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Billy Purtell

William Patrick Purtell

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 6, 1886 in Columbus, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1908
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/RedSox/Tigers 1908-1914

Final Game: September 22, 1914
Died: March 17, 1962 in Bradenton, FL
Buried: Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton, FL
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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
1908 22 CHW AL 26 77 69 3 9 2 0 0 3 2 2 8 .130 .155 .159 .314 3 11 0 6 5
1909 23 CHW AL 103 412 361 34 93 9 3 0 40 14 19 27 .258 .302 .299 .601 93 108 4 28 54
1910 24 TOT AL 151 612 536 36 117 6 5 2 51 7 39 47 .218 .278 .259 .537 70 139 5 32 *5/6
1910 24 CHW AL 102 411 368 21 82 5 3 1 36 5 21 30 .223 .272 .261 .533 71 96 4 18 5
1910 24 BOS AL 49 201 168 15 35 1 2 1 15 2 18 17 .208 .289 .256 .545 69 43 1 14 5/6
1911 25 BOS AL 27 85 82 5 23 5 3 0 7 1 1 4 .280 .298 .415 .712 99 34 1 1 5/46O
1914 28 DET AL 28 82 76 4 13 4 0 0 3 0 2 2 7 .171 .203 .224 .426 26 17 1 3 5/64
5 Yrs 335 1268 1124 82 255 26 11 2 104 24 2 63 93 .227 .275 .275 .550 73 309 11 70
162 Game Avg. 162 613 544 40 123 13 5 1 50 12 30 45 .227 .275 .275 .550 73 149 5 34
CHW (3 yrs) 231 900 798 58 184 16 6 1 79 21 42 65 .231 .276 .269 .545 75 215 8 52
BOS (2 yrs) 76 286 250 20 58 6 5 1 22 3 19 21 .232 .292 .308 .600 79 77 2 15
DET (1 yr) 28 82 76 4 13 4 0 0 3 0 2 2 7 .171 .203 .224 .426 26 17 1 3

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
1908 22 CHW AL 26 77 -7 0 0 3 1 -3 -0.4 3 -1 -0.2 .484 .497 -0.6 0.5 -4 $ 5
1909 23 CHW AL 103 412 -2 -1 0 3 2 3 0.2 14 17 1.6 .503 .502 1.4 0.6 14 $ 54
1910 24 CHW AL 102 411 -10 -1 0 3 3 -5 -0.7 14 10 0.7 .494 .496 0.4 0.7 6 $ 5
1910 24 BOS AL 49 201 -6 -0 0 2 2 -2 -0.3 7 5 0.4 .495 .499 0.2 0.4 3 $ 5/6
1911 25 BOS AL 27 85 -0 0 0 -1 1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.3 .498 .500 0.3 -0.0 3 $ 5/46O
1914 28 DET AL 28 82 -6 -0 0 1 1 -5 -0.7 3 -2 -0.4 .477 .496 -0.5 0.2 -3 $ 5/64
5 Seasons 335 1268 -31 -2 0 11 10 -13 -1.9 43 31 2.4 .495 .498 1.2 2.4 19 $
CHW (3 yrs) 231 900 -19 -1 0 9 6 -5 -0.9 31 26 2.1 .497 .499 1.2 1.8 17 $
BOS (2 yrs) 76 286 -6 -0 0 1 3 -2 -0.3 10 7 0.7 .496 .499 0.5 0.4 6 $
DET (1 yr) 28 82 -6 -0 0 1 1 -5 -0.7 3 -2 -0.4 .477 .496 -0.5 0.2 -3 $

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
1908 22 CHW AL 77 66 2 0.8 67 .148 .130 .244 .155 .300 .159 .310 .314 .610 3 .086 -7.3 -0.9 .250 .087 .029 .0
1909 23 CHW AL 412 296 32 2.9 71 .278 .258 .248 .302 .308 .299 .315 .601 .623 93 .472 -3.2 -0.4 .541 .133 .042 .0
1910 24 TOT AL 612 451 37 2.2 73 .236 .218 .247 .278 .313 .259 .319 .537 .632 70 .337 -19.0 -2.3 .453 .127 .041 3.1
1910 24 CHW AL 411 304 25 2.2 71 .240 .223 .244 .272 .310 .261 .316 .533 .625 71 .339 -12.9 -1.5 .441 .109 .038 1.7
1910 24 BOS AL 201 147 12 2.2 77 .227 .208 .253 .289 .320 .256 .327 .545 .647 69 .335 -6.1 -0.7 .481 .167 .048 1.3
1911 25 BOS AL 85 60 10 4.4 95 .295 .280 .280 .298 .346 .415 .368 .712 .714 99 .534 -0.9 -0.1 .627 .159 .134 .0
1914 28 DET AL 82 68 3 1.2 85 .188 .171 .260 .203 .334 .224 .340 .426 .674 26 .134 -7.1 -0.8 .277 .053 .053
5 Yrs 1268 941 84 2.4 74 .246 .227 .251 .275 .314 .275 .322 .550 .636 73 .370 -37.4 -4.5 .465 .124 .048 3.7
162 Game Avg. 613 455 41 2.4 74 .246 .227 .251 .275 .314 .275 .322 .550 .636 73 .370 -37.4 -4.5 .465 .124 .048 2
CHW (3 yrs) 900 666 59 2.4 71 .250 .231 .246 .276 .308 .269 .315 .545 .623 75 .379 -23.4 -2.8 .466 .118 .039 1.9
BOS (2 yrs) 286 207 22 2.9 83 .250 .232 .262 .292 .328 .308 .341 .600 .669 79 .411 -7.0 -0.8 .526 .164 .076 1.5
DET (1 yr) 82 68 3 1.2 85 .188 .171 .260 .203 .334 .224 .340 .426 .674 26 .134 -7.1 -0.8 .277 .053 .053

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
1908 22 26 77 69 3 9 2 0 0 3 2 2 8 .130 .155 .159 .314 3 11 0 6
1909 23 129 489 430 37 102 11 3 0 43 16 21 35 .237 .279 .277 .556 79 119 4 34
1910 24 280 1101 966 73 219 17 8 2 94 23 60 82 .227 .278 .267 .545 74 258 9 66
1911 25 307 1186 1048 78 242 22 11 2 101 24 61 86 .231 .280 .279 .558 76 292 10 67
1912 26 307 1186 1048 78 242 22 11 2 101 24 61 86 .231 .280 .279 .558 76 292 10 67
1913 27 307 1186 1048 78 242 22 11 2 101 24 61 86 .231 .280 .279 .558 76 292 10 67
1914 28 335 1268 1124 82 255 26 11 2 104 24 2 63 93 .227 .275 .275 .550 73 309 11 70

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
1908 22 27 80 72 4 10 2 0 0 4 2 2 8 .139 .162 .167 .329 2 26
1909 23 108 454 396 48 116 11 4 0 56 17 24 28 .293 .341 .341 .682 45 103
1910 24 156 654 569 46 137 7 6 2 66 8 46 48 .241 .304 .285 .589 48 151
1911 25 28 89 86 5 24 5 3 0 7 1 1 4 .279 .295 .407 .702 11 27
1914 28 29 86 80 5 15 5 0 0 4 0 2 7 .188 .217 .250 .467 4 28
5 Yrs 348 1363 1203 108 302 30 13 2 137 28 75 95 .251 .302 .303 .605 110 335
162 Game Avg. 162 635 560 50 141 14 6 1 64 13 35 44 .251 .302 .303 .605 51 335

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1910 AL  1.1 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1910 AL  151 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1909 AL  28 (10th)
1910 AL  32 (3rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1910 AL  451 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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