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.

What was Bill Powell's career batting average?

Bill Powell batted .278 over his career, with 10 hits in 36 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Powell have?

Bill Powell drove in 5 runs in his career.

What was Bill Powell's career ERA?

Bill Powell finished with a 3.35 career ERA, going 10-2 with 71 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Powell have?

Bill Powell recorded 71 career strikeouts.

Bill Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Bill Powell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Birmingham Black Barons. Across 13 career appearances, he went 10-2 with a 3.35 ERA and 71 strikeouts. Bill Powell was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2188.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Bill Powell — 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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Bill Powell — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	18.1	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	51.2	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

Bill Powell — 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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Bill Powell — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Bill Powell — 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

Bill Powell — 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

Bill Powell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	3	0	15.1	15	10	5	10	5.87

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bill Powell — 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	9.2	9	5	3	8	4.66
1948	NWS	BBB	0	1	1	1	0	5.2	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

Bill Powell — 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

Bill Powell — 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

Bill Powell — 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

Bill Powell — 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

Bill Powell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	13	13	6	19	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Powell — 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

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Bill Powell — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	13

Bill Powell: the record in brief

Bill Powell's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1946 to 1948. Powell's only club in the season tables is the Birmingham Black Barons. Powell is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 2 inches and 195 pounds. Powell threw right-handed and batted left-handed, per the bio block. Powell was born on May 8, 1919, in Comer, GA, USA. Powell's death is recorded on August 21, 2004, in Birmingham, AL, USA. On the record, Bill Powell was born William Henry Powell.

Powell pitched in 13 games, starting 13, and finished with a 10-2 record and 3.35 ERA. Powell had 71 strikeouts. Against a 3.89 league ERA for the same years, Powell was 13.8% better. The best win total was 5, in 1948. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.79 in 1948, when the league's was 4.10. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Powell's career adds up to 2,188.2.

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.
What was Bill Powell's career batting average?: Bill Powell batted .278 over his career, with 10 hits in 36 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Powell have?: Bill Powell drove in 5 runs in his career.
What was Bill Powell's career ERA?: Bill Powell finished with a 3.35 career ERA, going 10-2 with 71 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Powell have?: Bill Powell recorded 71 career strikeouts.