16	12	3.73	36	34		13	1	1	246.1	1031	245	118	102	27	51	4	6	7	0	116
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	0	1	1.64	2	1	1	1	0	0	11.0	43	6	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	5
1962	CIN Reds	MLB	23	5	2.81	37	37		18	2	0	288.1	1181	260	109	90	28	64	3	14	6	1	141
1963	CIN Reds	MLB	6	10	3.55	21	21		4	1	0	137.0	570	143	60	54	12	33	6	2	4	2	55
1964	CIN Reds	MLB	11	9	3.04	34	25		9	2	1	195.2	808	181	77	66	16	49	4	7	6	0	78
1965	STL Cardinals	MLB	10	9	5.79	32	17		3	1	2	124.1	549	148	83	80	20	33	4	7	2	1	39
1966	PIT Pirates	MLB	0	1	1.37	10	0		0	0	1	19.2	75	16	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	5
Total	- - -	MLB	129	115	3.79	386	276		92	13	9	2114.2	8899	2170	998	891	195	510	41	71	36	6	793
Postseason	- - -	MLB	0	1	1.64	2	1	1	1	0	0	11.0	43	6	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	5

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1954	PIT Pirates	MLB	3	8	5.07	36	11		0	0	0	131.1	581	145	78	74	3	62		7	1	1	38
1955	PIT Pirates	MLB	2	7	5.32	14	10		2	0	1	67.2	298	77	47	40	5	25	1	2	1	0	24
1956	PIT Pirates	MLB	0	0	2.25	2	0		0	0	0	4.0	14	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1957	PIT Pirates	MLB	11	14	3.86	48	21		6	1	2	179.2	761	194	84	77	10	38	9	7	2	0	51
1958	CIN Redlegs	MLB	17	11	3.60	37	34		17	3	0	250.0	1040	259	106	100	25	49	3	4	1	0	70
1959	CIN Redlegs	MLB	13	18	4.25	38	33		9	1	1	218.0	927	241	118	103	25	43	2	6	4	0	78
1960	CIN Reds	MLB	17	11	3.60	41	33		11	1	0	252.2	1064	259	114	101	23	59	5	9	2	1	97
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	16	12	3.73	36	34		13	1	1	246.1	1031	245	118	102	27	51	4	6	7	0	116
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	0	1	1.64	2	1	1	1	0	0	11.0	43	6	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	5
1962	CIN Reds	MLB	23	5	2.81	37	37		18	2	0	288.1	1181	260	109	90	28	64	3	14	6	1	141
1963	CIN Reds	MLB	6	10	3.55	21	21		4	1	0	137.0	570	143	60	54	12	33	6	2	4	2	55
1964	CIN Reds	MLB	11	9	3.04	34	25		9	2	1	195.2	808	181	77	66	16	49	4	7	6	0	78
1965	STL Cardinals	MLB	10	9	5.79	32	17		3	1	2	124.1	549	148	83	80	20	33	4	7	2	1	39
1966	PIT Pirates	MLB	0	1	1.37	10	0		0	0	1	19.2	75	16	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	5
Total	- - -	MLB	129	115	3.79	386	276		92	13	9	2114.2	8899	2170	998	891	195	510	41	71	36	6	793
Postseason	- - -	MLB	0	1	1.64	2	1	1	1	0	0	11.0	43	6	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	5

