Jack Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1897-1912)

W–L 245–255
ERA 2.97
WHIP 1.22
SO 1,621
Pitcher PIV 18632.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 195 lb
Born
7/9/1874 in Bloomington, IL, USA
Died
10/17/1944 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1897-06-23
Last Game
1912-10-03

Full name: John Joseph Powell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
245 255 578 516 422 46 15 4389.0 4,319 1,450 110 1,021 1,621 2.97 18632.5

Career ERA 2.97 vs. league average 3.06 across their career seasons — near 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
1897 CL4 NL 15 10 27 26 24 2 0 225.0 245 79 62 61 3.16 4.30 (+27%) 2769.1
1898 CL4 NL 23 15 42 41 36 6 0 342.0 328 114 112 93 3.00 3.59 (+17%) -419.8
1899 SLN NL 23 19 48 43 40 2 0 373.0 433 146 85 87 3.52 3.85 (+8%) 509.1
1900 SLN NL 17 17 38 37 28 3 0 287.7 325 142 77 77 4.44 3.68 (-21%) 1219.0
1901 SLN NL 19 19 45 37 33 2 3 338.3 351 133 50 133 3.54 3.49 (-1%) 2368.4
1902 SLA AL 22 17 42 39 36 3 2 328.3 320 117 93 137 3.21 3.17 (-1%) -567.0
1903 SLA AL 15 19 38 34 33 4 2 306.3 294 99 58 169 2.91 3.10 (+6%) 3069.0
1904 NYA AL 23 19 47 45 38 3 0 390.3 340 106 92 202 2.44 2.66 (+8%) -74.8
1905 NYA AL 8 13 37 23 13 1 1 203.0 214 79 57 84 3.50 2.82 (-24%) -330.9
1905 SLA AL 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 28.0 22 5 5 12 1.61 2.82 (+43%) 358.5
1906 SLA AL 13 14 28 26 25 3 1 244.0 196 48 55 132 1.77 2.68 (+34%) 3231.3
1907 SLA AL 13 16 32 31 27 4 1 255.7 229 76 62 96 2.68 2.50 (-7%) 552.5
1908 SLA AL 16 13 33 32 23 5 1 256.0 208 60 47 85 2.11 2.40 (+12%) 1775.7
1909 SLA AL 12 16 34 27 18 4 3 239.0 221 56 42 82 2.11 2.55 (+17%) 2270.6
1910 SLA AL 7 11 21 18 8 3 0 129.3 121 33 28 52 2.30 2.79 (+18%) 1893.1
1911 SLA AL 8 19 31 27 18 1 1 207.7 224 76 44 52 3.29 3.37 (+2%) -528.3
1912 SLA AL 9 17 32 27 19 0 0 235.3 248 81 52 67 3.10 3.36 (+8%) 537.0
Career · 17 seasons 245 255 578 516 422 46 15 4,389.0 4,319 1,450 1,021 1,621 2.97 — 18,633

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
585 1,610 133 309 38 14 8 124 3 87 299 .192 .237 .248 .484 -6,286

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 26.0% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career SLG .248 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.

