Ted Power
Born: 1/31/1955 in Guthrie, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-09-09 | Final Game: 1993-09-30
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 215 lbs
Full name: Ted Henry Power
Biography
Ted Power was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1981 to 1993. Born in 1955, Power made a significant impact on the mound during an era characterized by a shifting landscape in Major League Baseball, with offensive numbers beginning to rise as the game transitioned away from the low-scoring deadball era. Over the course of his career, he compiled a record of 68-69, maintaining a career Earned Run Average (ERA) of 4.0. Power's versatility as a pitcher was underscored by his ability to not only start games but also contribute in high-leverage situations, as evidenced by his 70 saves.
Power's career was marked by his resilience and adaptability, as he played for multiple teams and showcased a powerful arm that led to a total of 701 strikeouts. His contributions to the game extended beyond just statistics; he was known for his competitive spirit and ability to perform under pressure. Though his win-loss record reflects the challenges of a pitcher in a rapidly evolving game, his overall performance demonstrated his value and skill during a time when pitching was becoming increasingly important in the context of a more offense-driven league. Power's legacy lives on as a testament to the dedicated pitchers of his generation who navigated the complexities of Major League Baseball in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 69 | 564 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 1160.0 | 1159 | 515 | 97 | 452 | 701 | 4.00 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAD | NL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3.14 | - |
| 1982 | LAD | NL | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 6.68 | - |
| 1983 | CIN | NL | 5 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 111.0 | 120 | 56 | 49 | 57 | 4.54 | -1073.4 |
| 1984 | CIN | NL | 9 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 108.7 | 93 | 34 | 46 | 81 | 2.82 | 2180.6 |
| 1985 | CIN | NL | 8 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 80.0 | 65 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 2.70 | 425.2 |
| 1986 | CIN | NL | 10 | 6 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 129.0 | 115 | 53 | 52 | 95 | 3.70 | 436.1 |
| 1987 | CIN | NL | 10 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 204.0 | 213 | 102 | 71 | 133 | 4.50 | -776.7 |
| 1988 | DET | AL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5.79 | 175.8 |
| 1988 | KCR | AL | 5 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80.3 | 98 | 53 | 30 | 44 | 5.94 | - |
| 1989 | STL | NL | 7 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 96 | 40 | 21 | 43 | 3.71 | - |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 1 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51.7 | 50 | 21 | 17 | 42 | 3.66 | 566.1 |
| 1991 | CIN | NL | 5 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87.0 | 87 | 35 | 31 | 51 | 3.62 | 428.2 |
| 1992 | CLE | AL | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 99.3 | 88 | 28 | 35 | 51 | 2.54 | -265.6 |
| 1993 | CLE | AL | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 7.20 | -99.3 |
| 1993 | SEA | AL | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25.3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 3.91 | 564.4 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 565 | 157 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 93 | 0.089 | 0.149 | 0.127 | 0.276 | -533.6 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAD | NL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | LAD | NL | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | CIN | NL | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | CIN | NL | 78 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | CIN | NL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | CIN | NL | 56 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | CIN | NL | 35 | 59 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0.119 | -533.6 |
| 1988 | DET | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | KCR | AL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | STL | NL | 23 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.091 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | CIN | NL | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | CLE | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | CLE | AL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | SEA | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NLCS | PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.60 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NLCS | PIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.60 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 564 | 85 | 61 | 119 | 7 | 8 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAN | P | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAN | P | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CIN | P | 49 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | CIN | P | 78 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 1985 | CIN | P | 64 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | P | 56 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | CIN | P | 34 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | P | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | KCA | P | 22 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | SLN | P | 23 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | P | 40 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CIN | P | 68 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | CLE | P | 64 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | CLE | P | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 564 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | SEA | AL | $500,000 |
| 1993 | CLE | AL | $450,000 |
| 1992 | CLE | AL | $300,000 |
| 1991 | CIN | NL | $500,000 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | $350,000 |
| 1989 | SLN | NL | $150,000 |
| 1988 | KCA | AL | $575,000 |
| 1987 | CIN | NL | $500,000 |
| 1986 | CIN | NL | $500,000 |
| 1985 | CIN | NL | $255,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $4,080,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | KS | 1974, 1975, 1976 |