PostseasonRegular MLB SeasonsAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1954	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.60	4.25	0.61	0.21	6.5%	10.7%	-4.1%	.283	1.58	.301	64.8%	123	90	3.69
1954	Average		4.15	3.67	1.13	0.79	10.7%	9.5%	1.2%	.255	1.40	.270	71.7%			4.70
1955	PIT Pirates	MLB	3.19	3.33	0.96	0.67	8.1%	8.4%	-0.3%	.284	1.51	.298	58.8%	132	93	3.82
1955	Average		4.43	3.70	1.20	0.91	11.4%	9.5%	1.9%	.253	1.39	.268	71.6%			4.83
1956	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.25	0.00	1.00	2.25	7.1%	0.0%	7.1%	.143	0.50	.083	100.0%	61	135	5.12
1956	Average		4.69	3.67	1.28	0.93	12.1%	9.5%	2.6%	.253	1.39	.269	72.0%			4.80
1957	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.55	1.90	1.34	0.50	6.7%	5.0%	1.7%	.271	1.29	.281	68.9%	101	90	3.36
1957	Average		4.82	3.29	1.46	0.89	12.5%	8.6%	4.0%	.252	1.34	.271	72.5%			4.58
1958	CIN Redlegs	MLB	2.52	1.76	1.43	0.90	6.7%	4.7%	2.0%	.262	1.23	.262	74.4%	87	94	3.85
1958	Average		4.99	3.32	1.50	0.91	13.0%	8.6%	4.4%	.253	1.35	.273	72.5%			4.59
1959	CIN Redlegs	MLB	3.22	1.78	1.81	1.03	8.4%	4.6%	3.8%	.274	1.30	.279	67.5%	104	99	3.99
1959	Average		5.13	3.33	1.54	0.92	13.3%	8.6%	4.7%	.251	1.35	.272	71.6%			4.56
1960	CIN Reds	MLB	3.46	2.10	1.64	0.82	9.1%	5.5%	3.6%	.260	1.26	.269	72.3%	93	101	3.75
1960	Average		5.20	3.40	1.53	0.86	13.5%	8.8%	4.7%	.250	1.34	.272	71.9%			4.49
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	4.24	1.86	2.27	0.99	11.3%	4.9%	6.3%	.252	1.20	.262	69.6%	91	94	3.75
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	4.09	2.45	1.67	1.64	11.6%	7.0%	4.7%	.150	0.82	.121	64.5%	40	120	4.85
1961	Average		5.29	3.50	1.51	0.97	13.6%	9.0%	4.6%	.253	1.37	.274	71.2%			4.65
1962	CIN Reds	MLB	4.40	2.00	2.20	0.87	11.9%	5.4%	6.5%	.236	1.12	.248	76.6%	70	96	3.71
1962	Average		5.45	3.39	1.61	0.93	14.1%	8.8%	5.3%	.253	1.36	.276	71.5%			4.54
1963	CIN Reds	MLB	3.61	2.17	1.67	0.79	9.6%	5.8%	3.9%	.267	1.28	.280	73.2%	106	107	3.58
1963	Average		5.81	2.97	1.96	0.84	15.3%	7.8%	7.5%	.241	1.26	.269	73.2%			4.18
1964	CIN Reds	MLB	3.59	2.25	1.59	0.74	9.7%	6.1%	3.6%	.241	1.18	.251	74.6%	82	105	3.73
1964	Average		5.93	2.97	2.00	0.85	15.6%	7.8%	7.8%	.246	1.28	.275	72.9%			4.18
1965	STL Cardinals	MLB	2.82	2.39	1.18	1.45	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%	.291	1.46	.284	65.6%	151	132	4.95
1965	Average		5.95	3.10	1.92	0.83	15.7%	8.2%	7.5%	.241	1.27	.269	72.9%			4.18
1966	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.29	1.83	1.25	0.00	6.7%	5.3%	1.3%	.225	1.02	.242	85.0%	38	77	2.66
1966	Average		5.83	2.89	2.02	0.85	15.5%	7.7%	7.8%	.244	1.26	.271	72.9%			4.17
Total	- - -	MLB	3.38	2.17	1.55	0.83	8.9%	5.7%	3.2%	.261	1.27	.269	70.7%	97	99	3.80
Postseason	- - -	MLB	4.09	2.45	1.67	1.64	11.6%	7.0%	4.7%	.150	0.82	.121	64.5%	40	120	4.85

