David Purcey
| 26-year-old Pitcher |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
| Date of Birth: April 22, 1982 |
| Height: 6-5 Weight: 235 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 23 | A+ | Dunedin | 21 | 5 | 4 | 94.1 | 413 | 80 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 56 | 116 | 3.63 | 4.87 | ||
| 2005 | 23 | AA | New Hampshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 43.0 | 183 | 32 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 2.93 | 3.56 | ||
| 2006 | 24 | AA | New Hampshire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 88.1 | 414 | 101 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 55 | 44 | 81 | 5.60 | 6.01 |
| 2006 | 24 | AAA | Syracuse | 12 | 2 | 7 | 51.2 | 242 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 5.40 | 7.14 |
| 2007 | 25 | AA | New Hampshire | 11 | 3 | 5 | 62.0 | 266 | 67 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 37 | 16 | 55 | 5.37 | 5.95 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Syracuse | 19 | 8 | 6 | 117.0 | 471 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 121 | 2.69 | 3.15 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Toronto | 12 | 3 | 6 | 65.0 | 289 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 58 | 5.54 | 5.68 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 23 | A+ | Dunedin | 13.6% | 28.1% | .337 | 4.35 | |||
| 2005 | 23 | AA | New Hampshire | 13.7% | 24.6% | .296 | 3.92 | |||
| 2006 | 24 | AA | New Hampshire | 10.6% | 19.6% | .348 | 43% | 6% | 4.48 | 5.74 |
| 2006 | 24 | AAA | Syracuse | 15.7% | 18.6% | .288 | 54% | 10% | 5.41 | 5.84 |
| 2007 | 25 | AA | New Hampshire | 6.0% | 20.7% | .344 | 45% | 4% | 3.31 | 4.23 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Syracuse | 7.2% | 25.7% | .299 | 46% | 5% | 3.13 | 3.19 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Toronto | 10.0% | 20.1% | .315 | 33% | 7% | 4.71 | 5.33 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Purcey: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Toronto | 2008: Syracuse | 2007: New Hampshire
| Split Statistics with Toronto in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 4.1 | 22 | 31.8% | 13.6% | .200 | 55% | 2.08 |
| May | 3.0 | 17 | 23.5% | 0.0% | .273 | 0% | 24.00 |
| July | 6.0 | 27 | 3.7% | 14.8% | .300 | 35% | 4.50 |
| August | 29.0 | 117 | 7.7% | 24.8% | .257 | 30% | 4.34 |
| September | 22.2 | 106 | 7.5% | 20.8% | .397 | 33% | 5.56 |
| AWAY | 28.2 | 119 | 9.2% | 21.0% | .205 | 31% | 5.34 |
| HOME | 36.1 | 170 | 10.6% | 19.4% | .387 | 35% | 5.70 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 17 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| September 12 | MLB | @ Boston | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| September 7 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| September 2 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| August 27 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| August 20 | MLB | vs. NY Yankees | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| August 13 | MLB | @ Detroit | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| August 8 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| August 3 | MLB | @ Texas | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| July 26 | MLB | vs. Seattle | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Player Notes
April 2008
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