Bob Purkey vs Vern Law

Bob PurkeyVern Law

Bob Purkey and Vern Law compared on their MLB careers: Bob Purkey played 13 seasons, 1954 to 1966, Vern Law 16 seasons, 1950 to 1967. Bob Purkey has 129 wins to Vern Law's 162. Vern Law won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Purkey and Vern Law career totals
386GP483
129W162
115L147
3.8ERA3.8
2114.2IP2,672
793K1,092
510BB597
1.3WHIP1.3
9SV13

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Purkey and Vern Law postseason
2GP3
0R0
6H22

Where each stands all time

Bob Purkey and Vern Law all-time places
Bob PurkeyAll-time rankVern Law
—Wins (pitching)215th (162)

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
  • Vern Law: 1 championship; Cy Young

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 Vern Law 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.
1st1954385.071950794.92
2nd1955275.321951694.50
3rd1956002.2519549135.51
4th195711143.86195510103.81
5th195817113.6019568164.32
6th195913184.2519571082.87
7th196017113.60195814123.96
8th196116123.7319591892.98
9th19622352.8119602093.08
10th19636103.551961344.70
11th19641193.0419621073.94
12th19651095.791963454.93
13th1966011.37196412133.61
14th————19651792.15
15th————19661284.05
16th————1967264.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA