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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 Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1879 25 TOT NL 4 17 .190 3.78 24 19 3 17 0 0 197.2 272 180 83 1 21 31 34 905 64 1.482 12.4 0.0 1.0 1.4 1.48
1879 25 SYR NL 4 15 .211 3.76 22 17 3 15 0 0 179.2 245 165 75 1 19 28 31 827 64 1.469 12.3 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.47
1879 25 CIN NL 0 2 .000 4.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 27 15 8 0 2 3 3 78 61 1.611 13.5 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.50
1880 26 CIN NL 3 17 .150 3.21 25 21 4 21 0 0 196.0 235 149 70 1 32 47 10 899 76 1.362 10.8 0.0 1.5 2.2 1.47
1881 27 BUF NL 4 1 .800 2.77 9 5 4 5 0 0 61.2 62 37 19 2 9 15 0 2 259 100 1.151 9.0 0.3 1.3 2.2 1.67
1882 28 BUF NL 2 1 .667 4.94 6 3 2 2 0 0 31.0 44 30 17 1 4 9 0 2 134 60 1.548 12.8 0.3 1.2 2.6 2.25
1883 29 PHI NL 2 6 .250 4.39 11 9 0 7 0 0 80.0 110 71 39 0 12 30 0 7 371 70 1.525 12.4 0.0 1.4 3.4 2.50
1884 30 PHI NL 0 0 2.25 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 16 147 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 2.3
1885 31 PHA AA 0 1 .000 6.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 11 9 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 28 62 2.167 16.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
1886 32 BAL AA 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 55 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1887 33 BAL AA 0 0 15.75 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 8 7 0 4 2 1 0 0 26 28 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
9 Yrs 15 43 .259 3.73 79 57 16 52 0 0 581.1 746 486 241 5 84 138 1 0 59 2643 70 1.428 11.5 0.1 1.3 2.1 1.64
162 Game Avg. 8 22 .259 3.73 40 29 8 26 0 0 291 373 243 121 3 42 69 0 30 1322 70 1.428 11.5 0.1 1.3 2.1 1.64
CIN (2 yrs) 3 19 .136 3.28 27 23 4 23 0 0 214.0 262 164 78 1 34 50 13 977 75 1.383 11.0 0.0 1.4 2.1 1.47
BUF (2 yrs) 6 2 .750 3.50 15 8 6 7 0 0 92.2 106 67 36 3 13 24 0 4 393 81 1.284 10.3 0.3 1.3 2.3 1.85
PHI (2 yrs) 2 6 .250 4.29 12 9 1 7 0 0 84.0 113 72 40 0 12 31 0 9 387 72 1.488 12.1 0.0 1.3 3.3 2.58
BAL (2 yrs) 0 0 14.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 9 9 8 0 4 2 1 0 0 31 32 2.600 16.2 0.0 7.2 3.6 0.50
PHA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 11 9 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 28 62 2.167 16.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
SYR (1 yr) 4 15 .211 3.76 22 17 3 15 0 0 179.2 245 165 75 1 19 28 31 827 64 1.469 12.3 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.47
NL (6 yrs) 15 42 .263 3.61 76 57 14 52 0 0 570.1 726 468 229 5 78 133 0 57 2584 72 1.410 11.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 1.71
AA (3 yrs) 0 1 .000 9.82 3 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 20 18 12 0 6 5 1 0 2 59 42 2.364 16.4 0.0 4.9 4.1 0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1879 25 SYR NL 179.2 22 17 165 8.27 5.49 -0.76 0.00 96.0 6.00 -45 -3.6 1.0 -0.2 -2.2 -34 .334 .477 $
1879 25 CIN NL 18.0 2 2 15 7.50 5.21 -0.14 0.00 95.0 5.09 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.2 -4 .311 .498 $
1880 26 CIN NL 196.0 25 21 149 6.84 4.85 -0.75 0.00 103.0 5.77 -22 -2.1 1.0 -0.2 -0.6 -12 .418 .487 $
1881 27 BUF NL 61.2 9 5 37 5.40 5.07 -0.43 0.00 99.0 5.44 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.6 4 .508 .500 $
1882 28 BUF NL 31.0 6 3 30 8.71 5.33 0.11 0.00 101.0 5.27 -12 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -10 .345 .494 $
1883 29 PHI NL 80.0 11 9 71 7.99 5.97 -1.15 0.00 98.0 6.99 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 0.0 -2 .445 .496 $
1884 30 PHI NL 4.0 1 0 1 2.25 5.59 -0.36 0.00 98.0 5.83 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .674 .501 $
1885 31 PHA AA 6.0 1 0 9 13.50 5.30 -0.21 0.00 107.0 5.90 -5 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .190 .498 $
1886 32 BAL AA 1.0 1 0 1 9.00 5.85 -0.13 0.00 99.0 5.91 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .472 .500 $
