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Bob Purkey

Given Name: Robert Thomas


Born: 7/14/1929 in Pittsburgh, PA USA

First Game: Wednesday April 14, 1954
Last Game: Tuesday July 26, 1966 		Buy or Sell Pittsburgh Pirates Tickets

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Major League Career Statistics

Bob Purkey's Pitching Statistics
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YearTeamWLGGSCGSHOSVIPHRERERAWHIPHRBBSOIBBWPHBPBKBFPGF
1954 PIT 3 8 36 11 0 0 0 131.1 145 78 74 5.07 1.58 3 62 38 1 7 1 581 7
1955 PIT 2 7 14 10 2 0 1 67.2 77 47 40 5.32 1.51 5 25 24 1 1 2 0 298 3
1956 PIT 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 2.25 0.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
1957 PIT 11 14 48 21 6 1 2 179.2 194 84 77 3.86 1.29 10 38 51 9 2 7 0 761 11
1958 CIN 17 11 37 34 17 3 0 250.0 259 106 100 3.60 1.23 25 49 70 3 1 4 0 1040 2
1959 CIN 13 18 38 33 9 1 1 218.0 241 118 103 4.25 1.30 25 43 78 2 4 6 0 927 5
1960 CIN 17 11 41 33 11 1 0 252.2 259 114 101 3.60 1.26 23 59 97 5 2 9 1 1064 3
1961 CIN 16 12 36 34 13 1 1 246.1 245 118 102 3.73 1.20 27 51 116 4 7 6 0 1031 2
1962 CIN 23 5 37 37 18 2 0 288.1 260 109 90 2.81 1.12 28 64 141 3 6 14 1 1181 0
1963 CIN 6 10 21 21 4 1 0 137.0 143 60 54 3.55 1.28 12 33 55 6 4 2 2 570 0
1964 CIN 11 9 34 25 9 2 1 195.2 181 77 66 3.04 1.18 16 49 78 4 6 7 0 808 3
1965 SLN 10 9 32 17 3 1 2 124.1 148 83 80 5.79 1.46 20 33 39 4 2 7 1 549 10
1966 PIT 0 1 10 0 0 0 1 19.2 16 3 3 1.37 1.02 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 75 6
Career 129 115 386 276 92 13 9 2114.2 2170 998 891 3.79 1.27 195 510 793 41 36 71 6 8899 53
'Best' 23 18 48 37 18 3 2 288.1 260 118 103 1.37 0.50 28 64 141 9 7 14 2 1181 11
Rankings On All-Time Career Lists    
Wins
#349		 Losses
#362		 Games Pitched
#639		 Games Started
#363		 Complete Games
#447
Shutouts
#496		 Saves
#1152		 Hits Allowed
#333		 Earned Runs
#323		 Home Runs Allowed
#205
Walks Allowed
#695		 Strikeouts Allowed
#673		 Intentional Walks
#478		 Wild Pitches
#838		 Batters Hit By Pitch
#157
         

Bob Purkey's PostSeason Pitching Statistics
YearTeamWLGGSCGSHOSVIPHRERERAWHIPHRBBSOIBBWPHBPBKBFPGF
1961 WS CIN 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 11.0 6 5 2 1.64 0.82 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 43 0
0 1 2 1 1 0 0 11.0 6 5 2 1.64 0.82 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 43 0

Bob Purkey's Batting Statistics
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YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRTBRBISBCSBBSOIBBHBPSHSFGIDPAvgOBPSLGOPSISORCBABIPEyeCT%
1954 PIT 36 26 2 2 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 4 12 0 3 0 0 .077 .200 .115 .315 .038 0 .143 0.33 53.8
1955 PIT 14 19 1 6 0 0 1 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789 .158 2 .357 0.00 78.9
1957 PIT 48 45 3 5 0 2 0 9 6 0 0 3 22 0 1 2 1 0 .111 .180 .200 .380 .089 1 .217 0.14 51.1
1958 CIN 37 81 9 9 2 0 1 14 4 0 0 6 42 0 0 6 1 0 .111 .170 .173 .343 .062 2 .211 0.14 48.1
1959 CIN 38 66 8 11 2 1 1 18 6 0 0 6 34 0 1 4 0 1 .167 .247 .273 .519 .106 4 .323 0.18 48.5
1960 CIN 41 83 6 11 0 0 0 11 5 0 0 7 44 0 0 6 0 1 .133 .200 .133 .333 .000 2 .282 0.16 47.0
1961 CIN 36 80 6 8 2 0 1 13 4 0 0 2 32 0 1 7 0 2 .100 .133 .163 .295 .062 1 .149 0.06 60.0
1962 CIN 37 107 9 11 2 0 2 19 3 0 0 4 56 0 0 7 1 0 .103 .134 .178 .311 .075 2 .184 0.07 47.7
1963 CIN 21 41 3 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 22 0 0 3 1 1 .098 .174 .098 .271 .000 0 .211 0.18 46.3
1964 CIN 34 58 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 33 0 1 8 1 0 .052 .082 .052 .134 .000 0 .120 0.03 43.1
1965 SLN 32 35 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 21 0 0 7 0 0 .029 .056 .029 .084 .000 0 .071 0.05 40.0
1966 PIT 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 0.00 25.0
Career 387 645 53 71 9 3 6 104 42 0 0 38 325 0 4 56 5 5 .110 .163 .161 .325 .051 16 .207 0.12 49.6
Max 48 107 9 11 2 2 2 19 6 0 0 7 56 0 1 8 1 2 .316 .316 .474 .789 .158 4 .357 0.33 78.9

Bob Purkey's Post-Season Batting Statistics
YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRTBRBISBCSBBSOIBBHBPSHSFGIDPAvgOBPSLGOPS
1961 WS CIN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Bob Purkey's Fielding Statistics
YearTeamPosGGSInnPOAEDPPB
1954 PIT P 36 11 131.1 16 40 0 6
1955 PIT P 14 10 67.2 2 16 1 0
1956 PIT P 2 0 4.0 0 1 0 0
1957 PIT P 48 21 179.2 13 30 3 3
1958 CIN P 37 34 250.0 10 56 1 2
1959 CIN P 38 33 218.0 19 35 2 1
1960 CIN P 41 33 252.2 30 47 1 5
1961 CIN P 36 34 246.1 29 69 2 2
1962 CIN P 37 37 288.1 25 59 4 7
1963 CIN P 21 21 137.0 15 29 3 0
1964 CIN P 34 25 195.2 17 44 4 4
1965 SLN P 32 17 124.1 8 28 1 1
1966 PIT P 10 0 19.2 0 10 1 1
Career P 386 276 2114.2 184 464 23 32
Lists: Career Home Runs - Career Hits - Career Doubles - Career Triples - Career Runs - Career RBI - Career Stolen Bases - Top Annual Salaries - Top Attendance Seasons - Most Wins In A Season - Most Losses In A Season
Award Winners: Baseball Hall of Fame - Most Valuable Player (MVP) - Cy Young Award - Rookie of the Year -
Playoff Series: World Series Results - American League Championship Series Results - National League Championship Series Results - American League Divisional Series Results - National League Divisional Series Results
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