Ed Goodson vs. Blondie Purcell — Career Comparison

Ed Goodson
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown
Blondie Purcell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed Goodson and Blondie Purcell are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Goodson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .654) and slugging (.374 vs .340). Blondie Purcell had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .306). By the career numbers, Ed Goodson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Goodson and Blondie Purcell

Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
229.74
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1097
135.02
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4875
600
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1266
564.76
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4563
561.6
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
329
146.77
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
149.78
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
246
109.74
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
119.02
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.75
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
21.78
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.89
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
7.38
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
13.38
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.6
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.03
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
30.77
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
133.81
59.69
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538.43
66.27
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
211.45
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
191.14
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
398
177.55
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1529
188.18
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
48.18
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
94.4
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
75.84
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
60.92
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
248
110.63
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
153.72
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
138.15
61.63
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599.59
73.8
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.45
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
28.1
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
34.95
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
60.22
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
30.52
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.96
9.96
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.66
19.66
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.78
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
24.25
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
24.25
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Goodson and Blondie Purcell

Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.2
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
1.06
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.02
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7085
27
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28647
27
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361.2
9
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9549
9
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.16
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
1.47
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.3
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
0.36
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.29
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
6.62
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2250
2.12
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
6.46
Blondie Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1941
1.83
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.58
97.58
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.03
85.03
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.42
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blondie Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0