Ross Grimsley vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Bob Purkey a clear advantage over Ross Grimsley across the core pitching metrics. Bob Purkey led in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 75), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 127), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 88). Bob Purkey was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Bob Purkey

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.64
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.55
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.49
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.5
71.5
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
3.81
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.79
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
9.29
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
9.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.83
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
2.47
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.31
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
3.38
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8899
37.87
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
4.25
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7792
34.39
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8318
35.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Bob Purkey

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.64
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.97
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
1.9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.86
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
1.84
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
2.76
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.209
1.209
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.5
71.5
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Bob Purkey

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
519
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
310.43
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
400
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
353
529.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
517.38
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
67.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.95
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.44
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
16.71
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
49
73.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
83.42
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
78
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
90.64
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
31.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.51
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
36
54
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.33
-5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
30.48
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
174
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
325
260.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
44.92
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA