What years did Doc Powers play?

Doc Powers played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1909.

Was Doc Powers a pitcher?

No. Doc Powers was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Doc Powers hit?

Doc Powers hit 4 career home runs with 450 hits.

What was Doc Powers's career batting average?

Doc Powers batted .216 over his career, with 450 hits in 2,088 at bats.

How many RBI did Doc Powers have?

Doc Powers drove in 199 runs in his career.

Is Doc Powers in the Hall of Fame?

No. Doc Powers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Doc Powers

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898-1909)

Doc Powers was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1909 for 4 teams, including the Louisville Colonels, a span of 12 seasons. In 647 career games, he hit .216 with 450 hits, 4 home runs, and 199 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .216

HR 4

RBI 199

H 450

OPS .516

PIV -6,480

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 160 lb
Born: 9/22/1870 in Pittsfield, MA, USA
Died: 4/26/1909 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1898-06-12
Last Game: 1909-04-12

Full name: Michael Riley Powers

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Career Batting Statistics

Doc Powers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
647	2,088	183	450	72	13	4	199	27	72	297	.216	.248	.268	.516	-6,480

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 15.7% below league average.

Career OBP .248 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 21.0% below league average.

Career SLG .268 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 18.8% below league average.

Career OPS .516 vs. league average .644 across their career seasons — 19.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Doc Powers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1898	LS3	NL	34	99	13	27	4	3	1	19	1	5	13	.273	.270 (+1%)	.333 (-8%)	.347 (+16%)	.680 (+5%)	21.4
1899	LS3	NL	49	169	15	35	8	2	0	22	1	6	8	.207	.282 (-27%)	.343 (-31%)	.366 (-24%)	.710 (-27%)	-770.7
1899	WAS	NL	14	38	3	10	2	0	0	3	0	1	3	.263	—	—	—	—	-770.7
1901	PHA	AL	116	431	53	108	26	5	1	47	10	18	55	.251	.271 (-8%)	.326 (-11%)	.359 (-5%)	.686 (-8%)	-581.2
1902	PHA	AL	71	246	35	65	7	1	2	39	3	14	26	.264	.266 (-1%)	.321 (-3%)	.343 (-5%)	.665 (-4%)	-144.8
1903	PHA	AL	75	247	19	56	11	1	0	23	1	5	35	.227	.261 (-13%)	.316 (-24%)	.345 (-19%)	.662 (-21%)	-820.7
1904	PHA	AL	57	184	11	35	3	0	0	11	3	6	27	.190	.246 (-23%)	.300 (-27%)	.321 (-36%)	.622 (-31%)	-800.9
1905	PHA	AL	21	60	6	10	0	0	0	5	2	0	12	.167	.248 (-33%)	.307 (-41%)	.322 (-48%)	.629 (-45%)	-379.1
1905	NYA	AL	11	33	3	6	1	0	0	2	0	1	6	.182	—	—	—	—	-379.1
1905	PHA	AL	19	61	2	8	0	0	0	5	2	3	7	.131	.248 (-47%)	.307 (-44%)	.322 (-59%)	.629 (-52%)	-379.1
1906	PHA	AL	58	185	5	29	1	0	0	7	2	1	42	.157	.247 (-37%)	.307 (-45%)	.315 (-49%)	.622 (-47%)	-1212.2
1907	PHA	AL	59	159	9	29	3	0	0	9	1	7	28	.182	.245 (-26%)	.304 (-29%)	.308 (-35%)	.613 (-32%)	-704.8
1908	PHA	AL	62	172	8	31	6	1	0	7	1	5	35	.180	.240 (-25%)	.298 (-27%)	.306 (-26%)	.605 (-27%)	-645.7
1909	PHA	AL	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			647	2,088	183	450	72	13	4	199	27	72	297	.216	—	—	—	—	-7,568

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

Doc Powers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143

Playoff Batting by Year

Doc Powers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1905	WS	PHA	3	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doc Powers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	330	1057	117	237	1	104	.224
Away	319	1028	66	212	3	91	.206

Last 10 Games — Batting

Doc Powers — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1909-04-12	PHA	BOS	W	4	1	0	0	0
1908-10-07	PHA	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	1
1908-10-07	PHA	BOS	W	2	0	0	1	1
1908-10-06	PHA	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	2
1908-10-03	PHA	BOS	W	4	0	1	0	1
1908-10-02	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	1	0	0
1908-09-27	PHA	DET	L	3	0	1	0	0
1908-09-26	PHA	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0
1908-09-25	PHA	DET	L	3	0	1	0	0
1908-09-24	PHA	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doc Powers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	37	7	284	17	9	9
C	594	259	2670	724	124	44
OF	2	0	4	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doc Powers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1898	LS3	1B	6	0	51	4	0	1
1898	LS3	C	22	0	58	17	3	2
1898	LS3	OF	1	0	3	0	1	0
1899	LS3	1B	7	0	43	2	4	1
1899	LS3	C	38	0	118	27	9	5
1899	WAS	1B	1	0	10	0	0	0
1899	WAS	C	12	0	37	12	3	0
1901	PHA	1B	3	0	30	0	2	1
1901	PHA	C	111	0	400	137	27	6
1902	PHA	1B	3	0	21	2	0	1
1902	PHA	C	68	0	229	110	18	5
1903	PHA	1B	7	0	49	2	1	3
1903	PHA	C	66	0	349	86	8	3
1904	PHA	C	56	55	338	52	14	6
1904	PHA	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1905	PHA	C	21	20	115	27	11	2
1905	NYA	1B	7	7	72	5	2	2
1905	NYA	C	4	3	15	0	0	0
1905	PHA	C	19	18	87	22	1	2
1906	PHA	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1906	PHA	C	57	54	299	79	10	2
1907	PHA	C	59	53	313	80	7	8
1908	PHA	1B	2	0	6	2	0	0
1908	PHA	C	60	55	303	74	13	3
1909	PHA	C	1	1	9	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Doc Powers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	596
First Base	36
Left Field	1
Right Field	1

College History

Doc Powers — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester	MA	1894, 1895, 1896
University of Notre Dame	South Bend	IN	1897, 1898

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Career Spans

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Doc Powers: the record in brief

June 12, 1898 and April 12, 1909 bracket Doc Powers's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Louisville Colonels (1898 to 1899), the Washington Senators (1899), the Philadelphia Athletics (1901 through 1909), and the New York Highlanders (1905). Powers played primarily as a catcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 22, 1870, in Pittsfield, MA, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 8 inches and 160 pounds. The bio records the death on April 26, 1909, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Doc Powers was the playing name; the full given name is Michael Riley.

Across 647 games at the plate, Powers's career line reads 450 hits in 2,088 at bats for a .216 average, along with 4 home runs, 199 runs batted in, and 27 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .248 and .268 give Powers a career OPS of .516. Powers's .216 average ran 15.7% below the .256 that the league posted over the same seasons. The hits column peaks at 108, in 1901. Powers drove in a season-high 47 runs in 1901.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Powers

What years did Doc Powers play?: Doc Powers played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1909.
Was Doc Powers a pitcher?: No. Doc Powers was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Doc Powers hit?: Doc Powers hit 4 career home runs with 450 hits.
What was Doc Powers's career batting average?: Doc Powers batted .216 over his career, with 450 hits in 2,088 at bats.
How many RBI did Doc Powers have?: Doc Powers drove in 199 runs in his career.
Is Doc Powers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Doc Powers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.