Was Willie Powell a pitcher?

Yes. Willie Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 441 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willie Powell hit?

Willie Powell hit 1 career home runs with 47 hits.

What was Willie Powell's career batting average?

Willie Powell batted .166 over his career, with 47 hits in 283 at bats.

How many RBI did Willie Powell have?

Willie Powell drove in 18 runs in his career.

What was Willie Powell's career ERA?

Willie Powell finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 54-41 with 441 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Willie Powell have?

Willie Powell recorded 441 career strikeouts.

Willie Powell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Willie Powell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Chicago American Giants. Across 117 career appearances, he went 54-41 with a 3.64 ERA and 441 strikeouts. He also batted .166 with 1 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14926.0.

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 54–41

ERA 3.64

WHIP 1.29

SO 441

Pitcher PIV 14926.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 153 lb
Born: 10/30/1903 in Eutaw, AL, USA
Died: 5/16/1987 in Three Rivers, MI, USA

Full name: Willie Ernest Powell

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Willie Powell — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
37.0	32.0	4.0	8.0	1.0	0	0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0	.250	.294	.281	.575

Pitching

Willie Powell — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
7	4	12	8	6	0	116.1	76	38	10	5	30	41	0.77	0.91

Career Pitching Statistics

Willie Powell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
54	41	117	97	61	15	2	772.1	771	312	24	226	441	3.64	14926.0

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 14.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Willie Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1925	CAG	NNL	2	2	4	3	3	0	0	29.0	20	14	11	23	4.34	4.55 (+5%)	1019.9
1926	CAG	NNL	4	4	10	10	1	0	0	55.0	63	31	25	40	5.07	4.11 (-24%)	1165.5
1927	CAG	NNL	12	4	18	18	10	4	0	140.1	124	41	40	78	2.63	4.08 (+36%)	2711.5
1928	CAG	NNL	9	6	18	17	13	5	1	135.0	117	32	30	102	2.13	4.13 (+48%)	4152.1
1930	DS	NNL	7	7	19	14	8	1	1	117.2	123	59	33	63	4.51	4.80 (+6%)	1649.4
1931	DS	NNL	5	9	16	14	11	2	0	92.0	102	50	38	56	4.89	4.10 (-19%)	265.1
1932	CAG	NSL	7	4	14	11	9	2	0	108.2	107	37	32	35	3.06	4.13 (+26%)	1321.0
1933	CAG	NN2	8	3	15	8	5	1	0	79.2	90	34	13	36	3.84	3.86 (avg)	2346.8
1933	ACG	NN2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	10.1	8	2	3	7	1.74	3.86 (+55%)	294.8
1934	CRS	NN2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4.2	17	12	1	1	23.14	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			54	41	117	97	61	15	2	772.1	771	312	226	441	3.64	—	14,926

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

Willie Powell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
121	283	21	47	4	0	1	18	0	19	2	.166	.219	.191	.409	-668

Career AVG .166 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career OBP .219 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 36.2% below league average.

Career SLG .191 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 51.9% below league average.

Career OPS .409 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Willie Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1925	CAG	NNL	4	11	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	CAG	NNL	10	22	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	CAG	NNL	20	56	6	12	1	0	2	3	0	.214	.282 (-24%)	.344 (-26%)	.392 (-41%)	.736 (-34%)	-306.0
1928	CAG	NNL	18	47	2	7	1	0	4	4	1	.149	—	—	—	—	-361.9
1930	DS	NNL	19	39	3	6	0	0	3	5	0	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	DS	NNL	17	33	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	CAG	NSL	14	36	3	7	1	1	4	3	0	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CAG	NN2	15	31	5	5	0	0	2	2	0	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	ACG	NN2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CRS	NN2	3	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.600	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			121	283	21	47	4	1	18	19	2	.166	—	—	—	—	-668

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

Willie Powell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	28	4	8	1	0	0	2	2	2	.286

Playoff Batting by Year

Willie Powell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1930	NNC	DS	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
1928	NNC	CAG	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
1927	NNC	CAG	2	6	0	2	0	1	0	0	.333
1927	NWS	CAG	3	6	1	3	0	1	0	0	.500
1926	NNC	CAG	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1926	NWS	CAG	3	8	2	1	1	0	1	2	.125

Playoff Career Pitching

Willie Powell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
6	1	12	9	0	75.0	57	22	26	38	2.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Willie Powell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1930	NNC	DS	2	0	2	1	10.1	10	6	4	6	5.23
1928	NNC	CAG	1	0	1	1	9.0	3	0	3	8	0.00
1927	NNC	CAG	1	0	2	2	15.1	13	6	5	5	3.52
1927	NWS	CAG	1	0	3	3	16.0	10	2	7	9	1.12
1926	NNC	CAG	0	0	1	0	4.0	1	1	3	4	2.25
1926	NWS	CAG	1	1	3	2	20.1	20	7	4	6	3.10

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Willie Powell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1	3	0	1	0	0	.333
Away	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Willie Powell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	9.0	0	0	3	7	0.00
Away	1	6.1	5	0	1	1	0.00

Last 3 Games — Batting

Willie Powell — Last 3 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1933-07-23	CAG	PTC	L	1	0
1927-08-14	CAG	MEM	W	3	1
1927-07-30	CAG	SSN	L	0	0

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Willie Powell — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1933-07-23	CAG	PTC	L	6.1	5	4	0	1	1	1
1927-08-14	CAG	MEM	W	9.0	0	0	0	3	7	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Willie Powell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	1	13	0	0	1
P	117	97	31	222	12	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Willie Powell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1925	CAG	P	4	3	0	0	0	0
1926	CAG	P	10	10	4	20	1	0
1927	CAG	P	18	18	4	50	1	0
1928	CAG	P	18	17	3	40	1	0
1930	DS	P	19	14	1	28	2	0
1931	DS	P	16	14	4	29	1	1
1932	CAG	P	14	11	3	33	3	2
1933	CAG	P	15	8	12	15	2	2
1933	ACG	P	1	1	0	4	1	0
1934	CRS	1B	1	1	13	0	0	1
1934	CRS	P	2	1	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Willie Powell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	117
First Base	1

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Willie Powell: the record in brief

The season rows for Willie Powell begin in 1925. The team column moves through the Chicago American Giants (1925 to 1933), the Detroit Stars (1930 through 1931), the Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants (1933), and the Cleveland Red Sox (1934). Powell played primarily as a pitcher and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 30, 1903, in Eutaw, AL, USA and a listed size of 5'8" and 153 pounds. The bio records the death on May 16, 1987, in Three Rivers, MI, USA. Willie Powell was the playing name; the full given name is Willie Ernest.

The pitching table credits Powell with a 54-41 record and a 3.64 ERA in 117 games. Powell had 441 strikeouts, 61 complete games, and 15 shutouts. Against a 4.23 league ERA for the same years, Powell was 14.1% better. Powell won 12 games in 1927, the most of any season listed. 1928 produced Powell's most strikeouts, 102.

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Powell

Was Willie Powell a pitcher?: Yes. Willie Powell pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 441 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Powell hit?: Willie Powell hit 1 career home runs with 47 hits.
What was Willie Powell's career batting average?: Willie Powell batted .166 over his career, with 47 hits in 283 at bats.
How many RBI did Willie Powell have?: Willie Powell drove in 18 runs in his career.
What was Willie Powell's career ERA?: Willie Powell finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 54-41 with 441 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Willie Powell have?: Willie Powell recorded 441 career strikeouts.