Was Bill Powell a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 71 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Powell hit?

Bill Powell hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Bill Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 10–2

ERA 3.35

WHIP 1.36

SO 71

Pitcher PIV 2188.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 5/8/1919 in Comer, GA, USA
Died: 8/21/2004 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Awards: All-Star

Full name: William Henry Powell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	2	13	13	9	2	0	94.0	94	35	5	34	71	3.35	2188.2

Career ERA 3.35 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 13.8% better than 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
1946	BBB	NAL	2	1	3	3	2	0	18.3	23	12	9	9	5.89	3.59 (-64%)	85.8
1947	BBB	NAL	3	0	3	3	2	0	24.0	26	7	8	22	2.62	3.97 (+34%)	618.6
1948	BBB	NAL	5	1	7	7	5	2	51.7	45	16	17	40	2.79	4.10 (+32%)	1483.9
Career · 3 seasons			10	2	13	13	9	2	94.0	94	35	34	71	3.35	—	2,188

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
14	36	8	10	1	0	0	5	0	5	0	.278	.366	.306	.671	0

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Career OBP .366 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career SLG .306 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 17.7% below league average.

Career OPS .671 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	BBB	NAL	3	9	1	2	1	2	0	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BBB	NAL	4	8	0	1	0	1	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BBB	NAL	7	19	7	7	0	2	1	.368	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			14	36	8	10	1	5	5	.278	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	7	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	ALC	BBB	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.500
1948	NWS	BBB	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	3	0	15.3	15	10	5	10	5.87

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	ALC	BBB	0	0	2	2	0	9.7	9	5	3	8	4.66
1948	NWS	BBB	0	1	1	1	0	5.7	6	5	2	2	7.94

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	31	25	5	11	0	5	.440
Away	30	19	2	2	0	1	.105

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	29	218.1	166	24	22	75	0.99
Away	29	151.1	136	19	23	31	1.13

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1949-09-05	BIR	MEM	L	0	0	0
1949-08-29	BIR	IN9	L	0	0	0
1949-08-28	BIR	IN9	W	0	0	0
1949-08-24	BIR	KCM	W	0	0	0
1949-08-20	BIR	KCM	L	0	0	0
1949-08-16	BIR	CAG	W	0	1	2
1949-07-31	BIR	BLG	L	0	0	0
1949-07-24	BIR	MEM	W	0	0	0
1949-07-10	BIR	PH5	W	1	0	0
1949-07-05	BIR	MEM	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-09-05	BIR	MEM	L	8.0	6	1	0	0	0	0
1949-08-29	BIR	IN9	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-08-28	BIR	IN9	W	9.0	5	1	0	0	4	0
1949-08-24	BIR	KCM	W	15.0	11	2	0	3	9	0
1949-08-20	BIR	KCM	L	9.0	8	7	0	0	0	1
1949-08-16	BIR	CAG	W	9.0	6	1	0	0	0	0
1949-07-31	BIR	BLG	L	8.0	10	4	0	0	0	1
1949-07-24	BIR	MEM	W	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-05	BIR	MEM	L	0.0	9	6	0	0	0	0
1949-07-01	BIR	KCM	—	5.2	8	5	5	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	13	13	6	19	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
1946	BBB	P	3	3	2	4
1947	BBB	P	3	3	1	4
1948	BBB	P	7	7	3	11

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	13

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Powell

Was Bill Powell a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 71 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Powell hit?: Bill Powell hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.