Patrick Larkins vs. Billy Purtell — Career Comparison

Patrick Larkins
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationThird Baseman
Billy Purtell
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Patrick Larkins and Billy Purtell are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Purtell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.550 vs .527) and slugging (.275 vs .243). Patrick Larkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.284 vs .275). By the career numbers, Billy Purtell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Patrick Larkins and Billy Purtell

Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
137.84
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
158.52
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268
600
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
567.57
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
531.86
Patrick Larkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
120.66
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
102.21
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
12.3
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.21
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.95
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
18.45
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
38.34
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.02
43.54
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
137.84
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
146.21
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
170.27
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
155.68
Patrick Larkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
38.8
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
49.21
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
87.07
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
50.94
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105.84
50.08
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.21
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
29.81
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Larkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
43.53
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.78
13.78
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
33.12
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
11.36
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.95
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
12.3
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
92.31

Fielding Stats for Patrick Larkins and Billy Purtell

Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.01
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.16
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.99
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7419
27
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
9
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.73
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.44
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.95
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.65
Patrick Larkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.01
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.35
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.7
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
4.44
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.68
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
4.09
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.58
72.58
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.21
92.21
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.647
2.647
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.513
3.513
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Billy Purtell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Larkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Purtell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0