Bob Purkey
Robert Thomas Purkey

Bats Right
Throws Right
Height 6'2
Weight 175

Born July 14, 1929
Pittsburgh, PA
Died March 16, 2008
Allegheny County, PA

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1957 27 FRE   1   3  .250   1  33   0   0   0   58.0   59   27   22   24   17   6  3.41  4.19  123  
 1958 28 FRE  10  12  .455   0  31  31   8   1  225.1  207   89   75   37   51  24  3.00  3.75  125  
 1959 30 FRE   9  13  .409   0  31  31   4   2  216.2  209   96   75   53   58  22  3.12  3.77  121  
 1960 31 FRE  14  10  .583   0  31  31  12   1  217.2  203   99   83   59   74  18  3.43  4.08  119  
 1961 32 FRE  13  11  .542   0  36  36   5   1  221.0  203  128  120   76  106  25  4.89  4.18   86  
 1962 33 FRE  14  14  .500   0  35  35   4   0  249.1  238  119   98   72   98  28  3.54  4.22  119  
 1964 35 FRE                                                                                         
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  6 Seasons   61  63  .492   1 197 164  33   5 1188.0 1119  558  473  321  404 123  3.58  4.03  112  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  11  11  .492   0  35  30   6   1  212.0  201  100   85   58   73  22  3.58 
 Career High  14  14  .583   1  36  36  12   2  249.1  238  129  120   76  106  28  3.00              
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1958 FRE MON   L     0   1  .000   0   1   1   0   0   2.1    8    7    3    0    0   0 11.57
 1959 FRE MON   L     1   0 1.000   0   1   1   1   1   9.0    4    0    0    1    5   0  0.00
 1960 FRE STL   W     1   0 1.000   0   1   1   1   1   9.0    8    0    0    0    3   0  0.00
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               0-2    2   1  .667   0   3   3   2   2  20.1   20    7    3    1    8   0  1.33
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Wins
1960-14-5

ERA
1958-3.00-7
1959-3.12-9
1960-3.43-6
1962-3.54-8

Complete Games
1960-12-7

Innings
1962-249.1-10

Losses
1959-13-9


Transactions

January 1, 1954: Drafted 1st round (8th overall) by Fremont.


Biography



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