Bob Purkey vs Lew Burdette

Bob Purkey Lew Burdette

Bob Purkey and Lew Burdette compared on their MLB careers: Bob Purkey played 13 seasons, 1954 to 1966, Lew Burdette 18 seasons, 1950 to 1967. Bob Purkey has 129 wins to Lew Burdette's 203. Lew Burdette won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Purkey and Lew Burdette career totals

386	GP	626
129	W	203
115	L	144
3.8	ERA	3.7
2114.2	IP	3067.1
793	K	1,074
510	BB	628
1.3	WHIP	1.2
9	SV	31

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Purkey and Lew Burdette postseason

2	GP	6
0	R	0
6	H	43

Where each stands all time

Bob Purkey and Lew Burdette all-time places
Bob Purkey	All-time rank	Lew Burdette
—	Wins (pitching)	107th (203)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Purkey: 0 championships; none on file
Lew Burdette: 3 championships; World Series MVP

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 Lew Burdette season by season

1st	1954	3	8	5.07	1950	0	0	6.75
2nd	1955	2	7	5.32	1951	0	0	6.23
3rd	1956	0	0	2.25	1952	6	11	3.61
4th	1957	11	14	3.86	1953	15	5	3.24
5th	1958	17	11	3.60	1954	15	14	2.76
6th	1959	13	18	4.25	1955	13	8	4.03
7th	1960	17	11	3.60	1956	19	10	2.70
8th	1961	16	12	3.73	1957	17	9	3.72
9th	1962	23	5	2.81	1958	20	10	2.91
10th	1963	6	10	3.55	1959	21	15	4.07
11th	1964	11	9	3.04	1960	19	13	3.36
12th	1965	10	9	5.79	1961	18	11	4.00
13th	1966	0	1	1.37	1962	10	9	4.89
14th	—	—	—	—	1963	9	13	3.71
15th	—	—	—	—	1964	10	9	4.66
16th	—	—	—	—	1965	3	5	5.44
17th	—	—	—	—	1966	7	2	3.39
18th	—	—	—	—	1967	1	0	4.91

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA