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Blondie Purcell

William Aloysius Purcell

Positions: Outfielder, Pitcher and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 159 lb.

Born: March 16, 1854 in Paterson, NJ(All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1879
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Orioles/Quakers/Bisons/Reds/... 1879-1890

Final Game: September 16, 1890
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1879 25 TOT NL 75 330 327 42 83 6 3 0 29 3 16 .254 .261 .291 .551 88 95 0 *O1/2
1879 25 SYR NL 63 280 277 32 72 6 3 0 25 3 13 .260 .268 .303 .571 96 84 0 O1/2
1879 25 CIN NL 12 50 50 10 11 0 0 0 4 0 3 .220 .220 .220 .440 47 11 0 O/1
1880 26 CIN NL 77 330 325 48 95 13 6 1 24 5 13 .292 .303 .378 .681 132 123 0 O1/6
1881 27 TOT NL 50 206 193 18 47 9 3 0 21 13 16 .244 .291 .321 .613 94 62 0 O/1
1881 27 CLV NL 20 85 80 3 14 2 1 0 4 5 8 .175 .224 .225 .449 44 18 0 O
1881 27 BUF NL 30 121 113 15 33 7 2 0 17 8 8 .292 .339 .389 .728 129 44 0 O/1
1882 28 BUF NL 84 394 380 79 105 18 6 2 40 14 27 .276 .302 .371 .673 113 141 0 *O/1
1883 29 PHI NL 97 438 425 70 114 20 5 1 32 13 26 .268 .290 .346 .636 100 147 0 5O1
1884 30 PHI NL 103 457 428 67 108 11 7 1 31 29 30 .252 .300 .318 .618 100 136 0 *O/1
1885 31 TOT MLB 87 413 391 80 109 16 6 0 25 19 .279 .317 .350 .668 108 137 3 *O/1
1885 31 PHA AA 66 323 304 71 90 15 5 0 22 16 .296 .337 .378 .716 119 115 3 O/1
1885 31 BSN NL 21 90 87 9 19 1 1 0 3 3 15 .218 .244 .253 .497 64 22 0 O
1886 32 BAL AA 26 104 85 17 19 0 1 0 8 13 17 .224 .365 .247 .612 96 21 2 O/16
1887 33 BAL AA 140 623 567 101 142 25 8 4 96 88 46 .250 .318 .344 .662 88 195 10 *O/1
1888 34 TOT AA 119 508 472 63 107 12 5 2 45 26 32 .227 .281 .286 .568 85 135 4 *O/635
1888 34 BAL AA 101 436 406 53 96 9 4 2 39 16 27 .236 .289 .293 .582 90 119 3 *O/63
1888 34 PHA AA 18 72 66 10 11 3 1 0 6 10 5 .167 .236 .242 .479 55 16 1 O/5
1889 35 PHA AA 129 562 507 72 160 19 7 0 85 22 50 27 .316 .383 .381 .763 120 193 5 *O
1890 36 PHA AA 110 510 463 110 128 28 3 2 59 48 43 .276 .343 .363 .706 108 168 4 *O
12 Yrs 1097 4875 4563 767 1217 177 60 13 495 197 284 155 .267 .314 .340 .654 103 1553 28
162 Game Avg. 162 720 674 113 180 26 9 2 73 42 .267 .314 .340 .654 103 229 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHA (4 yrs) 323 1467 1340 263 389 65 16 2 172 80 114 27 .290 .352 .367 .719 113 492 13
BAL (3 yrs) 267 1163 1058 171 257 34 13 6 143 117 90 .243 .311 .317 .628 90 335 15
CIN (2 yrs) 89 380 375 58 106 13 6 1 28 5 16 .283 .292 .357 .649 120 134 0
BUF (2 yrs) 114 515 493 94 138 25 8 2 57 22 35 .280 .311 .375 .686 117 185 0
PHI (2 yrs) 200 895 853 137 222 31 12 2 63 42 56 .260 .295 .332 .627 100 283 0
BSN (1 yr) 21 90 87 9 19 1 1 0 3 3 15 .218 .244 .253 .497 64 22 0
CLV (1 yr) 20 85 80 3 14 2 1 0 4 5 8 .175 .224 .225 .449 44 18 0
SYR (1 yr) 63 280 277 32 72 6 3 0 25 3 13 .260 .268 .303 .571 96 84 0
NL (7 yrs) 507 2245 2165 333 571 78 31 5 180 80 143 .264 .290 .335 .625 103 726 0
AA (6 yrs) 590 2630 2398 434 646 99 29 8 315 197 204 27 .269 .334 .345 .679 103 827 28

