Bob Purkey

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: July 14, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: March 16, 2008 in Allegheny County, PA

Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray, PA

High School: South Hills HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Last Game: July 26, 1966 (Age 37-012d)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Robert Thomas Purkey

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.7

129

115

ERA

3.79

386

276

2114.2

793

WHIP

1.267

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	18	-3.1	Greenville	ALSL	D	PIT	19	8	.704	3.01	4.38	31			19	1		224.0	162	109	75		106		152	18	1	16		1.196	6.5		4.3	6.1	1.43
1949	19	-2.7	Davenport	IIIL	B	PIT	17	6	.739	2.94	3.56	31			15	3		205.0	172	81	67		92		133	14	1	10		1.288	7.6		4.0	5.8	1.45
1950	20	-6.9	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	PIT	12	12	.500	4.78	5.33	32			13	1		196.0	218	116	104		114		92	8	0	3		1.694	10.0		5.2	4.2	0.81

1953	23	-3.2	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	PIT	11	13	.458	3.41	4.82	30	27		11	1		198.0	190	106	75	6	393		95	12	0	7		2.944	8.6	0.3	17.9	4.3	0.24
1954	24	-4.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	8	.273	5.07	5.35	36	11	7	0	0	0	131.1	145	78	74	3	62	5	38	7	1	1	581	1.576	9.9	0.2	4.2	2.6	0.61
1955	25	0.0	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	PIT	6	4	.600	3.46	4.24	16	14		6	2		104.0	112	49	40	6	29	3	54	5	0	2		1.356	9.7	0.5	2.5	4.7	1.86
1955	25	-3.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	7	.222	5.32	6.25	14	10	3	2	0	0	67.2	77	47	40	5	25	1	24	2	0	1	298	1.507	10.2	0.7	3.3	3.2	0.96
1956	26	-2.2	Hollywood	PCL	Opn	PIT	6	8	.429	3.36	3.97	20	14		5	0		118.0	125	52	44	7	23		60	3	0	4		1.254	9.5	0.5	1.8	4.6	2.61
1956	26	-2.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		2.25	2.25	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	0.500	4.5	2.3	0.0	2.3
1957	27	-0.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	11	14	.440	3.86	4.21	48	21	11	6	1	2	179.2	194	84	77	10	38	9	51	7	0	2	761	1.291	9.7	0.5	1.9	2.6	1.34
1958	28	0.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	17	11	.607	3.60	3.82	37	34	2	17	3	0	250.0	259	106	100	25	49	3	70	4	0	1	1040	1.232	9.3	0.9	1.8	2.5	1.43
1959	29	1.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	13	18	.419	4.25	4.87	38	33	5	9	1	1	218.0	241	118	103	25	43	2	78	6	0	4	927	1.303	9.9	1.0	1.8	3.2	1.81
1960	30	2.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	17	11	.607	3.60	4.06	41	33	3	11	1	0	252.2	259	114	101	23	59	5	97	9	1	2	1064	1.259	9.2	0.8	2.1	3.5	1.64
1961	31	3.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	16	12	.571	3.73	4.31	36	34	2	13	1	1	246.1	245	118	102	27	51	4	116	6	0	7	1031	1.202	9.0	1.0	1.9	4.2	2.27
1962	32	4.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	23	5	.821	2.81	3.40	37	37	0	18	2	0	288.1	260	109	90	28	64	3	141	14	1	6	1181	1.124	8.1	0.9	2.0	4.4	2.20
1963	33	4.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	6	10	.375	3.55	3.94	21	21	0	4	1	0	137.0	143	60	54	12	33	6	55	2	2	4	570	1.285	9.4	0.8	2.2	3.6	1.67
1964	34	5.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	11	9	.550	3.04	3.54	34	25	3	9	2	1	195.2	181	77	66	16	49	4	78	7	0	6	808	1.175	8.3	0.7	2.3	3.6	1.59
1965	35	6.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	10	9	.526	5.79	6.01	32	17	10	3	1	2	124.1	148	83	80	20	33	4	39	7	1	2	549	1.456	10.7	1.4	2.4	2.8	1.18
1966	36	8.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	1	.000	1.37	1.37	10	0	6	0	0	1	19.2	16	3	3	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	75	1.017	7.3	0.0	1.8	2.3	1.25
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		129	115	.529	3.79	4.25	386	276	53	92	13	8	2114.2	2170	998	891	195	510	46	793	71	6	36	8899	1.267	9.2	0.8	2.2	3.4	1.55
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		71	51	.582	3.49	4.42	160	55		69	8		1045.0	979	513	405	19	757	3	586	60	2	42		1.661	8.4		6.5	5.0	0.77
All Levels (17 Seasons)							200	166	.546	3.69	4.30	546	331	53	161	21	8	3159.2	3149	1511	1296	214	1267	49	1379	131	8	78	8899	1.398	9.0		3.6	3.9	1.09

Opn (1 season)					Minors		6	8	.429	3.36	3.97	20	14		5	0		118.0	125	52	44	7	23		60	3	0	4		1.254	9.5	0.5	1.8	4.6	2.61
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		29	29	.500	3.96	4.90	78	41		30	4		498.0	520	271	219	12	536	3	241	25	0	12		2.120	9.4		9.7	4.4	0.45
B (1 season)					Minors		17	6	.739	2.94	3.56	31			15	3		205.0	172	81	67		92		133	14	1	10		1.288	7.6		4.0	5.8	1.45
D (1 season)					Minors		19	8	.704	3.01	4.38	31			19	1		224.0	162	109	75		106		152	18	1	16		1.196	6.5		4.3	6.1	1.43