Scott Diamond vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

Scott Diamond
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Diamond 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 98 for Scott Diamond and 94 for Bob Purkey, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Scott Diamond gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Scott Diamond and Bob Purkey

Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.54
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.64
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.52
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.71
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.49
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.5
71.5
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.5
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.79
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
10.47
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
9.24
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.07
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.83
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.25
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.21
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
3.38
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
38.67
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
37.87
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.02
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
4.25
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.23
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1370
35.84
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8318
35.4
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Scott Diamond and Bob Purkey

Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.54
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.64
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.52
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.05
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.97
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.57
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.86
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.52
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
2.76
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.5
71.5
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Diamond and Bob Purkey

Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
2360
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
310.43
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
517.38
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.95
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.44
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.23
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
16.71
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
83.42
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
90.64
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.51
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.39
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-2.8
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.1
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
30.48
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
280
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
260.7
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
44.92
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Scott Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.01
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA