John Brown vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

John Brown
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, John Brown posted a stronger line than Bob Purkey. John Brown posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.29 vs 3.79) and WHIP (1.236 vs 1.287). By the career numbers, John Brown had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Brown and Bob Purkey

John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.49
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.29
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
3.79
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.38
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170
9.24
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.83
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.58
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.58
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
3.38
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
37.96
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
37.87
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.95
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
4.25
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
32.07
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8318
35.4
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for John Brown and Bob Purkey

John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.78
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
1.97
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
2.86
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
2.76
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.727
1.727
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Brown and Bob Purkey

John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
342.86
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
310.43
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
517.38
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.95
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.44
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
60.98
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.83
16.71
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
83.42
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
90.64
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
71.39
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
79.05
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
1.1
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
30.48
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
325
260.7
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
44.92
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.01
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA