What years did Dennis Powell play?

Dennis Powell played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1993.

Was Dennis Powell a pitcher?

Yes. Dennis Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 199 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dennis Powell hit?

Dennis Powell hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Dennis Powell play for?

Dennis Powell played for 3 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1985–1986), the Seattle Mariners (1987–1990, 1992–1993), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1990).

What were Dennis Powell's career stats?

In 207 games, Dennis Powell went 11-22 with a 4.95 ERA, 199 strikeouts, 339.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Dennis Powell's salary?

Dennis Powell's last recorded salary was $175,000, in 1993. His highest recorded salary was $175,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $62,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1993.

What position did Dennis Powell play?

Dennis Powell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dennis Powell and how much did he weigh?

Dennis Powell was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 175 pounds.

What was Dennis Powell's career ERA?

Dennis Powell finished with a 4.95 career ERA, going 11-22 with 199 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dennis Powell have?

Dennis Powell recorded 199 career strikeouts.

Is Dennis Powell in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dennis Powell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dennis Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1993)

Dennis Powell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1993 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Seattle Mariners, and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 207 career appearances, he went 11-22 with a 4.95 ERA and 199 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 11–22

ERA 4.95

WHIP 1.53

SO 199

Pitcher PIV -4593.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 175 lb
Born: 8/13/1963 in Moultrie, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1985-07-07
Last Game: 1993-08-11

Full name: Dennis Clay Powell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dennis Powell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	22	207	23	0	0	3	339.2	360	187	35	159	199	4.95	-4593.9

Career ERA 4.95 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 26.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dennis Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1985	LAN	NL	1	1	16	2	1	29.1	30	17	13	19	5.22	3.89 (-34%)	-1488.3
1986	LAN	NL	2	7	27	6	0	65.1	65	31	25	31	4.27	3.97 (-7%)	-62.6
1987	SEA	AL	1	3	16	3	0	34.1	32	12	15	17	3.15	4.29 (+27%)	-29.0
1988	SEA	AL	1	3	12	2	0	18.2	29	18	11	15	8.68	3.73 (-132%)	-424.8
1989	SEA	AL	2	2	43	1	2	45.0	49	25	21	27	5.00	3.71 (-35%)	-1259.1
1990	SEA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	5	3	2	0	9.00	—	0.0
1990	ML4	AL	0	4	9	7	0	39.1	59	30	19	23	6.86	3.86 (-78%)	691.0
1992	SEA	AL	4	2	49	0	0	57.0	49	29	29	35	4.58	3.75 (-22%)	-903.7
1993	SEA	AL	0	0	33	2	0	47.2	42	22	24	32	4.15	4.19 (+1%)	-1117.3
Career · 9 seasons			11	22	207	23	3	339.2	360	187	159	199	4.95	—	-4,594

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

Dennis Powell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
207	17	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	.176	.176	.353	.529	0

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career SLG .353 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career OPS .529 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 25.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dennis Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1985	LAN	NL	16	3	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	LAN	NL	27	14	1	3	3	6	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SEA	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SEA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SEA	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SEA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ML4	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SEA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			207	17	1	3	3	8	.176	—	—	—	—	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

Dennis Powell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	99	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	108	14	1	3	0	0	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Dennis Powell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	99	148.1	162	83	71	92	5.04
Away	108	191.1	198	104	88	107	4.89

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dennis Powell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-08-11	SEA	KCR	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1993-08-04	SEA	OAK	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
1993-07-30	SEA	CHW	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	0
1993-07-29	SEA	MIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993-07-27	SEA	MIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-07-25	SEA	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-07-24	SEA	CLE	—	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0
1993-07-22	SEA	CLE	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1993-07-19	SEA	NYY	—	4.1	3	1	1	3	2	1
1993-07-15	SEA	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dennis Powell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	207	23	20	51	1	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dennis Powell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1985	LAN	P	16	2	0	6	0	2
1986	LAN	P	27	6	7	6	1	1
1987	SEA	P	16	3	2	6	0	0
1988	SEA	P	12	2	1	3	0	0
1989	SEA	P	43	1	2	11	0	0
1990	SEA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1990	ML4	P	9	7	2	9	0	0
1992	SEA	P	49	0	3	5	0	1
1993	SEA	P	33	2	3	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Dennis Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	207

Salary History

Dennis Powell's recorded salaries total $434,500 over 4 seasons, 1986 to 1993. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Powell's career ran from 1985 to 1993. No salary is recorded for 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1992.

Dennis Powell — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	SEA	AL	$175,000
1990	SEA	AL	$125,000
1988	SEA	AL	$72,500
1986	LAN	NL	$62,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$434,500

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Dennis Powell: the record in brief

Dennis Powell's major league career runs from a debut on July 7, 1985 to a final game on August 11, 1993. Powell played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1985 to 1986), the Seattle Mariners (1987 to 1993), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1990). Born on August 13, 1963, in Moultrie, GA, USA, Powell is listed as a pitcher and hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. Powell's listed size is 175 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The bio lists the given name Dennis Clay.

Powell pitched in 207 games, starting 23, and finished with a 11-22 record and 4.95 ERA. The same table counts 199 strikeouts. The league ERA over Powell's seasons was 3.93, so the 4.95 figure ran 26.2% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.15 in 1993, when the league's was 4.19.

Every defensive appearance on record for Powell, 207 games, came at pitcher. The fielding table credits Powell with 20 putouts, 51 assists and 1 errors on the mound.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dennis Powell

What years did Dennis Powell play?: Dennis Powell played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1993.
Was Dennis Powell a pitcher?: Yes. Dennis Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 199 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dennis Powell hit?: Dennis Powell hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Dennis Powell play for?: Dennis Powell played for 3 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1985–1986), the Seattle Mariners (1987–1990, 1992–1993), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1990).
What were Dennis Powell's career stats?: In 207 games, Dennis Powell went 11-22 with a 4.95 ERA, 199 strikeouts, 339.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Dennis Powell earn in his career?: Dennis Powell's recorded salaries total $434,500 over 4 seasons, 1986 to 1993. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Powell's career ran from 1985 to 1993. No salary is recorded for 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1992.
What was Dennis Powell's salary?: Dennis Powell's last recorded salary was $175,000, in 1993. His highest recorded salary was $175,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $62,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1993.
What position did Dennis Powell play?: Dennis Powell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dennis Powell and how much did he weigh?: Dennis Powell was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 175 pounds.
What was Dennis Powell's career ERA?: Dennis Powell finished with a 4.95 career ERA, going 11-22 with 199 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dennis Powell have?: Dennis Powell recorded 199 career strikeouts.
Is Dennis Powell in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dennis Powell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.