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Bob Purkey

Reds Career team 1958 to 1964
Position P
Born Jul 14, 1929

Key Insights

1966
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Leon Wagner has hit .611/.682/1.111 against Purkey over 22 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

11 for 18 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .655 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Jesus Alou is 0 for 12 against Purkey, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

13 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Duke Snider has taken Purkey deep 10 times, once every 11.4 plate appearances between them.

114 career plate appearances against him.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Purkey has faced Jim Gilliam more than any other hitter: 146 plate appearances, and Jim Gilliam has hit .244/.322/.331 in them.

31 hits, 0 home runs and 12 strikeouts across 146 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Purkey throws than Ed Bouchee: 40% of the swings between them come up empty.

63 plate appearances between them. 97th percentile of the 48 matchups on his own record.
One opponent he has never solved, not once

Sandy Koufax is 0 for 13 against Purkey for his career.

3 strikeouts and 0 walks in those 15 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 14, 1929