Career OPS .484 vs. league average .658 across their career seasons — 26.4% 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
1897 CL4 NL 28 97 10 20 1 0 0 12 0 6 18 .206 .291 (-29%) .354 (-27%) .387 (-44%) .741 (-36%) -557.9
1898 CL4 NL 42 136 15 18 3 1 0 9 0 11 11 .132 .270 (-51%) .333 (-41%) .347 (-51%) .680 (-46%) -966.0
1899 SLN NL 49 134 13 27 0 1 1 6 0 12 28 .201 .282 (-29%) .343 (-22%) .366 (-35%) .710 (-29%) -598.3
1900 SLN NL 38 109 15 31 4 4 1 12 3 10 20 .284 .279 (+2%) .338 (+3%) .366 (+15%) .705 (+10%) 154.5
1901 SLN NL 45 119 14 21 3 1 2 8 0 6 36 .176 .271 (-35%) .326 (-32%) .359 (-25%) .686 (-28%) -532.7
1902 SLA AL 44 127 15 26 9 0 1 15 0 10 25 .205 .266 (-23%) .321 (-17%) .343 (-13%) .665 (-15%) -286.7
1903 SLA AL 40 120 6 25 5 1 0 9 0 4 17 .208 .261 (-20%) .316 (-24%) .345 (-23%) .662 (-24%) -431.9
1904 NYA AL 47 146 11 26 3 2 0 10 0 3 31 .178 .246 (-28%) .300 (-35%) .321 (-30%) .622 (-32%) -688.4
1905 NYA AL 37 65 4 12 1 0 1 2 0 4 12 .185 .248 (-26%) .307 (-25%) .322 (-24%) .629 (-24%) -223.3
1905 SLA AL 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 — — — — -223.3
1906 SLA AL 28 91 5 21 2 0 1 8 0 4 17 .231 .247 (-7%) .307 (-14%) .315 (-9%) .622 (-12%) -162.2
1907 SLA AL 32 91 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 6 25 .132 .245 (-46%) .304 (-36%) .308 (-54%) .613 (-45%) -554.8
1908 SLA AL 33 89 3 21 3 1 0 6 0 1 10 .236 .240 (-2%) .298 (-18%) .306 (-5%) .605 (-11%) -169.6
1909 SLA AL 34 78 3 14 1 1 0 6 0 1 10 .179 .244 (-27%) .306 (-38%) .312 (-30%) .618 (-34%) -390.7
1910 SLA AL 21 43 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 .163 — — — — 0.0
1911 SLA AL 32 73 3 12 0 1 0 7 0 2 15 .164 .266 (-38%) .336 (-44%) .356 (-46%) .693 (-45%) -522.5
1912 SLA AL 32 82 8 15 2 1 1 7 0 5 14 .183 .268 (-32%) .335 (-29%) .358 (-25%) .694 (-27%) -355.3
Career · 17 seasons 585 1,610 133 309 38 14 8 124 3 87 299 .192 — — — — -6,509

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home28374862143656.191
Away27476561146145.191

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2782180.120235114658242.11
Away2731985.020605704957582.58

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1912-10-03 SLACLEL 101100210
1912-09-27 SLACHWL 000000000
1912-09-24 SLACHWL 200000001
1912-09-18 SLAMINL 200000000
1912-09-11 SLANYYL 200000001
1912-09-02 SLACLEL 301000001
1912-08-28 SLAMINW 210000001
1912-08-24 SLAPHAL 300000001
1912-08-15 SLABOSL 412000000
1912-08-10 SLAMINW 302000101

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1912-10-03 SLACLE — 7.21086410
1912-09-27 SLACHW — 1.0100000
1912-09-24 SLACHW L 6.11154120
1912-09-18 SLAMIN L 5.1843000
1912-09-11 SLANYY L 7.0733300
1912-09-02 SLACLE L 8.0822200
1912-08-28 SLAMIN W 9.0721030
1912-08-24 SLAPHA L 8.0721130
1912-08-15 SLABOS L 8.014134220
1912-08-10 SLAMIN W 9.0810520

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 6 2 1 1
C 1 0 0 0 1 0
OF 4 0 2 1 1 0
P 578 205 127 967 72 34

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1897 CL4 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1897 CL4 P 27 0 7 45 4 2
1898 CL4 P 42 0 11 70 3 2
1899 SLN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1899 SLN P 48 0 12 78 6 2
1900 SLN P 38 0 11 70 6 2
1901 SLN P 45 0 15 64 7 4
1902 SLA 1B 1 0 6 2 1 1
1902 SLA C 1 0 0 0 1 0
1902 SLA OF 2 0 2 1 1 0
1902 SLA P 42 0 16 63 6 5
1903 SLA P 38 0 10 85 6 1
1904 NYA P 47 45 9 100 4 3
1905 NYA P 37 23 2 35 2 2
1905 SLA P 3 3 0 5 0 0
1906 SLA P 28 26 8 52 3 3
1907 SLA P 32 31 2 69 4 2
1908 SLA P 33 32 2 56 3 0
1909 SLA P 34 27 9 58 4 0
1910 SLA P 21 18 5 25 3 1
1911 SLA P 31 0 5 40 6 1
1912 SLA P 32 0 3 52 5 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 578
Catcher 1
First Base 1
Right Field 4

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jack Powell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Eppa Rixey HOF
    266-251, 3.15 ERA
  2. 83
    Vic Willis HOF
    249-205, 2.63 ERA
  3. 71
    Red Faber HOF
    254-213, 3.15 ERA
  4. 70
    Bob Friend
    197-230, 3.58 ERA
  5. 69
    Wilbur Cooper
    216-178, 2.89 ERA
  6. 64
    Robin Roberts HOF
    286-245, 3.41 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Powell

What years did Jack Powell play?
Jack Powell played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1912.
Was Jack Powell a pitcher?
Yes. Jack Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 245 wins and 1621 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Powell hit?
Jack Powell hit 8 career home runs with 309 hits.