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Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Pitching Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	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
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	20	27	.426	3.87	115	54	14	13	1	6	439.2	416	209	189	41	130	17	257	16	1	9	1838	587	90	3.58	1.242	8.5	0.8	2.7	5.3

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	9			0.818	4.9	1.6	2.5	4.1

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Value

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	24.9	4.8
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	54	439.2	1.6	-2.5

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Totals Against

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	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
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	54	439.2	587	1661	309	54	12	22	12	64.71	4	41	20	10	.250	.309	.371	.681	98	.121	.273	186	595	107	562	587

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	9	38											.158	.220					.129				9	9

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Starting & Relieving

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	24-36	1954	1966	148	54	50.8	68	10	15	5	61.5	53	110
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	31	57	53.0	65	22	34	1	85.7	14	61

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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									0	1

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Ratios

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	8.9	5.7	3.2
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	54	439.2	14.0	7.1	6.9

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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. Bob Sadowski: Pitch Summary

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2		91
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	54	439.2		96

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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. Bob Sadowski: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	Bob Sadowski	0	2	.000	8.71	4	2	0	0	0	0	10.1	18	11	10	3	4	1	8	1	0	0	53	2.129	15.7	2.6	3.5	7.0
2	Bob Purkey	3	1	.750	2.00	4	3	1	2	0	0	27.0	19	7	6	1	5	0	6	0	0	0	101	0.889	6.3	0.3	1.7	2.0

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	Bob Purkey	STL	1965-08-12	12-GF(13), W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.3	0.90	0	0	2.34
2	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1965-08-12	7-7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.48	1	0	0.49
3	Bob Purkey	STL	1965-04-21	CG, W	9.0	6	3	3	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	33	8	32	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	1	67			0.2	1.39			0.58
4	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1965-04-21	GS-5, L	4.1	7	6	6	0	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	23	10	18	4	0	1	1	0	0	15	0	1	1	3	25			-0.3	-3.08			0.72
5	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-09-05	CG, W	9.0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	7	30	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	78			0.3	3.16			0.76
6	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1964-09-05	GS-5, L	4.1	8	4	3	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	22	11	20	7	0	0	1	1	0	11	0	1	0	1	35			-0.1	-1.18			0.84
7	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-05-20	GS-7, L	7.0	9	3	3	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	30	12	26	7	2	0	0	0	0	11	2	1	0	2	45			-0.1	0.23			1.32
8	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1964-05-20	8-9, H	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	4	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				0.1	-1.42	1	0	1.32

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Bob Sadowski (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	1964	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1965	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Bob Sadowski (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Bob Sadowski (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1964	1964-09-05	MLN	CIN	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
2	1965	1965-04-21	MLN	STL	down 2-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout

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

Bob Sadowski (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	1964	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1965	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0

Bob Sadowski (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Sadowski (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1964	1964-09-05	CIN	MLN	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; S. Boros to 2B
2	1964	1964-09-05	CIN	MLN	ahead 0-2	b4	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
3	1965	1965-04-21	STL	MLN	ahead 0-2	b2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; T. McCarver to 2B
4	1965	1965-04-21	STL	MLN	ahead 1-2	b4	12-	2		Strikeout Looking

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Batting Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Batting Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	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
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	144	129	9	13	1	0	0	6	0	0	2	57	.101	.121	.109	.230	-34	14	3	1	12	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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. Bob Sadowski: Batting Value

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	-2.1	-2.1	-2.1	0.0	-105	1	0	0
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	144	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	-22	0	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	18	113	124	640	24	.204	89	-105	-10.7	.051	2.0		0
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	144	1	16	19	131	2	.181	15	-23	-2.5	.008	2.3		0

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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			.000	1.0		0

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Batting Win Probability

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	-7.9	-8.8	0.3	-94.42		-96.94	0.92
2	Bob Sadowski	25-28	1963	1966	115	144	-1.6	-2.0	0.1	-22.79		-21.35	0.87

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	Bob Sadowski	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Purkey	4	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Bob Sadowski: 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	Bob Purkey	STL	1965-08-12		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.033	0.08	0.00%	-0.46			P
2	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1965-08-12		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Bob Purkey	STL	1965-04-21	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.62	-0.054	0.85	-0.05%	-0.96			P
4	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1965-04-21	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.42	-0.011	0.84	-0.01%	-0.10			P
5	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-09-05	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.52	-0.027	0.96	-0.03%	-0.48			P
6	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1964-09-05	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	0.030	0.01	0.00%	0.25			P
7	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-05-20	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	-0.064	3.30	-0.09%	-0.55			P
8	Bob Sadowski	MLN	1964-05-20		2	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.45	0.016	1.14	0.02%	0.25			P

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