Steve Cooke vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Cooke and Bob Purkey are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Steve Cooke and 94 for Bob Purkey, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 92 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Cooke gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Bob Purkey

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.49
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.5
71.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.31
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.79
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
9.24
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.83
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
3.13
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.49
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
3.38
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2383
39.02
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
37.87
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
4.78
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
4.25
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2119
34.7
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8318
35.4
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Bob Purkey

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.97
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.86
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
2.76
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.5
71.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Bob Purkey

Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
323.32
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
310.43
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
531.61
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
517.38
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
74.61
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.95
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.22
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.44
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
10
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
16.71
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.05
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
83.42
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
25
77.72
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
90.64
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.51
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.39
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-4.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
30.48
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
146.11
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
325
260.7
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
44.92
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA