Adam Peterson vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

Adam Peterson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Purkey posted a stronger line than Adam Peterson. Bob Purkey posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.79 vs 5.46) and WHIP (1.287 vs 1.516). By the career numbers, Bob Purkey 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 Adam Peterson and Bob Purkey

Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.26
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.57
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.49
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.46
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.79
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
9.7
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
9.24
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.83
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.77
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.35
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
3.38
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
39.6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
37.87
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.98
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
4.25
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
34.95
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8318
35.4
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Adam Peterson and Bob Purkey

Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.26
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.57
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.17
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.97
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.45
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.86
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.28
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
2.76
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Adam Peterson and Bob Purkey

Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
1462.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
310.43
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
517.38
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.95
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.51
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.44
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
16.71
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
83.42
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
90.64
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.51
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.39
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-27.51
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.1
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
30.48
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
260.7
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
44.92
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.01
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA