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Bob
Purkey		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 14, 1929 in Usa, PA, PITTSBURGH
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 2 3 3 7 8 7 6 6 6
1955 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1956 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1957 27 SEM AL   9 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1958 28 SEM AL   9 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1959 29 BRK NL   9 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
1960 30 BRK NL   9 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4
1961 31 STL NL   9 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4
1962 32 STL NL   9 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 8 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 27 SEM AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 28 SEM AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 29 BRK NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 30 BRK NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 31 STL NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 32 STL NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1954 24 SEM AL 3 5 .375 17 9 3 0 1 78.0 82 40 5 27 17 4.62 .268 .323 .395 .719 3.7
1955 25 SEM AL 1 6 .143 47 5 0 0 2 85.7 104 47 12 30 25 4.94 .295 .351 .469 .820 2.3
1956 26 SEM AL 4 4 .500 41 0 0 0 8 47.3 59 24 7 19 18 4.56 .301 .364 .454 .818 3.1
1957 27 AAA   4 9 .308 16 16 0 0 0 98.7 118 58 12 27 54 5.29 .302 .347 .455 .802  
1958 28 AAA   2 6 .250 29 6 1 0 0 77.0 74 24 8 26 51 2.81 .253 .314 .384 .698  
1959 29 AAA   4 3 .571 9 9 2 0 0 66.3 64 22 7 19 36 2.99 .251 .303 .392 .695  
    AA   2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 3 14.3 8 2 1 5 14 1.26 .167 .245 .250 .495  
1960 30 AA   3 2 .600 80 0 0 0 11 71.7 70 30 7 23 56 3.77 .259 .317 .385 .703  
1961 31 A   5 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 0 27.3 17 7 0 6 25 2.31 .172 .219 .182 .401  
1962 32 A   2 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 0 47.0 47 17 4 14 38 3.26 .260 .313 .370 .683  
3 Years Sim 8 15 .348 105 14 3 0 11 211.0 245 111 24 76 60 4.73 .287 .344 .439 .783 9.0
3 Years AAA 10 18 .357 54 31 3 0 0 242.0 256 104 27 72 141 3.87 .273 .325 .416 .741  
2 Years AA 5 2 .714 96 0 0 0 14 86.0 78 32 8 28 70 3.35 .245 .306 .365 .671  
2 Years A 7 0 1.000 44 0 0 0 0 74.3 64 24 4 20 63 2.91 .229 .280 .304 .584  
7 Years Minors 22 20 .524 194 31 3 0 14 402.3 398 160 39 120 274 3.58 .259 .313 .385 .698  
Season Average 2 5 .286 35 4 1 0 3 70.3 81 37 8 25 20 4.73 .287 .344 .439 .783  
Career Highs 4 6 .500 47 9 3 0 8 85.7 104 47 12 30 25 4.94 .301 .364 .469 .820  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   128 58 9 38 34   .273 .327 .392 .720
vs LH   117 53 15 38 26   .304 .366 .496 .863
Home 4 8 .333 53 8 1 0 7 107.7 127 63 13 36 26 5.27 .287 .341 .457 .798
Away 4 7 .364 52 6 2 0 4 103.3 118 48 11 40 34 4.18 .286 .350 .420 .769
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 19 3 2 0 3 39.3 33 13 3 14 9 2.97 .224 .292 .347 .639
May 1 2 .333 18 0 0 0 1 18.3 28 13 4 6 9 6.38 .354 .400 .557 .957
June 1 5 .167 16 0 0 0 1 17.7 24 13 2 7 3 6.63 .320 .378 .520 .898
July 1 2 .333 14 5 0 0 2 45.0 55 21 6 17 16 4.20 .296 .355 .457 .812
August 3 4 .429 22 6 1 0 2 72.3 85 44 7 27 17 5.47 .288 .348 .431 .778
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 16 0 0 0 2 18.3 20 7 2 5 6 3.44 .278 .325 .403 .727
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 24 SEM AL 17 24 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .208 .240 .208 .448 1.2 0.0
1955 25 SEM AL 47 11 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .364 .545 0.8 0.0
1956 26 SEM AL 41 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.7 0.3
1957 27 AAA   1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1958 28 AAA   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
3 Years Sim 105 38 2 8 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 11 .211 .250 .263 .513 2.7 0.3
2 Years AAA 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 58 3 12 0 1 0 7 0 0 3 16 .211 .250 .263 .513 4.2  
Career Highs 47 24 1 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 7 .333 .500 .364 .833 1.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   19 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .211 .250 .211 .461 0.9
vs LH   19 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .211 .250 .316 .566 1.4
Home 53 21 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 .190 .190 .286 .476 0.9
Away 52 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .235 .316 .235 .551 1.4
RISP   10 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 .300 .300 .300 .600 0.8
Close/Late   3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000 1.4
Mar/Apr 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393 0.3
June 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000 1.0
July 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
August 22 21 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 .238 .273 .238 .511 1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 24 SEM AL P 17 9 78.0 3 17 0 0 1.000 2.31    
1955 25 SEM AL P 47 5 85.7 6 17 4 3 .852 2.42    
1956 26 SEM AL P 41 0 47.3 6 6 0 0 1.000 2.28    
Career Totals   105 14 211.0 15 40 4 3 .932 2.35    
Career Highs   47 9 85.7 6 17 4 3 1.000 2.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1956-7-8
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Seattle in 1954
Earned first career win on 4/4/1954
Had first career hit on 4/8/1954, off Stubby Overmire (BSN)
Injured on 4/12/1954 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 6/16/1957 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/22/1957 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/13/1959 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from Seattle to Brooklyn on 7/31/1959 (Going to BRK: P Bob Purkey. Going to SEM: P Hersh Freeman, C Del Rice)
Traded from Brooklyn to St. Louis on 3/3/1961 (Going to BRK: RF Bob Allison, 3B Tom Upton. Going to STL: P Bob Purkey)
 
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