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1879–1890 · LF
Blondie Purcell
5' 9", 159 lbs·Lived to 172·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
4
Most HR · 1887
96
Most RBI · 1887
.316
Best AVG · 1889
Pitching Arc · ERA
9 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Batting
12 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | SR1 | 75 | 327 | 0 | 29 | .254 | — | — |
| 1880 | CN1 | 77 | 325 | 1 | 24 | .292 | — | — |
| 1881 | BFN | 50 | 193 | 0 | 21 | .244 | — | — |
| 1882 | BFN | 84 | 380 | 2 | 40 | .276 | — | — |
| 1883 | PHI | 97 | 425 | 1 | 32 | .268 | — | — |
| 1884 | PHI | 103 | 428 | 1 | 31 | .252 | — | — |
| 1885 | PH4 | 87 | 391 | 0 | 25 | .279 | — | — |
| 1886 | BL2 | 26 | 85 | 0 | 8 | .224 | — | — |
| 1887 | BL2 | 140 | 567 | 4 | 96 | .250 | — | — |
| 1888 | BL2 | 119 | 472 | 2 | 45 | .227 | — | — |
| 1889 | PH4 | 129 | 507 | 0 | 85 | .316 | — | — |
| 1890 | PH4 | 110 | 463 | 2 | 59 | .276 | — | — |
| Career | 1097 | 4563 | 13 | 495 | .267 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
9 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | SR1 | 24 | 197.7 | 4 | 17 | 3.78 | 66 | 31 | 1.482 |
| 1880 | CN1 | 25 | 196.0 | 3 | 17 | 3.21 | 74 | 47 | 1.362 |
| 1881 | BFN | 9 | 61.7 | 4 | 1 | 2.77 | 100 | 15 | 1.151 |
| 1882 | BFN | 6 | 31.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.94 | 57 | 9 | 1.548 |
| 1883 | PHI | 11 | 80.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.39 | 73 | 30 | 1.525 |
| 1884 | PHI | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 138 | 1 | 0.750 |
| 1885 | PH4 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 50 | 3 | 2.167 |
| 1886 | BL2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 37 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1887 | BL2 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 26 | 2 | 3.000 |
| Career | 79 | 581.4 | 15 | 43 | — | — | 138 | — | |
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