Bob Purkey vs Ken Raffensberger

Bob PurkeyKen Raffensberger

Bob Purkey and Ken Raffensberger compared on their MLB careers: Bob Purkey played 13 seasons, 1954 to 1966, Ken Raffensberger 15 seasons, 1939 to 1954. Bob Purkey has 129 wins to Ken Raffensberger's 119.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Purkey and Ken Raffensberger career totals
386GP396
129W119
115L154
3.8ERA3.6
2114.2IP2151.2
793K806
510BB449
1.3WHIP1.3
9SV16

Titles and awards

  • Bob Purkey: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ken Raffensberger: 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 Ken Raffensberger 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.
1st1954385.071939000.00
2nd1955275.321940793.38
3rd1956002.251941014.50
4th195711143.861943011.13
5th195817113.60194413203.06
6th195913184.251945034.44
7th196017113.6019468153.63
8th196116123.7319478114.51
9th19622352.81194811123.84
10th19636103.55194918173.39
11th19641193.04195014194.26
12th19651095.79195116173.44
13th1966011.37195217132.81
14th————19537143.93
15th————1954027.84

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA