Bob Purkey

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1954-1966 (1954-1966)
Proper Name
Robert Thomas Purkey
Positions
P (386)
Height / Weight
6-2 / 195
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
March 16,2008   Age:  78.246
High School
South Hills Catholic (Pittsburgh,PA)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
purkb101
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[1951] Did not play due to Military Service   [1952] Did not play due to Military Service   [1959] Opening day starter for the Cincinnati Reds   [1974] Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT442162311913.4091529.34112147.728.62224212123191513120422124.141.25.91.8141148.7652.29
1958CIN373417321711.6071720.45900091.950.03433333229272422211100248.21.17.30.411352.0354.71
1959CIN34299551117.3931321.38201085.331.02929292522211616131000181.29.06.31.814246.8648.34
1960CIN413311831711.6072120.51200080.533.33333333337322623130000240.212.07.31.515351.6154.42
1961CIN363413221612.5712016.55601094.438.23434343130282320161000244.12.07.21.07153.4455.74
1962CIN37371800235.821289.757000100.048.63737373735353325192000288.10.07.8--13059.0361.22
1963CIN2121400610.375813.381000100.019.021212120181712840000137.00.06.5--9051.3853.86
1964CIN3425993119.5502014.58811073.536.02525242526252617120000174.121.17.02.410354.3656.52
1965SLN321731510109.5261319.40602453.117.6171515151415131310322195.029.15.62.013441.2941.94
1966PIT100010601.00037.3001100.0--00112145300130.019.2--2.043
Tot: 32625190754212098.550158168.48538577.035.925225124824023622019216212387561,734.3136.36.91.81103051.7854.08
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PIT44704647222248.315.35218233772170139285101312091000671116.421731846712.2
1958CIN371040968312362.300.3482594941213701795322571311744001033735.922644556213.9
1959CIN34821764262297.319.362217396932101503852423141136410994141.410333944616.8
1960CIN411063978327383.308.36025959916535018250423202231364001003737.0011047261812.5
1961CIN361030958302350.293.34024551615328015852827241911683001044139.423540853014.5
1962CIN3711811083338386.286.327260641414330019732328282361610200914246.150946960710.4
1963CIN21570525178197.312.346143332601309435212912066000561832.143824230814.3
1964CIN34808737237289.293.3581814971513501323031614170124000652030.771734945610.7
1965SLN32549504188219.342.3991483379418011214220640144110742939.191623933816.0
1966PIT1075682026.267.347164011401501026200000300.000238565.4
Tot: 32678417232238626.304.3521910414621042323801358332351851461421411649182076227636.2212633319438813.1
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT4470464761792300.7818517284412632112507.101464217121547.83810368754587698103
1958CIN371040968172843450.8230117276094313812706.7316911371818010.060196511190105113111122
1959CIN34821764211982660.742063030511310227749.0137223211413410.437175874678810311799
1960CIN411063978172993070.972631826638425388979.1339075352620712.65020921268389122146126
1961CIN361030958183052821.08187554061741332811611.2641106328121488.179165610785108124131103
1962CIN3711811083273263410.962615426686495261214111.9431374330182088.7642596127100123104120116
1963CIN21570525121631591.031122324334236174559.65353201398810.2341344604654517571
1964CIN34808737142512131.181731426461347267789.6527351351915612.248165281741048110792
1965SLN32549504151621461.11121619316233205397.1023904181611613.8291438674852374840
1966PIT1075685122230.96184142332156.67050141175.913137756711
Tot: 32678417232198218923120.95182723824746553186242767259.25226943123238145140810.3452151540847654786817960883
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT4470464744000100.000000154172487229.032129.52241250.00
1958CIN3710409685500083.3110002254536210428.735360.0016637.50
1959CIN348217641100050.0110031738429710234.3411100.0017847.06
1960CIN4110639789900056.3751101256538310627.684375.00261142.31
1961CIN36103095810910058.87610002249835011432.57100.0011436.36
1962CIN3711811083151410083.33210022352538610025.9100--25936.00
1963CIN215705254400050.0440002113041975929.9500--1516.67
1964CIN348087375500055.6440023184642897325.26500.0013430.77
1965SLN325495045410083.311000152572197534.25600.0023834.78
1966PIT1075682200050.022000006026311.54900.00200.00
Tot: 32678417232605730066.73026315139539749275780829.3152917.311726336.63
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PIT4470464759238820410832921562962640.8465.5434.4650.089.218.2426.4119709.9344.82092630.79
1958CIN3710409684482991498025571362422160.4366.7433.2654.089.317.8630.492656.3343.33263840.85
1959CIN348217644382821568037551102271900.5364.3835.6251.883.718.2625.176425.1141.72252970.76
