Bob Purkey stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1966

Pitcher

Age 97

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Bob Purkey played 13 MLB seasons, 1954 to 1966.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
386
W
129
L
115
ERA
3.79
IP
2,114.2
K
793
BB
510
WHIP
1.27
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1954PIT36385.07131.138621.58
1955PIT14275.3267.224251.51
1956PIT2002.254.0100.50
1957PIT4811143.86179.251381.29
1958CIN3717113.60250.070491.23
1959CIN3813184.25218.078431.30
1960CIN4117113.60252.297591.26
1961CIN3616123.73246.1116511.20
1962CIN372352.81288.1141641.12
1963CIN216103.55137.055331.28
1964CIN341193.04195.278491.18
1965STL321095.79124.139331.46
1966PIT10011.3719.2541.02

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
1
ERA
1.64
IP
11.0
K
5
BB
3
WHIP
0.82

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
92
SHO
13
K/9
3.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1954PIT0002.60000
1955PIT0203.20000
1956PIT0002.30000
1957PIT0612.60000
1958CIN01732.50000
1959CIN0913.20000
1960CIN01113.50000
1961CIN01314.20000
1962CIN01824.40000
1963CIN0413.60000
1964CIN0923.60000
1965STL0312.80000
1966PIT0002.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
97 yearsJul 14, 1929
Debut
1954

What were Bob Purkey's career stats?

Bob Purkey played 13 seasons for the Pirates, the Reds and the Cardinals. He had 129 wins and 793 strikeouts with a 3.79 ERA over 2,114.2 innings. His best season was 1962: 23 wins, a 2.81 ERA and 141 strikeouts.

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