Player

Bob Purkey

Player Info
Full Name
Robert Thomas
Born
July 14, 1929
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died
March 16, 2008
Size
6'2" / 175 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 14, 1954
Final Game
July 26, 1966
Career
13 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1962, 1961, 1958
1962 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
Career Batting
387
G
.110
AVG
71
H
6
HR
42
RBI
.321
OPS
-8
OPS vs Lg
12% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
129-115
W-L
3.79
ERA
386
G
793
SO
9
SV
1.27
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1 1.37 10 0 1 19.2 5 4
1965 St. Louis Cardinals 10 9 5.79 32 17 2 124.0 39 33
1964 Cincinnati Reds 11 9 3.04 34 25 1 195.1 78 49
1963 Cincinnati Reds 6 10 3.55 21 21 0 137.0 55 33
1962 Cincinnati Reds 23 5 2.81 37 37 0 288.0 141 64
1961 Cincinnati Reds 16 12 3.73 36 34 1 246.1 116 51
1960 Cincinnati Reds 17 11 3.60 41 33 0 252.1 97 59
1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 13 18 4.25 38 33 1 218.0 78 43
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 17 11 3.60 37 34 0 250.0 70 49
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 14 3.86 48 21 2 179.1 51 38
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 1 0
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 5.32 14 10 1 67.2 24 25
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 5.07 36 11 0 131.1 38 62
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1966 NL 19.7 2.29 1.83 1.017
1965 NL 124.3 2.82 2.39 1.456
1964 NL 195.7 3.59 2.25 1.175 ✓
1963 NL 137.0 3.61 2.17 1.285
1962 NL 288.3 4.40 2.00 1.124 ✓
1961 NL 246.3 4.24 1.86 1.202 ✓
1960 NL 252.7 3.46 2.10 1.259 ✓
1959 NL 218.0 3.22 1.78 1.303 ✓
1958 NL 250.0 2.52 1.76 1.232 ✓
1957 NL 179.7 2.55 1.90 1.291 ✓
1956 NL 4.0 2.25 0.00 0.500
1955 NL 67.7 3.19 3.33 1.507
1954 NL 131.3 2.60 4.25 1.576
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 St. Louis Cardinals 32 35 1 0 0 0 3 .029
1964 Cincinnati Reds 34 58 3 0 0 0 3 .052
1963 Cincinnati Reds 21 41 4 0 0 0 3 .098
1962 Cincinnati Reds 37 107 11 2 0 2 9 .103
1961 Cincinnati Reds 36 80 8 2 0 1 6 .100
1960 Cincinnati Reds 41 83 11 0 0 0 6 .133
1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 38 66 11 2 1 1 8 .167
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 37 81 9 2 0 1 9 .111
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 48 45 5 0 2 0 3 .111
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 19 6 0 0 1 1 .316
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 26 2 1 0 0 2 .077
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1966 NL 4 .000 .000 0.0 75.0 -100 0.0
1965 NL 43 .000 .071 2.3 48.8 -75 0.0
1964 NL 69 .000 .115 1.4 47.8 -60 0.0
1963 NL 49 .000 .200 8.2 44.9 -16 0.0
1962 NL 119 .075 .180 3.4 47.1 -14 2.0
1961 NL 90 .063 .149 2.2 35.6 -20 1.1
1960 NL 96 .000 .282 7.3 45.8 -3 0.0
1959 NL 77 .106 .323 7.8 44.2 44 1.1
1958 NL 94 .062 .205 6.4 44.7 -5 1.1
1957 NL 52 .089 .208 5.8 42.3 6 0.0
1955 NL 22 .158 .357 0.0 18.2 112 1.1
1954 NL 33 .039 .143 12.1 36.4 -12 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 386 184 464 23 32 .966
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates P 10 0 10 1 1 .909
1965 St. Louis Cardinals P 32 8 28 1 1 .973
1964 Cincinnati Reds P 34 17 44 4 4 .938
1963 Cincinnati Reds P 21 15 29 3 0 .936
1962 Cincinnati Reds P 37 25 59 4 7 .955
1961 Cincinnati Reds P 36 29 69 2 2 .980
1960 Cincinnati Reds P 41 30 47 1 5 .987
1959 Cincinnati Redlegs P 38 19 35 2 1 .964
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs P 37 10 56 1 2 .985
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates P 48 13 30 3 3 .935
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates P 14 2 16 1 0 .947
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates P 36 16 40 0 6 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 2 0-1 0 11.0 5 1.64
1961 World Series Cincinnati Reds 2 0-1 0 11.0 5 1.64
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 2 3 0 0 0 .000
1961 World Series Cincinnati Reds 2 3 0 0 0 .000