Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Pitching Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	34	36	.486	3.64	189	71	53	23	4	10	603.1	600	286	244	45	280	16	266	6	2	19	2622	936	105	3.97	1.459	9.0	0.7	4.2	4.0
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. Chet Nichols: 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. Chet Nichols: Value

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	71	603.1	5.5	-0.3
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	24.9	4.8

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Totals Against

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	71	603.1	936	2271	429	105	21	19	18	51.35	8	67	47	15	.264	.344	.388	.733	104	.124	.281	309	882	171	886	936
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. Chet Nichols: 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. Chet Nichols: Starting & Relieving

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	28	39	48.9	121	42	35	5	66.7	53	118
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	148	54	50.8	68	10	15	5	61.5	53	110

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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. Chet Nichols: Ratios

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	71	603.1	10.1	10.7	-0.5
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	8.9	5.7	3.2

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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. Chet Nichols: Pitch Summary

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	71	603.1		113
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2		91

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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. Chet Nichols: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	1	0	1.000	2.63	2	2	0	1	0	0	13.2	13	4	4	0	7	0	2	0	0	1	56	1.463	8.6	0.0	4.6	1.3
2	Bob Purkey	0	1	.000	5.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	9.0	8	5	5	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	38	1.556	8.0	1.0	6.0	2.0

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	MLN	1954-06-19	GS-5	4.2	5	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	20	9	16	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	1	42			0.1	-0.27			0.64
2	Bob Purkey	PIT	1954-06-19	4-5	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	1				0.0	0.00	0	0	0.21
3	Chet Nichols	MLN	1954-05-13	CG, W	9.0	8	2	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	36	13	33	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	62			0.4	2.50			1.33
4	Bob Purkey	PIT	1954-05-13	GS-7, L	7.0	7	4	4	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	30	12	25	5	1	1	0	0	0	10	3	0	0	2	44			-0.2	-0.50			0.94

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Chet Nichols (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Chet Nichols (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	1954	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Chet Nichols (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Chet Nichols (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-13	PIT	MLN	tied 1-1	b2	1--	2		Walk; D. Hall to 2B
2	1954	1954-05-13	PIT	MLN	down 4-1	b5	---	0		Strikeout

Chet Nichols (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Chet Nichols (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	1954	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0

Chet Nichols (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Chet Nichols (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-13	MLN	PIT	tied 1-1	t2	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1954	1954-05-13	MLN	PIT	ahead 1-3	t4	-2-	2		Single to RF; C. White Scores
3	1954	1954-05-13	MLN	PIT	ahead 2-4	t7	---	0		Popfly: 1B
4	1954	1954-06-19	MLN	PIT	ahead 0-5	t4	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; J. Dittmer to 2B

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Batting Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Batting Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	188	173	8	22	1	0	0	5	0	0	3	50	.127	.142	.133	.275	-25	23	0	0	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. Chet Nichols: 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. Chet Nichols: Batting Value

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	188	-0.9	-0.9	-0.8	-0.2	-29	1	0	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. Chet Nichols: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	188	1	25	29	163	3	.179	13	-31	-3.1	.006	3.5		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. Chet Nichols: 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. Chet Nichols: Batting Win Probability

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Chet Nichols	20-33	1951	1964	189	188	-2.8	-2.8	-0.3	-26.97	-2.8	-29.57	0.93
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. Chet Nichols: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	2	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	2	0	0
2	Bob Purkey	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Chet Nichols: 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	Chet Nichols	MLN	1954-06-19	*	5	9	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.85	-0.037	1.59	-0.04%	-0.56			P
2	Bob Purkey	PIT	1954-06-19		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Chet Nichols	MLN	1954-05-13	*	9	9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.59	0.051	1.33	0.07%	0.37			P
4	Bob Purkey	PIT	1954-05-13	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	-0.005	0.65	0.00%	-0.03			P

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