How Blondie Purcell's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Blondie Purcell totaled 1 career Hit By Pitch, well below the league average of 277.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1879, posting 0. The highest point came in 1887 at 1, well below the league average of 37.0 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 0 in 1885 to 0 in 1886 and 1 in 1887, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Blondie Purcell Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Blondie Purcell Hit By Pitch Per Season

Blondie Purcell's Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Blondie Purcell Hit By Pitch by Team

Blondie Purcell's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Blondie Purcell career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Blondie Purcell Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Blondie Purcell's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Blondie Purcell Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Blondie Purcell Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Blondie Purcell's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Blondie Purcell Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Blondie Purcell's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
Blondie Purcell Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table