Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Pitching Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	103	76	.575	3.63	282	231	14	57	16	2	1597.1	1558	739	644	128	597	49	896	38	4	56	6780	2269	95	3.61	1.349	8.8	0.7	3.4	5.0
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. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	3	1	.750	3.10	6	6	0	2	0	0	40.2	33	15	14	7	12	0	29	0	0	0	167	45		3.07	1.107	7.3	1.5	2.7	6.4
2	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. Steve Blass: Value

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1	7.0	-7.3
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	24.9	4.8

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Totals Against

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1	2269	6046	1168	214	48	37	45	45.12	19	160	68	31	.258	.327	.372	.699	105	.115	.283	740	2232	390	2193	2269
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. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	6	40.2	45	150											.220	.278					.228				45	45
2	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0	9	38											.158	.220					.129				9	9

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Starting & Relieving

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	132	57	52.4	46	16	35	0	100.0	14	51
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	148	54	50.8	68	10	15	5	61.5	53	110

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972									0	0
2	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961									0	1

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Ratios

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1	13.2	8.8	4.4
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	8.9	5.7	3.2

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	6	40.2	17.4	7.2	10.2
2	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0	11.6	7.0	4.7

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Pitch Summary

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1		102
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2		91

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	6	40.2
2	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	2.61	3	3	0	1	1	0	20.2	18	6	6	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	83	1.016	7.8	0.0	1.3	3.5
2	Steve Blass	0	1	.000	2.70	3	1	1	0	0	0	10.0	9	3	3	2	4	0	6	0	0	0	41	1.300	8.1	1.8	3.6	5.4

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	PIT	1964-10-01	5-6, L	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				-0.1	-0.08	0	0	0.94
2	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-10-01	GS-5	4.2	6	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	7	19	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	40.0			-0.1	-0.91			1.33
3	Steve Blass	PIT	1964-09-10	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.44	0	0	0.08
4	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-09-10	SHO, W	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	32	6	31	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	1	83.0			0.4	4.00			0.93
5	Steve Blass	PIT	1964-06-27	GS-7	7.0	7	2	2	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	29	10	25	6	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	1	57.0			0.0	1.11			1.05
6	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-06-27	GS-8, L	7.0	7	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	30	9	28	3	4	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	4	50.0			-0.2	0.50			1.35

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Steve Blass (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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Steve Blass (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Steve Blass (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1964	1964-06-27	PIT	CIN	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1964	1964-06-27	PIT	CIN	down 1-0	b5	-23	1		Lineout: RF

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

Steve Blass (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	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Steve Blass (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Blass (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1964	1964-06-27	CIN	PIT	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2		Strikeout
2	1964	1964-06-27	CIN	PIT	tied 0-0	t5	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; L. Cárdenas to 2B
3	1964	1964-06-27	CIN	PIT	ahead 0-2	t7	-2-	0		Fielder's Choice P; S. Boros out at 3B/P-3B
4	1964	1964-09-10	CIN	PIT	ahead 0-3	t9	1--	2		Groundout: 2B-1B

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Batting Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Batting Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	546	42	94	7	3	1	37	0	0	11	140	.172	.188	.201	.389	11	110	6	0	40	3	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. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0
2	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. Steve Blass: Batting Value

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.2	-62	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. Steve Blass: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	11	105	112	501	25	.228	78	-66	-7.2	.029	3.9		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. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	15	0	0	0	16		.000	0			.000	2.8		0
2	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	3	0	0	0	3			0			.000	1.0		0

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Batting Win Probability

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	-4.8	-6.3	0.7	-55.52		-64.25	0.87
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	-7.9	-8.8	0.3	-94.42		-96.94	0.92

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	3	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Steve Blass	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	PIT	1964-10-01		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-10-01	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.055	19.00	-0.63%	-0.68			P
3	Steve Blass	PIT	1964-09-10		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-09-10	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.60	-0.072	1.30	-0.09%	-0.93			P
5	Steve Blass	PIT	1964-06-27	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	-0.146	5.06	-0.26%	-0.99			P
6	Bob Purkey	CIN	1964-06-27	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	-0.083	2.00	-0.10%	-0.96			P

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