Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Pitching Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	49	54	.476	3.69	450	15	240	2	0	64	755.2	702	354	310	80	327	63	519	25	2	13	3232	1090	106	3.92	1.362	8.4	1.0	3.9	6.2
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	129	115	.529	3.79	386	276	53	92	13	8	2114.2	2170	998	891	195	510	46	793	71	6	36	8899	2867	103	3.80	1.267	9.2	0.8	2.2	3.4

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	0	1	.000	1.64	2	1	0	1	0	0	11.0	6	5	2	2	3	1	5	0	0	0	43	10			0.818	4.9	1.6	2.5	4.1

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Value

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	15	755.2	10.0	2.1
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	24.9	4.8

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals Against

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	15	755.2	1090	2792	492	108	22	31	41	43.06	6	51	57	31	.251	.332	.392	.724	101	.140	.280	371	1091	210	1054	1090
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	2867	8158	1561	368	46	73	35	67.59	7	168	106	52	.266	.313	.394	.707	94	.128	.274	1012	3215	609	2751	2867

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0	10	38	3	1	0	1	0	100.00	0	0	1	1	.158	.214	.342	.556		.184	.125	3	13	3	9	10

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Starting & Relieving

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	7	47	49.0	413	144	35	37	63.4	240	435
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	148	54	50.8	68	10	15	5	61.5	53	110

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	1	100	67.0	0	0				0	1

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Ratios

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	15	755.2	16.1	10.1	5.9
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	8.9	5.7	3.2

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0	11.6	7.0	4.7

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Pitch Summary

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	15	755.2		147
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2		91

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Don Elston	2	1	.667	2.49	11	2	8	0	0	5	25.1	26	8	7	3	7	0	19	2	1	0	104	1.303	9.2	1.1	2.5	6.8
2	Bob Purkey	2	3	.400	5.24	11	9	1	0	0	0	55.0	80	36	32	9	9	2	25	3	0	0	253	1.618	13.1	1.5	1.5	4.1

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Don Elston	CHC	1963-08-17	7-GF(8)	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.87	0	0	0.43
2	Bob Purkey	CIN	1963-08-17	GS-8, W	7.1	8	1	1	0	1	2	1	9	0	0	0	31	10	29	4	3	0	1	0	0	14	1	0	0	4	65			0.1	1.00			1.38
3	Don Elston	CHC	1962-07-02 (1)	8-GF, S	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	8	4	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0				0.3	0.73	2	1	5.96
4	Bob Purkey	CIN	1962-07-02 (1)	GS-7, L	6.2	7	6	4	2	1	4	0	7	1	0	0	32	13	25	6	0	0	1	0	0	10	1	1	1	1	43			-0.4	-3.13			1.06
5	Don Elston	CHC	1961-07-14	10-GF(10), S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.2	0.51	0	0	3.76
6	Bob Purkey	CIN	1961-07-14	GS-6	5.1	11	4	4	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	27	12	26	7	2	1	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	4	32			-0.3	-1.85			0.90
7	Don Elston	CHC	1961-06-02	9-GF, S	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	-2.22	3	3	3.43
8	Bob Purkey	CIN	1961-06-02	GS-5, L	5.0	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	23	9	22	6	2	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	3	35			-0.2	-1.43			0.88
9	Don Elston	CHC	1960-09-13	6-GF(8), L	3.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	6	10	3	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	1	1				-0.2	-0.55	0	0	0.99
10	Bob Purkey	CIN	1960-09-13	GS-6	5.1	10	6	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	10	26	7	1	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	3	25			-0.5	-3.28			1.04
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Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Don Elston (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Don Elston (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1957	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Don Elston (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Don Elston (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1957	1957-08-04 (2)	PIT	CHC	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout
2	1957	1957-08-04 (2)	PIT	CHC	tied 0-0	t6	---	0		Strikeout

Don Elston (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Elston (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1957	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	0	1	0
	Totals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	0	1	0

Don Elston (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Elston (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1957	1957-08-04 (2)	CHC	PIT	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Single
2	1957	1957-08-04 (2)	CHC	PIT	down 1-0	b6	---	0		Groundout: P-1B
3	1957	1957-08-25 (2)	CHC	PIT	ahead 0-2	t4	1--	1		Hit By Pitch; C. Neeman to 2B

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	139	124	6	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	30	.153	.160	.153	.313	-15	19	0	1	12	0	0
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	645	53	71	9	3	6	42	0	0	38	325	.110	.163	.161	.325	-12	104	5	4	56	5	0

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Value

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	139	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	-21	1	-1	0
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	-2.1	-2.1	-2.1	0.0	-105	1	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	139	0	20	21	117	5	.202	9	-19	-1.9	.000	4.1		0
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	18	113	124	640	24	.204	89	-105	-10.7	.051	2.0		0

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	3	0	0	0	3	0		0			.000	1.0		0

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Win Probability

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Don Elston	24-35	1953	1964	450	139	-2.2	-2.0	-0.3	-19.70	-2.0	-22.13	0.94
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	-7.9	-8.8	0.3	-94.42	-9.3	-96.94	0.92

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Don Elston	11	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	2	0	1	1	0	0
2	Bob Purkey	11	18	16	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	11	.063	.111	.063	.174	1	0	0	0	1	0

Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Don Elston: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Don Elston	CHC	1963-08-17		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Bob Purkey	CIN	1963-08-17	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.67	-0.031	0.89	-0.01%	-0.50			P
3	Don Elston	CHC	1962-07-02 (1)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Bob Purkey	CIN	1962-07-02 (1)	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.052	0.90	-0.03%	-0.49			P
5	Don Elston	CHC	1961-07-14		1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Bob Purkey	CIN	1961-07-14	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	-0.046	3.48	-0.12%	-0.34			P
7	Don Elston	CHC	1961-06-02		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Bob Purkey	CIN	1961-06-02	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77	-0.019	3.24	-0.05%	-0.17			P
9	Don Elston	CHC	1960-09-13		4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Bob Purkey	CIN	1960-09-13	*	6	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.074	0.00	0.00%	0.43			P
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