Bob Purkey and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bob Purkey or Hoyt Wilhelm? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Bob Purkey vs. Hoyt Wilhelm comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Bob Purkey Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bob Purkey and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
276
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
129
129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
115
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.87
52.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.96
52.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
92
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
891
157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
632
157
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.79
3.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
3.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.65
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
3.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.27
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
4.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.261
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.261
Career
162 Game Avg.
6344
1118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6763
1118
Career
162 Game Avg.
2114.67
372.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
372.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
2170
382
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1757
382
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.24
9.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
9.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
195
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
150
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.83
0.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.51
0.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
510
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
778
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.17
2.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.11
2.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
793
140
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.38
3.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.43
3.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.05
2.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
2.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.616
0.616
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.059
0.616
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
36
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
62
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8899
1568
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9164
1568
Career
162 Game Avg.
53
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
998
176
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
176
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.25
4.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
4.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.267
1.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8318
1465
Career
162 Game Avg.
8313
1465
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.59
2.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
2.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.262
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.87
37.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bob Purkey and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
5.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
5.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
276
115.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
115.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6344
2662.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
5853
2662.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2114.67
887.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1951
887.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
184
77.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
77.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
464
194.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
373
194.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
9.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
9.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
671
281.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
498
281.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
648
271.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
487
271.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.57
96.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
96.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.679
1.679
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
1.679
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
13.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
13.43
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Purkey and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
387
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
748
313
Career
162 Game Avg.
493
313
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
645
270
Career
162 Game Avg.
432
270
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.009
0.009
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.085
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0.085
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20.83
8.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.22
8.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
104
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.151
0.151
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.161
0.161
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.161
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.312
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.312
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.051
0.051
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.051
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.108
0.108
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.204
0.204
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
89
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.37
0.57
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
16
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
166
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.3
2.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.97
2.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0