Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Pitching Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	135	117	.536	3.90	526	287	100	83	20	19	2302.2	2310	1093	998	209	776	49	1372	70	7	45	9813	3282	102	3.57	1.340	9.0	0.8	3.0	5.4
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. Joe Nuxhall: 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. Joe Nuxhall: Value

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	526	287	2302.2	26.8	5.2
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	24.9	4.8

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Totals Against

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	526	287	2302.2	3282	8811	1629	397	75	56	74	43.08	28	182	103	50	.262	.325	.395	.721	97	.133	.289	1141	3484	681	3156	3282
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. Joe Nuxhall: 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. Joe Nuxhall: Starting & Relieving

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	136	47	50.8	189	69	37	10	65.5	100	239
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	148	54	50.8	68	10	15	5	61.5	53	110

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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. Joe Nuxhall: Ratios

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	526	287	2302.2	14.0	7.9	6.1
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	8.9	5.7	3.2

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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. Joe Nuxhall: Pitch Summary

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	526	287	2302.2		88
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2		91

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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. Joe Nuxhall: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	2	0	1.000	1.37	3	3	0	2	1	0	26.1	20	4	4	0	6	0	12	1	0	2	104	0.987	6.8	0.0	2.1	4.1
2	Bob Purkey	1	2	.333	11.57	3	2	1	0	0	0	7.0	13	10	9	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	38	2.571	16.7	1.3	6.4	2.6

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	1957-08-23	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	32	6	30	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	83			0.2	4.22			0.51
2	Bob Purkey	PIT	1957-08-23	GS-3, L	3.0	6	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	6	12	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	1	2	34			-0.3	-2.59			0.77
3	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	1957-06-21	GS-9	8.1	8	2	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	35	11	30	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	3	0	0	60			0.1	1.92			1.77
4	Bob Purkey	PIT	1957-06-21	11-GF(11), W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.7	1.86	2	0	7.49
5	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	1955-05-17	CG, W	9.0	8	2	2	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	37	11	34	4	4	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	4	64			0.2	2.80			0.44
6	Bob Purkey	PIT	1955-05-17	GS-4, L	3.0	7	6	6	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	20	11	16	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	18			-0.3	-4.32			0.92

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Joe Nuxhall (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Joe Nuxhall (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	1955	2	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1957	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Joe Nuxhall (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Joe Nuxhall (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1955	1955-05-17	CIN	PIT	tied 0-0	b2	123	0		Double (LF-CF); B. Thurman Scores; C. Harmon Scores; R. McMillan Scores
2	1955	1955-05-17	CIN	PIT	ahead 0-4	b3	12-	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1957	1957-08-23	CIN	PIT	ahead 0-2	t3	---	0		Single

Joe Nuxhall (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Nuxhall (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	1955	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Nuxhall (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Nuxhall (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1955	1955-05-17	PIT	CIN	down 3-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Batting Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Batting Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	555	861	766	76	152	21	3	15	78	2	2	40	199	.198	.240	.292	.532	41	224	13	4	43	8	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. Joe Nuxhall: 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. Joe Nuxhall: Batting Value

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	555	861	3.6	3.5	3.7	-0.2	-58	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. Joe Nuxhall: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	555	861	39	196	212	680	61	.245	139	-65	-6.8	.094	3.8	50.0	4
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. Joe Nuxhall: 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. Joe Nuxhall: Batting Win Probability

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Nuxhall	15-37	1944	1966	555	861	-4.8	-4.5	-0.5	-50.03	-5.1	-49.94	0.97
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. Joe Nuxhall: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	3	11	11	1	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	.364	.364	.636	1.000	7	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Purkey	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Joe Nuxhall: 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	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	1957-08-23	*	9	9	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.750	.750	1.250	2.000	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.42	0.066	0.01	0.00%	1.60			P
2	Bob Purkey	PIT	1957-08-23	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	1957-06-21	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.089	4.15	-0.19%	-1.05			P
4	Bob Purkey	PIT	1957-06-21		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	1955-05-17	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.67	0.118	0.34	0.04%	0.94			P
6	Bob Purkey	PIT	1955-05-17	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.85	-0.022	0.39	-0.01%	-0.25			P

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