Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Don Newcombe | Stat | Bob Purkey |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Seasons | 13 |
| 62.3 | Career VAL | 57.6 |
| 11.2 (1956) | Peak-season VAL | 12.3 (1962) |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 1× | Cy Young Awards | — |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 4× | All-Star Selections | 3× |
| 2 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 6 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 3 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Don Newcombe | Stat | Bob Purkey |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 470 | Games | 387 |
| Batting | ||
| 249 | Hits | 71 |
| 15 | Home runs | 6 |
| 110 | RBI | 42 |
| 100 | Runs | 53 |
| 2 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 91 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 38 |
| .270 | Batting avg | .110 |
|---|
| .338 | On-base % | .163 |
|---|
| .362 | Slugging % | .161 |
|---|
| 93 | OPS+ | -10 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Wins | 129 |
| 96 | Losses | 115 |
| 7 | Saves | 9 |
| 2265.0 | Innings pitched | 2114.2 |
| 1,209 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 793 |
| 3.57 | ERA | 3.79 |
| 1.21 | WHIP | 1.27 |
| 113 | ERA+ | 102 |
| Age | Don Newcombe | Bob Purkey |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | — |
| 19 | 2.3 | — |
| 23 | 9.1 | — |
| 24 | 7.6 | 3.5 |
| 25 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| 27 | — | 8.4 |
| 28 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 29 | 8.1 | 3.6 |
| 30 | 11.2 | 6.7 |
| 31 | 4.7 | 7.4 |
| 32 | 0 | 12.3 |
| 33 | 8.4 | 2.1 |
| 34 | 3.4 | 5.9 |
| 35 | — | 0 |