What years did Bill Powell play?

Bill Powell played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1913.

Was Bill Powell a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 25 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Powell hit?

Bill Powell hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Bill Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1913)

W–L 4–8

ERA 2.87

WHIP 1.41

SO 25

Pitcher PIV -956.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 182 lb
Born: 5/8/1885 in Taylor County, WV, USA
Died: 9/28/1967 in East Liverpool, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-04-16
Last Game: 1913-04-28

Full name: William Burris Powell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	8	17	11	4	2	0	84.7	76	27	0	43	25	2.87	-956.5

Career ERA 2.87 vs. league average 2.94 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1909	PIT	NL	0	1	3	1	0	0	7.3	7	3	6	2	3.68	—	0.0
1910	PIT	NL	4	6	12	9	4	2	75.0	65	20	34	23	2.40	2.79 (+14%)	-956.5
1912	CHN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	1	0	9.00	—	0.0
1913	CIN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.3	2	2	2	0	54.00	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			4	8	17	11	4	2	84.2	76	27	43	25	2.87	—	-956

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
17	26	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.269	.296	.308	.604	0

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career OBP .296 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Career OPS .604 vs. league average .658 across their career seasons — 8.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1909	PIT	NL	3	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	PIT	NL	12	23	2	6	1	1	4	.261	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CIN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			17	26	2	7	1	1	5	.269	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	14	20	1	4	0	0	.200
Away	3	6	1	3	0	1	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	14	70.2	60	23	31	20	2.93
Away	3	14.1	16	8	12	6	5.02

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1913-04-28	CIN	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-09-30	CHC	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-07-11	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-07-05	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1910-07-02	PIT	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-06-29	PIT	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-06-21	PIT	STL	W	4	1	3	1	1	0	0
1910-05-27	PIT	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-05-19	PIT	BSN	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1910-05-13	PIT	PHI	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1913-04-28	CIN	STL	L	0.1	2	2	2	2	0
1912-09-30	CHC	PIT	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	1
1910-07-11	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	2	3	3	2	1
1910-07-05	PIT	CHC	L	3.1	4	5	1	3	0
1910-07-02	PIT	CIN	L	8.0	9	5	4	3	4
1910-06-29	PIT	CIN	—	4.0	2	1	0	2	1
1910-06-21	PIT	STL	W	9.0	11	3	3	5	4
1910-05-27	PIT	BSN	L	6.0	8	5	4	4	0
1910-05-19	PIT	BSN	L	8.1	11	4	4	2	2
1910-05-13	PIT	PHI	L	9.0	9	4	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	17	10	6	30	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	PIT	P	3	1	0	2	0	1
1910	PIT	P	12	9	6	27	1	1
1912	CHN	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1913	CIN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	17

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Powell

What years did Bill Powell play?: Bill Powell played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1913.
Was Bill Powell a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 25 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Powell hit?: Bill Powell hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.