How Blondie Purcell's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Blondie Purcell posted a career ERA of 3.73, near the league average of 3.88 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1884, posting 2.25. The highest point came in 1887 at 15.75, well above the league average of 4.27 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.0 in 1885 to 9.0 in 1886 and 15.75 in 1887. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.25 to 15.75 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Blondie Purcell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Blondie Purcell
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| Career | 3.73 | 3.79 | 3.08 |
| Season Avg. | 3.73 | 3.79 | 3.08 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.73 | 3.79 | 3.08 |
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Blondie Purcell ERA Per Season
Blondie Purcell's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Blondie Purcell ERA by Team
Blondie Purcell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Blondie Purcell ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Blondie Purcell's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Blondie Purcell ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Blondie Purcell's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Blondie Purcell ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Blondie Purcell's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
