Blondie Purcell

Full Name: William Aloysius Purcell

Positions: Rightfielder, Leftfielder and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 159lb

Team: Philadelphia Athletics

Born: March 16, 1854 in Paterson, NJ

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 31

Real-life MLB career: 1879–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.3
1.5
AB
48
679
H
13
201
HR
0
0
BA
.271
.296
R
11
112
RBI
4
120
SB
11
91
OBP
.417
.344
SLG
.333
.368
OPS
.750
.712
OPS+
116
110

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188531PATAA 151669631 101188 3080 1168039 3334 .298.338.371.709 109234 5 RF
188632PATAA 346048 1113 110 4115 112 .271.417.333.750 11616 01001 LF-SS-RF
2 Yrs 185729679112201 31901209144 4436.296.344.368.712 11025006 001
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188531PATAA669 3.2-0.2-12.7-9.6-0.822.913.21.21.2-1.1 RF
188632PATAA60 1.60.4-0.61.40.12.03.40.30.3-0.1 LF-SS-RF
2 Yrs729 4.80.2-13.3-8.2-0.724.916.61.51.5-1.2
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188531PATAA669 .315.0730.05.14.9 5.720.2 67.2
188632PATAA60 .283.0620.03.318.3 3.315.4 1.3657.668.8 3.388.2 .417280.4
2 Yrs729 .313.0720.04.96.0 5.519.91.3657.6 67.40.288.20.4
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home18262336 110341 32.261.346.391.737.286
1886Away16342587 000174 80.280.471.280.751.280
1886vs LH Starter69703 000000 20.429.556.429.984.429
1886vs RH Starter275041010 110000 92.244.380.317.697.256
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188531PATAA151151151151 151
188632PATAA3483414 211121
2 Yrs185159185165 21115221
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188531 PAT AARF1511511291.0 2151753370 .828.8831.241.52 1.18112
188632 PAT AASS2110.0 63210 .833.8624.505.77 2.5000
188632 PAT AALF11770.0 2015231 .850.8952.192.38 1.5500
188632 PAT AARF101.0 00000 .000.8920.001.56 0.0000
CareerSS2110.0 63210 .8334.50 2.5000
CareerLF11770.0 2015231 .8502.19 1.5500
CareerRF1521511292.0 2151753370 .8281.24 1.17112
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

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