Bob Purkey
1954–1966 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
387G
.110AVG
.163OBP
.161SLG
More career statistics
71H
6HR
42RBI
0SB
129–115W–L
2,114.2IP
793K
3.79ERA
276GS
9SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 748 | 747 |
| Batting · Walks | 38 | 37 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,899 | 8,897 |
| Pitching · p k | 793 | 794 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387 | 748 | 645 | 53 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 38 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 104 | .110 | .163 | .161 | .324 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,114.7 | 386 | 276 | 92 | 129 | 115 | 9 | 2,170 | 998 | 891 | 195 | 510 | 793 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.267 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1955-04-22 to 1955-05-02
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1962-08-06 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1965-04-15 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1961-08-30 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 190 | 361 | 41 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 149 | .132 | .166 | .203 |
| Away | 197 | 386 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 176 | .090 | .124 | .122 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | .141 | .138 | .205 |
| May | 81 | 138 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 60 | .110 | .159 | .127 |
| June | 73 | 141 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 53 | .123 | .156 | .219 |
| July | 70 | 151 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 64 | .112 | .146 | .134 |
| August | 63 | 127 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 61 | .090 | .142 | .180 |
| September | 53 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 50 | .083 | .113 | .107 |
| October | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 51 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | .068 | .079 | .091 |
| chicago-cubs | 51 | 95 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 33 | .175 | .242 | .237 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 48 | 99 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 39 | .146 | .152 | .236 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 42 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 46 | .105 | .115 | .118 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 40 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 36 | .116 | .163 | .145 |
| san-francisco-giants | 38 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 37 | .086 | .107 | .086 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 36 | 87 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 | .101 | .138 | .165 |
| cincinnati-reds | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .231 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 26 | 2 | – | 4 | – | .077 | 131 | 38 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | .316 | 67 | 24 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | 45 | 5 | – | 6 | – | .111 | 179 | 52 |
| 1958 |  Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | .111 | 250 | 70 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 6 | – | .167 | 218 | 78 |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 83 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .133 | 252 | 97 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 4 | – | .100 | 246 | 116 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 107 | 11 | 2 | 3 | – | .103 | 288 | 141 |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 41 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .098 | 137 | 55 |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 58 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .052 | 195 | 78 |
| 1965 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 35 | 1 | – | 3 | – | .029 | 124 | 39 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 19 | 5 |