Was Grover Powell a pitcher?

Yes. Grover Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 39 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Grover Powell hit?

Grover Powell hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Grover Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963)

W–L 1–1

ERA 2.72

WHIP 1.39

SO 39

Pitcher PIV 42.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 10/10/1940 in Sayre, PA, USA
Died: 5/21/1985 in Raleigh, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-07-13
Last Game: 1963-09-29

Full name: Grover David Powell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	20	4	1	1	0	49.7	37	15	2	32	39	2.72	42.2

Career ERA 2.72 vs. league average 3.46 across their career seasons — 21.4% better 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
1963	NYN	NL	1	1	20	4	1	1	0	49.7	37	15	32	39	2.72	3.46 (+21%)	42.2
Career · 1 season			1	1	20	4	1	1	0	49.2	37	15	32	39	2.72	—	42

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
20	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.200	.333	.200	.533	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 18.8% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .309 across their career seasons — +7.9% above league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career OPS .533 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 21.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1963	NYN	NL	20	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			20	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.200	—	—	—	—	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	9	2	1	1	0	0	.500
Away	11	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	20.1	16	5	15	20	2.21
Away	11	29.1	21	10	17	19	3.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1963-09-29	NYN	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-28	NYN	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-22	NYN	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	1
1963-09-17	NYN	PHI	L	1	1	1	1	0
1963-09-15	NYN	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-12	NYN	SFG	L	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-05	NYN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1963-09-03	NYN	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-01	NYN	ATL	W	0	0	0	1	0
1963-08-27	NYN	PIT	L	2	0	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1963-09-29	NYN	HOU	—	3.0	2	2	2	4	1	0
1963-09-28	NYN	HOU	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-22	NYN	SFG	—	2.1	5	6	5	3	0	1
1963-09-17	NYN	PHI	—	4.2	4	4	2	3	6	1
1963-09-15	NYN	HOU	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	4	0
1963-09-12	NYN	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1963-09-05	NYN	STL	L	2.2	4	3	1	3	2	0
1963-09-03	NYN	CIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1963-09-01	NYN	ATL	—	4.1	3	3	1	5	1	0
1963-08-27	NYN	PIT	—	5.0	2	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	20	4	7	7	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1963	NYN	P	20	4	7	7	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	20

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA	1960

Frequently Asked Questions about Grover Powell

Was Grover Powell a pitcher?: Yes. Grover Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 39 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Grover Powell hit?: Grover Powell hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.