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1954	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.60	4.25	0.61	0.21	6.5%	10.7%	-4.1%	.283	1.58	.301	64.8%	123	90	3.69
1954	Average		4.15	3.67	1.13	0.79	10.7%	9.5%	1.2%	.255	1.40	.270	71.7%			4.70
1955	PIT Pirates	MLB	3.19	3.33	0.96	0.67	8.1%	8.4%	-0.3%	.284	1.51	.298	58.8%	132	93	3.82
1955	Average		4.43	3.70	1.20	0.91	11.4%	9.5%	1.9%	.253	1.39	.268	71.6%			4.83
1956	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.25	0.00	1.00	2.25	7.1%	0.0%	7.1%	.143	0.50	.083	100.0%	61	135	5.12
1956	Average		4.69	3.67	1.28	0.93	12.1%	9.5%	2.6%	.253	1.39	.269	72.0%			4.80
1957	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.55	1.90	1.34	0.50	6.7%	5.0%	1.7%	.271	1.29	.281	68.9%	101	90	3.36
1957	Average		4.82	3.29	1.46	0.89	12.5%	8.6%	4.0%	.252	1.34	.271	72.5%			4.58
1958	CIN Redlegs	MLB	2.52	1.76	1.43	0.90	6.7%	4.7%	2.0%	.262	1.23	.262	74.4%	87	94	3.85
1958	Average		4.99	3.32	1.50	0.91	13.0%	8.6%	4.4%	.253	1.35	.273	72.5%			4.59
1959	CIN Redlegs	MLB	3.22	1.78	1.81	1.03	8.4%	4.6%	3.8%	.274	1.30	.279	67.5%	104	99	3.99
1959	Average		5.13	3.33	1.54	0.92	13.3%	8.6%	4.7%	.251	1.35	.272	71.6%			4.56
1960	CIN Reds	MLB	3.46	2.10	1.64	0.82	9.1%	5.5%	3.6%	.260	1.26	.269	72.3%	93	101	3.75
1960	Average		5.20	3.40	1.53	0.86	13.5%	8.8%	4.7%	.250	1.34	.272	71.9%			4.49
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	4.24	1.86	2.27	0.99	11.3%	4.9%	6.3%	.252	1.20	.262	69.6%	91	94	3.75
1961	CIN Reds	MLB	4.09	2.45	1.67	1.64	11.6%	7.0%	4.7%	.150	0.82	.121	64.5%	40	120	4.85
1961	Average		5.29	3.50	1.51	0.97	13.6%	9.0%	4.6%	.253	1.37	.274	71.2%			4.65
1962	CIN Reds	MLB	4.40	2.00	2.20	0.87	11.9%	5.4%	6.5%	.236	1.12	.248	76.6%	70	96	3.71
1962	Average		5.45	3.39	1.61	0.93	14.1%	8.8%	5.3%	.253	1.36	.276	71.5%			4.54
1963	CIN Reds	MLB	3.61	2.17	1.67	0.79	9.6%	5.8%	3.9%	.267	1.28	.280	73.2%	106	107	3.58
1963	Average		5.81	2.97	1.96	0.84	15.3%	7.8%	7.5%	.241	1.26	.269	73.2%			4.18
1964	CIN Reds	MLB	3.59	2.25	1.59	0.74	9.7%	6.1%	3.6%	.241	1.18	.251	74.6%	82	105	3.73
1964	Average		5.93	2.97	2.00	0.85	15.6%	7.8%	7.8%	.246	1.28	.275	72.9%			4.18
1965	STL Cardinals	MLB	2.82	2.39	1.18	1.45	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%	.291	1.46	.284	65.6%	151	132	4.95
1965	Average		5.95	3.10	1.92	0.83	15.7%	8.2%	7.5%	.241	1.27	.269	72.9%			4.18
1966	PIT Pirates	MLB	2.29	1.83	1.25	0.00	6.7%	5.3%	1.3%	.225	1.02	.242	85.0%	38	77	2.66
1966	Average		5.83	2.89	2.02	0.85	15.5%	7.7%	7.8%	.244	1.26	.271	72.9%			4.17
Total	- - -	MLB	3.38	2.17	1.55	0.83	8.9%	5.7%	3.2%	.261	1.27	.269	70.7%	97	99	3.80
Postseason	- - -	MLB	4.09	2.45	1.67	1.64	11.6%	7.0%	4.7%	.150	0.82	.121	64.5%	40	120	4.85

Bob Purkey

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BAL	CHW	LAA
BOS	CLE	OAK
NYY	DET	SEA
TBR	KCR	TEX
TOR	MIN	HOU

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
WSN	MIL	LAD
NYM	PIT	SDP
PHI	STL	SFG