1960CIN4110639784072721356432751011971650.3866.8333.1748.483.815.7224.874403.8242.33483261.07
1961CIN36103095859940019910650861583142640.5866.7833.2252.484.117.7026.4125838.1393.83443161.09
1962CIN37118110834322721607534501132221880.3762.9637.0451.484.717.3626.278584.9342.93693750.98
1963CIN215705255343401828442561582842420.9463.6734.0853.285.215.7329.6926711.8295.11891831.03
1964CIN348087374342801547332561182241910.5464.5235.4851.685.316.8227.281607.4334.12992531.18
1965SLN325495041107634121783968510.2069.0930.9161.875.010.9135.529285.1213.81741481.18
1966PIT1075680000000000.00------------000.000.029231.26
Tot: 326784172323994260913736823015351089207417710.5165.3234.3851.985.417.0827.37665136.52623.3251225680.98
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT4018719002245.038.91119000000002040000000000
1958CIN3633182000391.754.51105000000003336000000000
1959CIN322781200584.429.61604000000002832000000000
1960CIN4133141600880.542.414011000000003341000000000
1961CIN3432161700294.150.01502000000003234000000000
1962CIN37371818000100.048.61405000000003737000000000
1963CIN212166000100.028.61005000000002121000000000
1964CIN3324101300972.741.71208000000002633000000000
1965SLN2914615001548.342.9905000000002029000000000
1966PIT1101610100.0--20300000000410000000000
Tot: 314239104142107476.143.511415700000000254313000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT404843712.146.250511212030200200000000600.00000233716.28289.761100.00000
1958CIN3694811522.160.23496011506201011000100004125.0030138545.612443.2324416.67000
1959CIN3266561619.242.2889610030521104000000106466.67600284411.410099.0016425.00000
1960CIN4196831821.188.21911701020110003930000000500.0031146637.9152106.5816212.50000
1961CIN3490801114.122.1568211020520118100100004125.0021039535.712753.9416531.25000
1962CIN371191071520.126.16811403020720209000200003266.6710051721.417263.4930413.33000
1963CIN214941810.163.204440200040000500000000200.0010124355.77856.4114214.29000
1964CIN33695859.072.1303111120300001000000000100.0000035472.111110.9015213.33000
1965SLN29433524.047.093110110010000700000000300.0010122329.47545.335120.00000
1966PIT114400.000.00000000000000000000000000--000230.0800.00100.00100
Tot: 314678588970.143.19361324124180458354654004001034823.5317243084406.61029525.051482416.22100
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PIT40484335951.804013612122143.75216512080.0322232223
1958CIN3694817116141.1412206727414244.681402150160.0543484662
1959CIN326656471262.005104917102943.941281031119.1420083632
1960CIN4196837211170.6516016828104445.832422021195.3536495724
1961CIN3490807219210.9012635535103235.5623020221414.357276101241
1962CIN371191079413270.4822508831315647.060533020220.011252951561
1963CIN21494135590.567203712012244.904193001616.7400442502
1964CIN3369585512111.0910104623113347.831321120150.0631284603
1965SLN29433533390.338103013012148.841201100110.0514121231
1966PIT11444010.001004000375.000300000--000000100
Tot: 3146785885181001200.839718548019812730344.69142832041851224.1482423265736622619
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT404800000--00001201003475.00101121216.67
1958CIN369400000--00003112103837.50001092240.91
1959CIN326600000--00002130001616.70016061931.58
1960CIN419600000--00002001001333.30002062128.57
1961CIN349000000--0000100020030.00005061442.86
1962CIN3711900000--00006003003933.30022192045.00
1963CIN214900000--00001001101333.30010031030.00
1964CIN336900000--00002210002540.0000203933.33
1965SLN294300000--0000000010010.0001103475.00
1966PIT11400000--000000000000--0000000--
Tot: 31467800000--00001865850144233.30152024713135.88
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT4048574116111112729181.1971.9328.0750.962.119.3012.391327.112.1001371.86
1958CIN36944734139512822170.5072.3427.6646.877.319.1517.0688.544.30024161.50
1959CIN3266372116745516120.5656.7643.2443.275.018.9213.57710.623.0001572.14
1960CIN41965135168148527130.5368.6331.3752.948.115.699.891111.522.10021171.24
1961CIN349063422141913629100.7066.6733.3346.034.56.359.541112.200.00028211.33
1962CIN371194932176812620120.4165.3134.6940.860.012.2412.2486.710.80023300.77
1963CIN214945331261210423100.9273.3326.6751.143.513.338.95816.324.10010110.91
1964CIN3369594019111410530160.8667.8032.2050.853.318.648.54913.000.00020121.67
1965SLN294311831331520.2672.7327.2745.540.09.099.1124.700.0001191.22
1966PIT1140000000000.00------------000.000.000010.00
Tot: 314678419286133639085472011100.6268.2631.7448.054.715.0411.2497711.4121.8001651311.26
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%