Bob Purkey vs Fred Newman

Bob PurkeyFred Newman

Bob Purkey and Fred Newman compared on their MLB careers: Bob Purkey played 13 seasons, 1954 to 1966, Fred Newman 6 seasons, 1962 to 1967. Bob Purkey has 129 wins to Fred Newman's 33.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Purkey and Fred Newman career totals
386GP108
129W33
115L39
3.8ERA3.4
2114.2IP610
793K254
510BB154
1.3WHIP1.2
9SV0

Titles and awards

  • Bob Purkey: 0 championships; none on file
  • Fred Newman: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Purkey and Fred Newman season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1954385.071962019.95
2nd1955275.321963155.32
3rd1956002.25196413102.75
4th195711143.86196514162.93
5th195817113.601966474.73
6th195913184.251967101.42
7th196017113.60————
8th196116123.73————
9th19622352.81————
10th19636103.55————
11th19641193.04————
12th19651095.79————
13th1966011.37————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA