Retired
Blondie Purcell
Birthdate:
March 16, 1854 (163 y, 7 m, 21 d)Born In:
Paterson, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/159
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 1 | 37.9 | 30.6 |
| Grey Ink | 23 | 194.8 | 164.6 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 51.3 | 49.7 |
| WAR | 19.1 | 70.1 | 65.4 |
| WAR7 | 17.1 | 42.6 | 41.5 |
| JAWS | 18.1 | 56.4 | 53.4 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Joe Hornung R | 942 |
| Tom York R | 936 |
| Jack McCarthy R | 927 |
| Patsy Dougherty R | 924 |
| Curt Welch R | 921 |
| Bob Bescher R | 920 |
| Rube Oldring R | 918 |
| George Browne R | 917 |
| Peanuts Lowrey R | 915 |
| Shad Barry R | 914 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 84 | 3 |
| 1887 | 140 | 1 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 404 | 3 |
| 1887 | 635 | 6 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 380 | 3 |
| 1882 | 380 | 3 |
| 1883 | 425 | 10 |
| 1883 | 425 | 10 |
| 1887 | 567 | 7 |
| 1887 | 567 | 7 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 28 | 8 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 10 | 6 |
| 1887 | 88 | 8 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 79 | 6 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 2 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 | 1 |
| 1887 | 10 | 7 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 7 | 1 |
| 1883 | 7 | 8 |
| 1884 | 8 | 9 |
| 1885 | 8 | 9 |
| 1887 | 10 | 3 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 1 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 15 | 8 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 811 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 31 | 2 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 0.952 | 7 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 84 | 4 |
| 1887 | 140 | 1 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 19 | 1 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 245 | 9 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 245 | 3 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 1 | 2 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 4 | 1 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 15 | 3 |