NAME     : Bob Purkey
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : PITTSBURGH,PA,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/14/1929
  AGE      : 30
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $5,700,000 through 1961
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .987)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 55
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.82  2  1  0   4  4  30.2  28  13  13   5  12 
  At Home        4.85  0  1  0   2  2  13.0  15   7   7   0   6 
  Away           3.06  2  0  0   2  2  17.2  13   6   6   5   6 
  Last Week      4.85  0  1  0   2  2  13.0  15   7   7   0   6 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.82  2  1  0   4  4  30.2  28  13  13   5  12 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1954   5.08  3  8  0  36  0   0 131.0  74  62  38  PIT
  1955   5.37  2  7  1  14  2   0  67.0  40  25  24  PIT
  1956   2.25  0  0  0   2  0   0   4.0   1   0   1  PIT
  1957   3.87 11 14  2  48  6   1 179.0  77  38  51  PIT
  1958   3.60 17 11  0  37 17   3 250.0 100  49  70  CIN
  1959   4.25 13 18  1  38  9   1 218.0 103  43  78  CIN
 
  Total ERA   : 4.18
  Total Wins  : 48
  Total Losses: 59
  Total Saves : 4
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 36
  Total K's   : 274
  Total BB's  : 222