Was Eddie Powell a pitcher?

No. Eddie Powell was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Eddie Powell hit?

Eddie Powell hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.

Eddie Powell

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .220

HR 0

RBI 9

H 13

OPS .507

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 7/12/1910 in Livingston, AL, USA
Died: 1986 in New York, NY, USA

Full name: Edward D. Powell

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
64.0	59.0	2.0	14.0	1.0	0	1.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	0	.237	.297	.305	.602

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	9.00

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
27	59	3	13	1	0	0	9	0	4	0	.220	.270	.237	.507	0

Career AVG .220 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 20.7% below league average.

Career OBP .270 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 21.7% below league average.

Career SLG .237 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Career OPS .507 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 31.7% below 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
1936	NYC	NN2	6	10	0	3	1	2	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	NBY	NN2	12	33	2	8	0	6	2	.242	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	SEN	NN2	9	16	1	2	0	1	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			27	59	3	13	1	9	4	.220	—	—	—	—	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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.7	5	5	0	2	0	27.00	0.0

Career ERA 27.00 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 521.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	SEN	NN2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.7	5	5	2	0	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	5	5	2	0	27.00	—	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	24	1	6	0	1	.250
Away	13	18	1	5	1	2	.278

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	2	0.1	3	0	0	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1938-07-28	WBS	PH5	L	1	0	1
1938-07-02	WBS	NW2	L	1	0	0
1938-06-19	WBS	PTC	L	2	0	0
1938-06-17	WBS	NW2	L	4	0	0
1938-06-04	WBS	PH5	L	0	0	0
1938-05-31	WBS	HOM	L	1	1	0
1938-05-30	WBS	HOM	L	0	0	0
1938-05-30	WBS	HOM	L	2	0	0
1938-05-29	WBS	HOM	L	0	0	0
1938-05-22	WBS	NY5	L	1	1	0

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1938-06-04	WBS	PH5	—	0.1	3	3	0	0	0	0
1938-05-30	WBS	HOM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E
C	19	14	76	8	6
P	1	0	0	0	0
SS	1	1	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1936	NYC	C	6	3	17	3	0
1937	NBY	C	9	7	38	1	3
1937	NBY	SS	1	1	0	1	0
1938	SEN	C	4	4	21	4	3
1938	SEN	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Catcher	19
Shortstop	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Powell

Was Eddie Powell a pitcher?: No. Eddie Powell was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Eddie Powell hit?: Eddie Powell hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.