1887 33 BAL AA 4.0 1 0 8 18.00 6.53 -0.19 0.00 95.0 6.38 -5 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .217 .498 $
9 Seasons 581.1 79 57 486 7.52 5.28 -0.70 0.00 99.3 5.93 -98 -8.0 1.0 -0.6 -3.5 -66 .399 .495 $
CIN (2 yrs) 214.0 27 23 164 6.90 4.88 -0.70 0.00 102.3 5.71 -27 -2.4 1.0 -0.2 -0.8 -16 .410 .492 $
BUF (2 yrs) 92.2 15 8 67 6.51 5.16 -0.25 0.00 99.7 5.38 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -6 .443 .497 $
PHI (2 yrs) 84.0 12 9 72 7.71 5.96 -1.12 0.00 98.0 6.93 -6 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.2 -0 .464 .499 $
BAL (2 yrs) 5.0 2 0 9 16.20 6.39 -0.18 0.00 95.8 6.29 -5 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .345 .499 $
PHA (1 yr) 6.0 1 0 9 13.50 5.30 -0.21 0.00 107.0 5.90 -5 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .190 .498 $
SYR (1 yr) 179.2 22 17 165 8.27 5.49 -0.76 0.00 96.0 6.00 -45 -3.6 1.0 -0.2 -2.2 -34 .334 .477 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1879 25 4 17 .190 3.78 24 19 3 17 0 0 197.2 272 180 83 1 21 31 34 905 64 1.482 12.4 0.0 1.0 1.4 1.48 64
1880 26 7 34 .171 3.50 49 40 7 38 0 0 393.2 507 329 153 2 53 78 44 1804 70 1.423 11.6 0.0 1.2 1.8 1.47 70
1881 27 11 35 .239 3.40 58 45 11 43 0 0 455.1 569 366 172 4 62 93 0 46 2063 73 1.386 11.2 0.1 1.2 1.8 1.50 73
1882 28 13 36 .265 3.50 64 48 13 45 0 0 486.1 613 396 189 5 66 102 0 48 2197 72 1.396 11.3 0.1 1.2 1.9 1.55 72
1883 29 15 42 .263 3.62 75 57 13 52 0 0 566.1 723 467 228 5 78 132 0 55 2568 72 1.414 11.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 1.69 72
1884 30 15 42 .263 3.61 76 57 14 52 0 0 570.1 726 468 229 5 78 133 0 57 2584 72 1.410 11.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 1.71 72
1885 31 15 43 .259 3.64 77 57 15 52 0 0 576.1 737 477 233 5 80 136 0 0 59 2612 72 1.418 11.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 1.70 72
1886 32 15 43 .259 3.65 78 57 15 52 0 0 577.1 738 478 234 5 80 136 0 0 59 2617 72 1.417 11.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 1.70 72
1887 33 15 43 .259 3.73 79 57 16 52 0 0 581.1 746 486 241 5 84 138 1 0 59 2643 70 1.428 11.5 0.1 1.3 2.1 1.64 70

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1879 25 30 17 .638 3.06 427.0 512 161 145 2 40 67 0 1.293 10.8 0.8 1.4 1.68 0.0 24
1880 26 31 14 .689 2.71 409.0 429 137 123 2 58 98 0 1.191 9.4 1.3 2.2 1.69 0.0 25
1881 27 10 3 .769 2.32 124.0 112 36 32 4 16 30 0 1.032 8.1 1.2 2.2 1.88 0.3 9
1882 28 3 3 .500 4.26 57.0 76 30 27 2 7 17 0 1.456 12.0 1.1 2.7 2.43 0.3 6
1883 29 10 6 .625 3.06 144.0 158 54 49 0 17 54 0 1.215 9.9 1.1 3.4 3.18 0.0 11
1884 30 0 0 2.25 8.0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 1
1885 31 0 0 5.63 8.0 14 6 5 0 3 4 0 2.125 15.8 3.4 4.5 1.33 0.0 1
1886 32 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
1887 33 0 0 10.50 6.0 8 8 7 0 4 3 1 2.000 12.0 6.0 4.5 0.75 0.0 1
9 Yrs 84 43 .661 2.96 1185.0 1309 434 390 10 145 275 1 1.227 9.9 2.1 1.90 0.1 79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1879 NL  0.956 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1879 NL  197.7 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1880 NL  21 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1879 NL  1 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1880 NL  32 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1879 NL  272 (9th)
1880 NL  235 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1879 NL  0.046 (4th)
1880 NL  0.046 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1879 NL  17 (9th)
1880 NL  17 (8th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1879 NL  83 (9th)
1880 NL  70 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1879 NL  34 (3rd)
1880 NL  10 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1879 NL  905 (10th)
1880 NL  899 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1879 NL  3 (4th)
1880 NL  4 (6th)
1881 NL  4 (2nd)
1882 NL  2 (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 (·)

Gray InkPitching - 7 (1687), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (928), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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