Jay Powell

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
36 23 512 0 0 0 22 542.3 543 251 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

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
1995 FLO NL 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 8.3 7 1 6 4 1.08 — 0.0
1996 FLO NL 4 3 67 0 0 0 2 71.3 71 36 36 52 4.54 4.61 (+1%) 549.8
1997 FLO NL 7 2 74 0 0 0 2 79.7 71 29 30 65 3.28 4.39 (+25%) 2312.1
1998 FLO NL 4 4 33 0 0 0 3 36.3 36 17 22 24 4.21 4.43 (+5%) -1051.0
1998 HOU NL 3 3 29 0 0 0 4 34.0 22 9 15 38 2.38 4.43 (+46%) 1483.9
1999 HOU NL 5 4 67 0 0 0 4 75.0 82 36 40 77 4.32 4.71 (+8%) 2642.3
2000 HOU NL 1 1 29 0 0 0 0 27.0 29 17 19 16 5.67 4.77 (-19%) 154.7
2001 HOU NL 2 2 35 0 0 0 0 36.3 41 15 19 28 3.72 4.42 (+16%) -82.0
2001 COL NL 3 1 39 0 0 0 7 38.7 34 12 12 26 2.79 4.42 (+37%) -52.2
2002 TEX AL 3 2 51 0 0 0 0 49.7 50 19 24 35 3.44 4.28 (+20%) -116.0
2003 TEX AL 3 0 51 0 0 0 0 58.7 75 51 34 40 7.82 4.40 (-78%) -968.3
2004 TEX AL 1 1 23 0 0 0 0 24.0 24 9 11 17 3.38 4.46 (+24%) -100.8
2005 ATL NL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3.3 1 0 4 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 36 23 512 0 0 0 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

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

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
1995 FLO NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 FLO NL 67 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 FLO NL 74 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1998 FLO NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 HOU NL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 HOU NL 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 HOU NL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 HOU NL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 COL NL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 TEX AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 TEX AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 TEX AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 ATL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 513 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1999 NLDS1 HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLDS2 HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 NLCS FLO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 WS FLO 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 11 0 0 9.7 10 8 8 9 7.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1999 NLDS1 HOU 0 1 3 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 3 6.00
1998 NLDS2 HOU 0 0 3 0 0 2.3 2 3 3 3 11.57
1997 NLCS FLO 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0.00
1997 WS FLO 1 0 4 0 0 3.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home25860100.167
Away25560101.167

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home258276.12941461282284.76
Away254266.02491051441953.55

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2005-07-29 ATLPIT — 0.0000000
2005-07-28 ATLWAS — 1.0000000
2005-07-23 ATLAZ — 1.1000210
2005-07-19 ATLSFG — 0.0100100
2005-07-17 ATLNYN — 1.0000100
2004-06-04 TEXNYY L 2.0111121
2004-06-01 TEXCLE — 0.2100000
2004-05-28 TEXTOR — 1.0100000
2004-05-26 TEXCHW — 2.0000120
2004-05-23 TEXNYY — 1.1211110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 512 0 43 63 7 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 512

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

School Name City State Years Attended
Mississippi State University Mississippi State MS 1991, 1992, 1993

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Felix Heredia
    28-19, 4.42 ERA
  2. 95
    Mike DeJean
    30-33, 4.30 ERA
  3. 94
    John Grabow
    24-19, 4.31 ERA
  4. 92
    Scott Eyre
    28-30, 4.23 ERA
  5. 90
    Jason Christiansen
    27-26, 4.30 ERA
  6. 90
    Brian Boehringer
    26-32, 4.36 ERA

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.