Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Pitching Comparison

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Totals

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	120	95	.558	3.07	397	255	63	78	20	21	1926.0	1684	755	658	91	858	62	1703	29	9	92	8163	2688	113	2.76	1.320	7.9	0.4	4.0	8.0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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
2	Bob Veale	35	1971	1971	0	0		13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	3			4.500	13.5	0.0	27.0	0.0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Value

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	397	255	1926.0	24.7	7.0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Totals Against

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	397	255	1926.0	2688	7143	1312	241	40	101	65	60.84	18	175	95	40	.236	.319	.319	.638	87	.083	.296	720	2231	372	2571	2688

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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
2	Bob Veale	35	1971	1971	1	0	0.2	3	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933		.000	.333	1	1	0	3	3

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Starting & Relieving

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	168	66	58.1	172	59	34	8	72.4	63	142

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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
2	Bob Veale	35	1971	1971	0			2	2	100			0	1

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Ratios

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	397	255	1926.0	20.9	10.5	10.4

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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
2	Bob Veale	35	1971	1971	1	0	0.2	0.0	40.0	-40.0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Pitch Summary

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	397	255	1926.0		97

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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
2	Bob Veale	35	1971	1971	1	0	0.2

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

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Totals

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Purkey	1	1	.500	3.38	6	4	1	1	0	1	32.0	35	14	12	2	6	0	18	1	0	1	133	1.281	9.8	0.6	1.7	5.1
2	Bob Veale	1	1	.500	3.03	6	4	1	1	0	1	35.2	24	13	12	1	20	0	41	0	0	1	148	1.234	6.1	0.3	5.0	10.3

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Game Logs

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Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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	1965-05-16 (2)	7-GF, S	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	3	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1				0.1	0.34	0	0	0.86
2	Bob Veale	PIT	1965-05-16 (2)	GS-8, L	8.0	8	5	5	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	33	11	29	5	2	1	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	3	49			-0.1	-1.42			0.89
3	Bob Purkey	STL	1965-05-02 (2)	GS-3	3.0	6	4	4	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	17	9	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	35			-0.2	-2.54			0.95
4	Bob Veale	PIT	1965-05-02 (2)	GS-8	7.0	4	4	4	0	1	3	0	9	0	0	0	29	8	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	59			-0.3	-0.93			1.03
5	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-07-26 (2)	6-7	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.92	0	0	0.19
6	Bob Veale	PIT	1964-07-26 (2)	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	9	0	0	1	34	8	31	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	81			0.2	3.16			0.68
7	Bob Purkey	CIN	1963-08-04 (1)	CG, W	9.0	10	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	37	11	35	9	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	1	0	1	60			0.2	1.93			0.78
8	Bob Veale	PIT	1963-08-04 (1)	2-6	4.2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	7	0	0	0	21	8	15	1	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1				0.0	0.59	2	2	0.23
9	Bob Purkey	CIN	1963-06-05 (2)	GS-7, L	7.0	9	4	4	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	30	12	27	5	3	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	4	42			-0.1	-1.03			0.52
10	Bob Veale	PIT	1963-06-05 (2)	9-GF, S	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.42	0	0	3.30
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Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Bob Veale (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	1962	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1963	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Bob Veale (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1962	1962-09-20	CIN	PIT	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Walk
2	1962	1962-09-20	CIN	PIT	tied 1-1	t5	---	2		Strikeout
3	1963	1963-08-04 (1)	CIN	PIT	ahead 0-5	b3	---	2		Strikeout
4	1963	1963-08-04 (1)	CIN	PIT	ahead 0-5	b5	-23	2		Flyball: LF

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

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Bob Veale (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	1962	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1964	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
4	1965	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Bob Veale (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1962	1962-09-20	PIT	CIN	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Strikeout Looking
2	1962	1962-09-20	PIT	CIN	tied 1-1	b5	---	1		Single
3	1963	1963-08-04 (1)	PIT	CIN	down 5-0	t5	---	0		Strikeout
4	1964	1964-07-26 (2)	PIT	CIN	ahead 1-5	t6	---	2		Strikeout
5	1965	1965-05-02 (2)	PIT	STL	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	2		Strikeout (C-1B)

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Batting Comparison

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Batting Totals

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	349	676	630	26	72	7	1	0	18	0	0	18	337	.114	.139	.129	.267	-24	81	8	0	28	0	0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Batting Value

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	349	676	-2.7	-2.7	-2.9	0.2	-99	1	-2	0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Veale	26-38	1962	1974	349	676	8	90	96	594	14	.246	44	-103	-11.2	.014	1.9		0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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
2	Bob Veale	35	1971	1971	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Batting Win Probability

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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	-9.3	-96.94	0.92
2	Bob Veale	26-38	1962	1974	349	676	-8.9	-9.9	0.1	-98.41	-10.6	-101.72	0.90

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

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Totals

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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 Purkey	6	11	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.111	.200	.111	.311	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Bob Veale	6	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.077	.077	.077	.154	1	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: Game Logs

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Bob Veale vs. Bob Purkey: 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	1965-05-16 (2)		3	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	0.03	-0.001	0.06	0.00%	-0.18			P
2	Bob Veale	PIT	1965-05-16 (2)	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.90	-0.044	0.30	-0.01%	-0.30			P
3	Bob Purkey	STL	1965-05-02 (2)	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Bob Veale	PIT	1965-05-02 (2)	*	8	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.50	-0.053	0.60	-0.04%	-1.11			P
5	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-07-26 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Bob Veale	PIT	1964-07-26 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.24	-0.025	0.48	-0.03%	-0.75			P
7	Bob Purkey	CIN	1963-08-04 (1)	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.30	-0.033	0.25	-0.02%	-0.70			P
8	Bob Veale	PIT	1963-08-04 (1)		6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.40	-0.010	0.10	0.00%	-0.21			P
9	Bob Purkey	CIN	1963-06-05 (2)	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.052	1.91	-0.06%	-0.41			P
10	Bob Veale	PIT	1963-06-05 (2)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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