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1879 25 SYR NL 63 280 2 0 0 -9 1 -6 -0.7 9 2 0.2 .490 .496 1.2 -1.1 11 $ O1/2
1879 25 CIN NL 12 50 -2 0 0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .477 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ O/1
1880 26 CIN NL 77 330 12 0 0 -6 -0 6 0.5 10 16 1.6 .507 .503 2.2 -0.9 22 $ O1/6
1881 27 CLV NL 20 85 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -3 -0.3 .472 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 $ O
1881 27 BUF NL 30 121 4 0 0 -5 0 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .498 .500 0.8 -0.6 8 $ O/1
1882 28 BUF NL 84 394 6 0 0 -4 -4 -3 -0.4 12 9 0.9 .497 .498 1.3 -0.9 13 $ *O/1
1883 29 PHI NL 97 438 5 0 0 -14 1 -8 -0.9 13 5 0.5 .492 .495 1.8 -1.4 19 $ 5O1
1884 30 PHI NL 103 457 6 0 0 0 -6 -1 -0.3 14 13 1.2 .499 .500 1.4 -0.7 13 $ *O/1
1885 31 PHA AA 66 323 6 0 0 -4 -4 -2 -0.2 5 4 0.4 .498 .499 0.7 -0.7 8 $ O/1
1885 31 BSN NL 21 90 -4 0 0 -3 -1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .463 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -2 $ O
1886 32 BAL AA 26 104 2 1 0 -1 -1 0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .501 .500 0.3 -0.2 3 $ O/16
1887 33 BAL AA 140 623 -8 3 0 -3 -8 -16 -1.1 10 -6 -0.1 .491 .493 0.0 -0.7 -3 $ *O/1
1888 34 BAL AA 101 436 -4 -3 0 -2 -6 -15 -1.4 7 -7 -0.6 .486 .492 -0.5 -0.8 -5 $ *O/63
1888 34 PHA AA 18 72 -3 0 0 1 -1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .485 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 $ O/5
1889 35 PHA AA 129 562 20 -4 0 -2 -8 7 0.5 9 16 1.5 .504 .504 1.5 -0.8 18 $ *O
1890 36 PHA AA 110 510 5 3 0 -6 -7 -6 -0.7 10 4 0.3 .495 .497 1.0 -1.2 10 $ *O
12 Seasons 1097 4875 40 1 0 -58 -47 -64 -6.8 111 47 5.3 .495 .498 10.8 -10.8 105 $
PHA (4 yrs) 323 1467 28 -1 0 -11 -20 -3 -0.6 25 21 2.0 .499 .499 2.9 -2.7 32 $
BAL (3 yrs) 267 1163 -10 1 0 -6 -16 -30 -2.5 19 -11 -0.5 .490 .495 -0.2 -1.7 -5 $
CIN (2 yrs) 89 380 9 0 0 -6 -1 3 0.2 12 14 1.5 .503 .501 2.1 -1.0 20 $
BUF (2 yrs) 114 515 10 0 0 -9 -4 -4 -0.5 15 12 1.2 .497 .499 2.1 -1.6 21 $
PHI (2 yrs) 200 895 10 0 0 -14 -5 -9 -1.2 27 18 1.7 .496 .498 3.2 -2.1 32 $
BSN (1 yr) 21 90 -4 0 0 -3 -1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .463 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -2 $
CLV (1 yr) 20 85 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -3 -0.3 .472 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 $
SYR (1 yr) 63 280 2 0 0 -9 1 -6 -0.7 9 2 0.2 .490 .496 1.2 -1.1 11 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1879 25 TOT NL 330 244 25 2.8 60 .267 .254 .249 .261 .265 .291 .323 .551 .588 88 .396 -4.2 -0.5 .037
1879 25 SYR NL 280 205 23 3.0 59 .273 .260 .248 .268 .264 .303 .321 .571 .585 96 .436 -1.3 -0.2 .043
1879 25 CIN NL 50 39 2 1.4 64 .234 .220 .256 .220 .272 .220 .332 .440 .604 47 .156 -2.8 -0.3 .000
1880 26 CIN NL 330 230 37 4.3 60 .302 .292 .243 .303 .266 .378 .321 .681 .587 132 .635 9.8 1.2 .086
1881 27 TOT NL 206 146 19 3.5 72 .266 .244 .261 .291 .291 .321 .341 .613 .632 94 .474 -0.8 -0.1 .078
1881 27 CLV NL 85 66 4 1.6 70 .194 .175 .258 .224 .288 .225 .338 .449 .625 44 .182 -4.9 -0.5 .050
1881 27 BUF NL 121 80 15 5.0 73 .314 .292 .262 .339 .293 .389 .344 .728 .636 129 .638 4.0 0.4 .097
1882 28 BUF NL 394 275 43 4.2 72 .293 .276 .256 .302 .284 .371 .348 .673 .632 113 .563 5.4 0.6 .095
1883 29 PHI NL 438 311 43 3.6 73 .284 .268 .257 .290 .284 .346 .354 .636 .639 100 .462 0.1 0.0 .078
1884 30 PHI NL 457 320 41 3.4 69 .270 .252 .244 .300 .283 .318 .337 .618 .621 100 .464 0.4 0.0 .065
1885 31 TOT MLB 413 282 43 4.1 75 .279 .279 .255 .317 .301 .350 .342 .668 .643 108 .578 3.7 0.4 .072
1885 31 PHA AA 323 214 38 4.7 78 .296 .296 .259 .337 .306 .378 .347 .716 .653 119 .644 7.3 0.8 .082
1885 31 BSN NL 90 68 5 1.9 66 .264 .218 .242 .244 .285 .253 .324 .497 .610 64 .266 -3.6 -0.4 .034
1886 32 BAL AA 104 66 7 2.8 72 .224 .224 .242 .365 .305 .247 .323 .612 .628 96 .399 1.0 0.1 .803 .376 .024 .0
1887 33 BAL AA 623 425 60 3.7 92 .245 .250 .272 .318 .336 .344 .367 .662 .703 88 .416 -8.2 -0.8 .798 .330 .093 7.7
1888 34 TOT AA 508 365 38 2.8 68 .223 .227 .240 .281 .298 .286 .317 .568 .615 85 .429 -8.0 -1.0 .540 .182 .059 3.7
1888 34 BAL AA 436 310 34 2.9 68 .233 .236 .240 .289 .297 .293 .317 .582 .614 90 .451 -4.8 -0.6 .532 .163 .057 3.6
1888 34 PHA AA 72 55 4 1.9 69 .167 .167 .242 .236 .300 .242 .320 .479 .620 55 .279 -3.2 -0.4 .582 .303 .076 .0
1889 35 PHA AA 562 347 73 5.5 90 .333 .316 .264 .383 .336 .381 .359 .763 .695 120 .627 14.7 1.5 .778 .207 .065 .0
1890 36 PHA AA 510 335 57 4.4 86 .273 .276 .259 .343 .337 .363 .341 .706 .678 108 .569 5.1 0.6 .785 .283 .086 3.8
12 Yrs 4875 3346 486 3.8 76 .274 .267 .255 .314 .303 .340 .342 .654 .646 103 .511 19.0 2.0 .616 .179 .074 24.4
162 Game Avg. 720 494 72 3.8 76 .274 .267 .255 .314 .303 .340 .342 .654 .646 103 .511 3 0 .616 .179 .074 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PHA (4 yrs) 1467 951 172 4.7 85 .295 .290 .260 .352 .328 .367 .348 .719 .676 113 .598 23.9 2.5 .594 .191 .077 3.9
BAL (3 yrs) 1163 801 101 3.3 81 .239 .243 .258 .311 .319 .317 .345 .628 .663 90 .426 -12.0 -1.3 .695 .269 .074 11.4
CIN (2 yrs) 380 269 39 3.9 60 .293 .283 .245 .292 .267 .357 .322 .649 .589 120 .585 7.0 0.8 .075
BUF (2 yrs) 515 355 58 4.4 72 .298 .280 .257 .311 .286 .375 .347 .686 .633 117 .582 9.4 1.0 .095
PHI (2 yrs) 895 631 84 3.5 71 .277 .260 .250 .295 .284 .332 .346 .627 .630 100 .463 0.5 0.0 .072
BSN (1 yr) 90 68 5 1.9 66 .264 .218 .242 .244 .285 .253 .324 .497 .610 64 .267 -3.6 -0.4 .034
CLV (1 yr) 85 66 4 1.6 70 .194 .175 .258 .224 .288 .225 .338 .449 .625 44 .182 -4.9 -0.5 .050
SYR (1 yr) 280 205 23 3.0 59 .273 .260 .248 .268 .264 .303 .321 .571 .585 96 .436 -1.3 -0.2 .043
NL (7 yrs) 2245 1594 213 3.6 68 .281 .264 .251 .290 .279 .335 .338 .625 .617 103 .493 7.1 0.8 .072
AA (6 yrs) 2630 1752 273 4.1 83 .270 .269 .259 .334 .324 .345 .346 .679 .670 103 .527 11.8 1.2 .640 .226 .075 15.4

