Bob Purkey
Retired
Bob Purkey
Birthdate:
July 14, 1929 (121 y, 1 m, 15 d)
Born In:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/195
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1962 None (MLB)
1961 None (MLB)
1958 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg
HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 3 39.5 24.5
Grey Ink 69 179.9 136.1
HoF Standard 0 47.7 43.4
WAR 17.2 68.7 58.2
WAR7 19.9 45.6 37.3
JAWS 18.6 57.1 47.7
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1958 34 5
1959 33 10
1960 33 9
1961 34 9
1962 37 6
Year W Rank
1958 17 4
1960 17 8
1961 16 7
1962 23 3
Year L Rank
1957 14 7
1959 18 2
Year Win % Rank
1958 0.607 5
1960 0.607 6
1961 0.571 10
1962 0.821 1
Year IP Rank
1958 250.0 5
1960 252.2 9
1961 246.1 8
1962 288.1 2
Year BF Rank
1958 1040 6
1960 1064 8
1961 1031 9
1962 1181 2
Year HR Rank
1958 25 7
1959 25 7
1960 23 10
1961 27 6
1962 28 5
Year ERA Rank
1962 2.809 3
Year BABIP Rank
1958 0.263 7
1961 0.264 6
1962 0.249 3
1964 0.252 3
Year WHIP Rank
1958 1.232 5
1961 1.202 2
1962 1.124 5
Year BB/9 Rank
1957 1.904 4
1958 1.764 4
1959 1.775 4
1960 2.102 7
1961 1.863 3
1962 1.998 5
Year CG Rank
1958 17 4
1961 13 5
1962 18 5
Year SHO Rank
1958 3 2
1962 2 10
Year BB (Low) Rank
1957 38 3
1958 49 5
1959 43 5
1960 59 7
1961 51 5
1964 49 9
Year Hits Rank
1958 259 4
1959 241 9
1960 259 5
1961 245 3
1962 260 8
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1957 194 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1957 10 1
1964 16 9
Year WAR Rank
1961 3.8 9
Year W (Low) Rank
1957 11 10
Year L (Low) Rank
1958 11 8
1960 11 8
1962 5 1
1964 9 5
Year rWAR Rank
1958 5.1 8
1962 7.8 3