What years did Jay Powell play?

Jay Powell played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2005.

Was Jay Powell a pitcher?

Yes. Jay Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 423 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jay Powell hit?

Jay Powell hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Jay Powell's career batting average?

Jay Powell batted .167 over his career, with 2 hits in 12 at bats.

How many RBI did Jay Powell have?

Jay Powell drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Jay Powell's career ERA?

Jay Powell finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 36-23 with 423 strikeouts.

Jay Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2005)

Jay Powell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2005 for 5 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 11 seasons. Across 512 career appearances, he went 36-23 with a 4.17 ERA, 423 strikeouts, and 22 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4772.6.

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 36–23

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.50

SO 423

Pitcher PIV 4772.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 220 lb
Born: 1/9/1972 in Meridian, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-09-10
Last Game: 2005-07-29

Full name: James Willard Powell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jay Powell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	23	512	0	0	0	22	542.1	543	251	42	272	423	4.17	4772.6

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 6.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jay Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	FLO	NL	0	0	9	0	8.1	7	1	6	4	1.08	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	4	3	67	2	71.1	71	36	36	52	4.54	4.61 (+1%)	549.8
1997	FLO	NL	7	2	74	2	79.2	71	29	30	65	3.28	4.39 (+25%)	2312.1
1998	FLO	NL	4	4	33	3	36.1	36	17	22	24	4.21	4.43 (+5%)	-1051.0
1998	HOU	NL	3	3	29	4	34.0	22	9	15	38	2.38	4.43 (+46%)	1483.9
1999	HOU	NL	5	4	67	4	75.0	82	36	40	77	4.32	4.71 (+8%)	2642.3
2000	HOU	NL	1	1	29	0	27.0	29	17	19	16	5.67	4.77 (-19%)	154.7
2001	HOU	NL	2	2	35	0	36.1	41	15	19	28	3.72	4.42 (+16%)	-82.0
2001	COL	NL	3	1	39	7	38.2	34	12	12	26	2.79	4.42 (+37%)	-52.2
2002	TEX	AL	3	2	51	0	49.2	50	19	24	35	3.44	4.28 (+20%)	-116.0
2003	TEX	AL	3	0	51	0	58.2	75	51	34	40	7.82	4.40 (-78%)	-968.3
2004	TEX	AL	1	1	23	0	24.0	24	9	11	17	3.38	4.46 (+24%)	-100.8
2005	ATL	NL	0	0	5	0	3.1	1	0	4	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			36	23	512	22	542.1	543	251	272	423	4.17	—	4,773

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

Jay Powell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
513	12	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 50.5% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 60.7% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 56.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jay Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	FLO	NL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	67	5	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	FLO	NL	74	4	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	FLO	NL	33	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	HOU	NL	29	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	HOU	NL	67	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	HOU	NL	30	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	HOU	NL	35	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	COL	NL	39	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TEX	AL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TEX	AL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TEX	AL	23	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ATL	NL	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			513	12	2	1	8	.167	—	—	—	—	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

Jay Powell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jay Powell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1999	NLDS1	HOU	3	.000
1998	NLDS2	HOU	3	.000
1997	NLCS	FLO	1	.000
1997	WS	FLO	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jay Powell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	11	0	0	9.2	10	8	8	9	7.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jay Powell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	NLDS1	HOU	0	1	3	3.0	3	2	1	3	6.00
1998	NLDS2	HOU	0	0	3	2.1	2	3	3	3	11.57
1997	NLCS	FLO	0	0	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0.00
1997	WS	FLO	1	0	4	3.2	5	3	4	2	7.36

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jay Powell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	258	6	0	1	0	0	.167
Away	255	6	0	1	0	1	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Jay Powell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	258	276.1	294	146	128	228	4.76
Away	254	266.0	249	105	144	195	3.55

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jay Powell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-07-29	ATL	PIT	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-07-28	ATL	WAS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-07-23	ATL	AZ	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2005-07-19	ATL	SFG	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2005-07-17	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2004-06-04	TEX	NYY	L	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	1
2004-06-01	TEX	CLE	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-05-28	TEX	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-05-26	TEX	CHW	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2004-05-23	TEX	NYY	—	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jay Powell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	512	0	43	63	7	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jay Powell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1995	FLO	P	9	1	3	0	0
1996	FLO	P	67	3	6	0	0
1997	FLO	P	74	5	16	4	2
1998	FLO	P	33	6	4	0	0
1998	HOU	P	29	2	1	0	0
1999	HOU	P	67	1	7	2	0
2000	HOU	P	29	4	2	0	0
2001	HOU	P	35	3	4	1	1
2001	COL	P	39	7	4	0	1
2002	TEX	P	51	4	9	0	0
2003	TEX	P	51	6	5	0	0
2004	TEX	P	23	1	2	0	0
2005	ATL	P	5	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Jay Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	512

Salary History

Jay Powell — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	TEX	AL	$3,500,000
2003	TEX	AL	$3,250,000
2002	TEX	AL	$2,250,000
2001	HOU	NL	$1,600,000
2000	HOU	NL	$1,250,000
1999	HOU	NL	$800,000
1998	FLO	NL	$320,000
1997	FLO	NL	$208,000
1996	FLO	NL	$118,000
1995	FLO	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$13,405,000

College History

Jay Powell — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mississippi State University	Mississippi State	MS	1991, 1992, 1993

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Jay Powell: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jay Powell's first major league game on September 10, 1995; the last one listed came on July 29, 2005. Club by club, the record runs the Florida Marlins (1995 through 1998), the Houston Astros (1998 through 2001), the Colorado Rockies (2001), the Texas Rangers (2002 through 2004), and the Atlanta Braves (2005). Powell played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 9, 1972, in Meridian, MS, USA and a listed size of 220 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. The given name on file is James Willard Powell.

The pitching table credits Powell with a 36-23 record and a 4.17 ERA in 512 games. Powell had 423 strikeouts and 22 saves. That 4.17 ERA compares with a 4.47 league average across the same seasons, 6.9% better. No season topped the 7 wins of 1997. The strikeout high was 77 in 1999.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jay Powell

What years did Jay Powell play?: Jay Powell played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2005.
Was Jay Powell a pitcher?: Yes. Jay Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 423 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jay Powell hit?: Jay Powell hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Jay Powell's career batting average?: Jay Powell batted .167 over his career, with 2 hits in 12 at bats.
How many RBI did Jay Powell have?: Jay Powell drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Jay Powell's career ERA?: Jay Powell finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 36-23 with 423 strikeouts.