Vic Power

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1965)

AVG .284
HR 126
RBI 658
H 1,716
OPS .725
PIV 1,004
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 186 lb
Born
11/1/1927 in Arecibo, P.R.
Died
11/29/2005 in Bayamon, P.R.
MLB Debut
1954-04-13
Last Game
1965-10-03
Awards
4× All-Star · 7× Gold Glove

Full name: Victor Pellot Power

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,627 6,046 765 1,716 290 49 126 658 45 279 247 .284 .315 .411 .725 1,004

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .411 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.

Career OPS .725 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — near 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
1954 PHA AL 127 462 36 118 17 5 8 38 2 19 19 .255 .261 (-2%) .333 (-14%) .390 (-6%) .723 (-10%) -830.0
1955 KC1 AL 147 596 91 190 34 10 19 76 0 35 27 .319 .258 (+23%) .332 (+7%) .393 (+28%) .726 (+18%) 1948.2
1956 KC1 AL 127 530 77 164 21 5 14 63 2 24 16 .309 .258 (+20%) .331 (+3%) .397 (+13%) .728 (+8%) 719.5
1957 KC1 AL 129 467 48 121 15 1 14 42 3 19 21 .259 .257 (+1%) .323 (-10%) .391 (-1%) .715 (-5%) -483.8
1958 KC1 AL 52 205 35 62 13 4 4 27 1 7 3 .302 .257 (+17%) .324 (avg) .394 (+18%) .719 (+10%) 262.1
1958 CLE AL 93 385 63 122 24 6 12 53 2 13 11 .317 .257 (+23%) .324 (+3%) .394 (+28%) .719 (+17%) 262.1
1959 CLE AL 147 595 102 172 31 6 10 60 9 40 22 .289 .256 (+13%) .323 (+3%) .392 (+5%) .715 (+4%) 404.8
1960 CLE AL 147 580 69 167 26 3 10 84 9 24 20 .288 .255 (+13%) .323 (-3%) .387 (+2%) .711 (-1%) -199.3
1961 CLE AL 147 563 64 151 34 4 5 63 4 38 16 .268 .258 (+4%) .328 (-6%) .399 (-7%) .727 (-7%) -749.6
1962 MIN AL 144 611 80 177 28 2 16 63 7 22 35 .290 .257 (+12%) .326 (-3%) .393 (+7%) .719 (+2%) 126.8
1963 MIN AL 138 541 65 146 28 2 10 52 3 22 24 .270 .246 (+10%) .308 (-4%) .371 (+3%) .680 (avg) -101.6
1964 MIN AL 19 45 6 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
1964 LAA AL 68 221 17 55 6 0 3 13 1 8 14 .249 .250 (-1%) .312 (-12%) .377 (-16%) .690 (-14%) 0.0
1964 PHI NL 18 48 1 10 4 0 0 3 0 2 3 .208 — — — — 0.0
1965 CAL AL 124 197 11 51 7 1 1 20 2 5 13 .259 .245 (+5%) .310 (-10%) .371 (-14%) .682 (-12%) -377.1
Career · 15 seasons 1,627 6,046 765 1,716 290 49 126 658 45 279 247 .284 — — — — 982

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
Home829298937585071336.284
Away798305739086655321.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1965-10-03 LAAMINL 511000101
1965-10-02 LAAMINW 100000000
1965-09-28 LAABOSW 100000000
1965-09-26 LAABALL 101000000
1965-09-24 LAABALL 100000000
1965-09-22 LAABOSW 000000000
1965-09-22 LAABOSW 101000000
1965-09-21 LAABOSW 100000000
1965-09-20 LAABALL 000000000
1965-09-17 LAABALW 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1304 1127 10141 1078 66 1056
2B 139 126 313 346 19 83
3B 89 81 89 152 7 15
OF 115 110 283 13 5 3
SS 8 0 7 3 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1954 PHA 1B 21 17 150 12 2 17
1954 PHA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1954 PHA OF 101 97 256 13 4 3
1954 PHA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1955 KC1 1B 144 143 1281 130 10 140
1956 KC1 1B 76 72 671 62 5 73
1956 KC1 2B 47 45 122 138 7 40
1956 KC1 OF 7 6 14 0 0 0
1957 KC1 1B 113 100 968 99 2 95
1957 KC1 2B 4 4 12 7 0 0
1957 KC1 OF 6 6 12 0 1 0
1958 KC1 1B 50 50 439 48 4 57
1958 KC1 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1958 CLE 1B 41 28 263 29 2 37
1958 CLE 2B 27 23 49 65 3 16
1958 CLE 3B 42 40 51 78 3 12
1958 CLE OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1958 CLE SS 2 0 1 0 0 0
1959 CLE 1B 121 118 1039 110 6 98
1959 CLE 2B 21 21 48 54 3 6
1959 CLE 3B 7 7 7 10 1 1
1960 CLE 1B 147 147 1177 145 5 145
1960 CLE 3B 4 0 1 3 0 0
1960 CLE SS 5 0 6 3 0 1
1961 CLE 1B 141 139 1154 142 8 101
1961 CLE 2B 7 7 20 22 2 7
1962 MIN 1B 142 141 1193 134 10 133
1962 MIN 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0
1963 MIN 1B 124 99 896 76 8 86
1963 MIN 2B 18 18 44 45 4 9
1963 MIN 3B 5 5 7 8 0 0
1964 MIN 1B 12 7 86 9 1 8
1964 MIN 2B 1 0 0 3 0 0
1964 LAA 1B 48 25 282 30 0 22
1964 LAA 2B 5 3 6 2 0 2
1964 LAA 3B 28 27 20 49 3 2
1964 PHI 1B 17 11 123 11 1 9
1965 CAL 1B 107 30 419 41 2 35
1965 CAL 2B 6 5 8 10 0 3
1965 CAL 3B 2 2 3 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1306
Second Base 138
Third Base 89
Shortstop 8
Left Field 42
Center Field 56
Right Field 18

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1964 Gold Glove 1B
1963 Gold Glove 1B
1962 Gold Glove 1B
1961 Gold Glove 1B
1960 Gold Glove 1B
1959 Gold Glove 1B
1958 Gold Glove 1B

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1962 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 8.0 280 0
1960 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 11.0 336 0
1959 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 5.0 336 0
1958 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 15.0 336 0
1957 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 3.0 336 0
1956 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 3.0 336 0
1955 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 53.0 336 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Vic Power (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Frank Malzone
    .274 avg, 133 HR
  2. 90
    Carlos Baerga
    .291 avg, 134 HR
  3. 89
    Martin Prado
    .287 avg, 100 HR
  4. 88
    Willie Montanez
    .275 avg, 139 HR
  5. 88
    Jorge Orta
    .278 avg, 130 HR
  6. 87
    Johnny Ray
    .290 avg, 53 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Power

What years did Vic Power play?
Vic Power played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965.
Was Vic Power a pitcher?
No. Vic Power was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Vic Power hit?
Vic Power hit 126 career home runs with 1716 hits.