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1879 25 75 330 327 42 83 6 3 0 29 3 16 .254 .261 .291 .551 88 95 0
1880 26 152 660 652 90 178 19 9 1 53 8 29 .273 .282 .334 .616 110 218 0
1881 27 202 866 845 108 225 28 12 1 74 21 45 .266 .284 .331 .615 106 280 0
1882 28 286 1260 1225 187 330 46 18 3 114 35 72 .269 .290 .344 .633 108 421 0
1883 29 383 1698 1650 257 444 66 23 4 146 48 98 .269 .290 .344 .634 106 568 0
1884 30 486 2155 2078 324 552 77 30 5 177 77 128 .266 .292 .339 .631 105 704 0
1885 31 573 2568 2469 404 661 93 36 5 202 96 128 .268 .296 .341 .637 105 841 3
1886 32 599 2672 2554 421 680 93 37 5 210 13 113 128 .266 .299 .338 .636 105 862 5
1887 33 739 3295 3121 522 822 118 45 9 306 101 159 128 .263 .302 .339 .641 102 1057 15
1888 34 858 3803 3593 585 929 130 50 11 351 127 191 128 .259 .300 .332 .631 99 1192 19
1889 35 987 4365 4100 657 1089 149 57 11 436 149 241 155 .266 .310 .338 .648 102 1385 24
1890 36 1097 4875 4563 767 1217 177 60 13 495 197 284 155 .267 .314 .340 .654 103 1553 28

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1879 25 152 661 655 78 161 12 6 0 54 0 6 32 .246 .253 .282 .535 47 75
1880 26 147 624 615 88 177 24 11 2 44 0 9 25 .288 .298 .372 .670 69 77
1881 27 96 394 370 31 88 17 6 0 36 0 24 31 .238 .284 .316 .600 33 50
1882 28 160 722 699 120 175 30 10 3 61 0 23 51 .250 .274 .335 .609 65 84
1883 29 159 697 678 97 169 30 7 1 44 0 19 43 .249 .270 .319 .588 59 97
1884 30 146 633 595 82 140 14 9 1 38 0 38 43 .235 .281 .294 .575 50 103
1885 31 127 579 551 91 139 20 8 0 29 0 24 22 .252 .288 .318 .606 50 87
1886 32 30 115 96 16 19 0 1 0 8 13 17 0 .198 .330 .219 .549 7 26
1887 33 164 692 637 85 138 24 8 4 81 86 45 0 .217 .279 .298 .577 50 140
1888 34 141 589 550 66 118 13 6 2 47 29 35 0 .215 .267 .271 .537 39 119
1889 35 149 612 558 63 156 19 7 0 74 21 49 31 .280 .343 .339 .682 64 129
1890 36 148 657 602 118 150 33 4 2 63 56 50 0 .249 .312 .327 .639 61 110
12 Yrs 1619 6975 6606 935 1630 236 83 15 579 205 339 278 .247 .287 .314 .601 594 1097
162 Game Avg. 162 698 661 94 163 24 8 2 58 34 .247 .287 .314 .601 59 1097

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1880 NL  .292 (8th)
1889 AA  .316 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1882 NL  84 (4th)
1887 AA  140 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1882 NL  380 (3rd)
1883 NL  425 (7th)
1887 AA  567 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1882 NL  394 (3rd)
1887 AA  623 (6th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1882 NL  79 (5th)
1890 AA  110 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1882 NL  105 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1890 AA  28 (4th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1887 AA  88 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1882 NL  79 (9th)
1889 AA  134 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 AA  10 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1880 NL  25.0 (9th)
1889 AA  18.8 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1882 NL  275 (3rd)
1883 NL  311 (5th)
1887 AA  425 (4th)

Oldest s c a p y
1887 AA  born 1854-03-16 (8th)
1888 AA  born 1854-03-16 (4th)
1889 AA  born 1854-03-16 (1st)
1890 AA  born 1854-03-16 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 26 (879), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1246), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1918), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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