Billy Purtell
1908–1914 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
337G
.226AVG
.270OBP
.274SLG
255H
2HR
101RBI
25SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337 | 1,270 | 1,127 | 82 | 255 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 101 | 61 | 91 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 309 | .226 | .270 | .274 | .544 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1910-07-04 to 1910-07-13
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1910-05-04 | 1 in 497 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1909-06-02 | 1 in 107 games |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1909-07-13 | 1 in 199 player-games |
Rare feats (5)
Rarest: Triple Play, 57 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1910-05-04 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 57 | 1910-09-18 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1909-06-02 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1909-07-02 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1909-09-23 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 179 | 650 | 123 | 1 | 58 | 32 | 49 | .214 | .238 | .258 |
| Away | 158 | 620 | 132 | 1 | 43 | 29 | 42 | .239 | .260 | .291 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .212 | .325 | .212 |
| May | 47 | 190 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 15 | .211 | .226 | .240 |
| June | 84 | 313 | 65 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 26 | .230 | .249 | .280 |
| July | 90 | 340 | 72 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 23 | .232 | .238 | .281 |
| August | 41 | 153 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 14 | .233 | .281 | .308 |
| September | 51 | 195 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 11 | .210 | .226 | .246 |
| October | 9 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .290 | .359 | .419 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 56 | 210 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 16 | .263 | .310 | .317 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 49 | 180 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 16 | .193 | .183 | .248 |
| new-york-yankees | 46 | 179 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | .267 | .268 | .323 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 46 | 174 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 19 | .163 | .218 | .176 |
| boston-red-sox | 44 | 172 | 42 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 11 | .259 | .273 | .333 |
| detroit-tigers | 43 | 163 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | .227 | .227 | .262 |
| st-louis-browns | 42 | 151 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 8 | .226 | .272 | .282 |
| chicago-white-sox | 11 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .128 | .171 | .128 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  Chicago White Sox | 27 | 70 | 9 | – | 5 | 2 | .129 | – | – |
| 1909 | Chicago White Sox | 103 | 361 | 93 | – | 39 | 14 | .258 | – | – |
| 1910 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox | 151 | 538 | 117 | 2 | 46 | 8 | .217 | – | – |
| 1911 |  Boston Red Sox | 27 | 82 | 23 | – | 7 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Detroit Tigers | 29 | 76 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .171 | – | – |