Hod Eller vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Hod Eller posted a stronger line than Bob Purkey. Hod Eller posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.62 vs 3.79) and WHIP (1.181 vs 1.287). By the career numbers, Hod Eller 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 Hod Eller and Bob Purkey

Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.67
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.92
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.49
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
3.79
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170
9.24
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.83
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
2.22
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
3.38
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8899
37.87
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.6
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
4.25
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8318
35.4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Hod Eller and Bob Purkey

Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.64
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6344
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114.2
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.97
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.86
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
2.76
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hod Eller and Bob Purkey

Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
163
300
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
310.43
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
326
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
566.87
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
517.38
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
125.15
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.95
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
106.75
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.22
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.41
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
14.44
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.19
37.16
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.83
16.71
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
152.76
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
83.42
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
138.04
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
90.64
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.17
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.69
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.71
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
71.39
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.11
40.7
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
1.1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
30.48
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
325
260.7
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
44.92
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.01
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA