Bob Purkey

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: July 14, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: March 16, 2008 in Allegheny County, PA

Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray, PA

High School: South Hills HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: April 14, 1954 (Age 24-274d, 11,100th in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 26, 1966 (Age 37-012d)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Robert Thomas Purkey

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

129

115

ERA

3.79

386

276

2114.2

793

WHIP

1.267

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1948	18	PIT-min	D	19	8	.704	3.01	31			19	1		224.0	162	109	75		106		152	18	1	16				1.196	6.5		4.3	6.1	1.43	GNV ALSL
1949	19	PIT-min	B	17	6	.739	2.94	31			15	3		205.0	172	81	67		92		133	14	1	10				1.288	7.6		4.0	5.8	1.45	DAV IIIL
1950	20	PIT-min	AA	12	12	.500	4.78	32						196.0	218	116	104		114									1.694	10.0		5.2			NOR SOUA
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953	23	PIT-min	AA	11	13	.458	3.41	30	27		11	1		198.0	190	106	75	6	393		95	12	0	7				2.944	8.6	0.3	17.9	4.3	0.24	NOR SOUA
1954	24	PIT	NL	3	8	.273	5.07	36	11	7	0	0	0	131.1	145	78	74	3	62	5	38	7	1	1	581	82	3.69	1.576	9.9	0.2	4.2	2.6	0.61
1955	25	PIT-min	AA	6	4	.600	3.46	16	14		6	2		104.0	112	49	40	6	29	3	54	5	0	2				1.356	9.7	0.5	2.5	4.7	1.86	NOR SOUA
1955	25	PIT	NL	2	7	.222	5.32	14	10	3	2	0	0	67.2	77	47	40	5	25	1	24	2	0	1	298	77	3.82	1.507	10.2	0.7	3.3	3.2	0.96
1956	26	PIT-min	Opn	6	8	.429	3.36	20	14		5	0		118.0	125	52	44	7	23		60	3	0	4				1.254	9.5	0.5	1.8	4.6	2.61	HOL PCL
1956	26	PIT	NL	0	0		2.25	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	183	5.12	0.500	4.5	2.3	0.0	2.3
1957	27	PIT	NL	11	14	.440	3.86	48	21	11	6	1	2	179.2	194	84	77	10	38	9	51	7	0	2	761	99	3.36	1.291	9.7	0.5	1.9	2.6	1.34
1958	28	CIN	NL	17	11	.607	3.60	37	34	2	17	3	0	250.0	259	106	100	25	49	3	70	4	0	1	1040	117	3.85	1.232	9.3	0.9	1.8	2.5	1.43	AS,MVP-19
1959	29	CIN	NL	13	18	.419	4.25	38	33	5	9	1	1	218.0	241	118	103	25	43	2	78	6	0	4	927	96	3.99	1.303	9.9	1.0	1.8	3.2	1.81
1960	30	CIN	NL	17	11	.607	3.60	41	33	3	11	1	0	252.2	259	114	101	23	59	5	97	9	1	2	1064	106	3.75	1.259	9.2	0.8	2.1	3.5	1.64
1961	31	CIN	NL	16	12	.571	3.73	36	34	2	13	1	1	246.1	245	118	102	27	51	4	116	6	0	7	1031	108	3.75	1.202	9.0	1.0	1.9	4.2	2.27	AS,AS
1962	32	CIN	NL	23	5	*.821*	2.81	37	37	0	18	2	0	288.1	260	109	90	28	64	3	141	14	1	6	1181	143	3.71	1.124	8.1	0.9	2.0	4.4	2.20	AS,AS,CYA-3,MVP-8
1963	33	CIN	NL	6	10	.375	3.55	21	21	0	4	1	0	137.0	143	60	54	12	33	6	55	2	2	4	570	94	3.58	1.285	9.4	0.8	2.2	3.6	1.67
1964	34	CIN	NL	11	9	.550	3.04	34	25	3	9	2	1	195.2	181	77	66	16	49	4	78	7	0	6	808	119	3.73	1.175	8.3	0.7	2.3	3.6	1.59
1965	35	STL	NL	10	9	.526	5.79	32	17	10	3	1	2	124.1	148	83	80	20	33	4	39	7	1	2	549	67	4.95	1.456	10.7	1.4	2.4	2.8	1.18
1966	36	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	1.37	10	0	6	0	0	1	19.2	16	3	3	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	75	266	2.66	1.017	7.3	0.0	1.8	2.3	1.25
13 Yrs				129	115	.529	3.79	386	276	53	92	13	8	2114.2	2170	998	891	195	510	46	793	71	6	36	8899	103	3.80	1.267	9.2	0.8	2.2	3.4	1.55
162 Game Avg.				13	12	.529	3.79	40	28	5	9	1	1	217	223	103	92	20	52	5	81	7	1	4	914	103	3.80	1.267	9.2	0.8	2.2	3.4	1.55

CIN (7 yrs)				103	76	.575	3.49	244	217	15	81	11	3	1588.0	1588	702	616	156	348	27	635	48	4	30	6621	112	3.78	1.219	9.0	0.9	2.0	3.6	1.82
PIT (5 yrs)				16	30	.348	4.36	110	42	28	8	1	3	402.1	434	213	195	19	129	15	119	16	1	4	1729	91	3.53	1.399	9.7	0.4	2.9	2.7	0.92
STL (1 yr)				10	9	.526	5.79	32	17	10	3	1	2	124.1	148	83	80	20	33	4	39	7	1	2	549	67	4.95	1.456	10.7	1.4	2.4	2.8	1.18

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