Bob Purkey

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1954–1966 BORN: PITTSBURGH, USA

All-Star ×4

Career

129 W · 3.79 ERA · 793 K

2114.2 IP · 1.27 WHIP · 386 G

1966 Season

0-1 · 1.37 ERA

19.2 IP · 5 K · 1.02 WHIP

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Bob Purkey was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 386 career appearances, with a 3.79 ERA and 793 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1954	PIT	3	8	5.07	36	11	0	131.1	145	74	62	38	1.58
1955	PIT	2	7	5.32	14	10	1	67.2	77	40	25	24	1.51
1956	PIT	0	0	2.25	2	0	0	4.0	2	1	0	1	0.50
1957	PIT	11	14	3.86	48	21	2	179.2	194	77	38	51	1.29
1958	CIN	17	11	3.60	37	34	0	250.0	259	100	49	70	1.23
1959	CIN	13	18	4.25	38	33	1	218.0	241	103	43	78	1.30
1960	CIN	17	11	3.60	41	33	0	252.2	259	101	59	97	1.26
1961	CIN	16	12	3.73	36	34	1	246.1	245	102	51	116	1.20
1962	CIN	23	5	2.81	37	37	0	288.1	260	90	64	141	1.12
1963	CIN	6	10	3.55	21	21	0	137.0	143	54	33	55	1.28
1964	CIN	11	9	3.04	34	25	1	195.2	181	66	49	78	1.18
1965	STL	10	9	5.79	32	17	2	124.1	148	80	33	39	1.46
1966	PIT	0	1	1.37	10	0	1	19.2	16	3	4	5	1.02
Career Totals	—	129	115	3.79	386	276	9	2114.2	2170	891	510	793	1.27

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1954	PIT	36	26	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	4	12	.077	.200	.115	.315
1955	PIT	14	19	1	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	4	.316	.316	.474	.789
1956	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957	PIT	48	45	3	5	0	2	0	6	0	3	22	.111	.180	.200	.380
1958	CIN	37	81	9	9	2	0	1	4	0	6	42	.111	.170	.173	.343
1959	CIN	38	66	8	11	2	1	1	6	0	6	34	.167	.247	.273	.519
1960	CIN	41	83	6	11	0	0	0	5	0	7	44	.133	.200	.133	.333
1961	CIN	36	80	6	8	2	0	1	4	0	2	32	.100	.133	.163	.295
1962	CIN	37	107	9	11	2	0	2	3	0	4	56	.103	.134	.178	.311
1963	CIN	21	41	3	4	0	0	0	2	0	4	22	.098	.174	.098	.271
1964	CIN	34	58	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	33	.052	.082	.052	.134
1965	STL	32	35	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	.029	.056	.029	.084
1966	PIT	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Totals	—	387	645	53	71	9	3	6	42	0	38	325	.110	.163	.161	.325

Awards & Achievements

TSN All-Star (1): 1962

All-Star Selections

1958, 1961, 1961, 1962

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.