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John Powers
John Calvin Powers

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 24, 1955
Final Game May 31, 1960
Born July 8, 1929 in Birmingham, AL
Died September 25, 2001

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 25 PIT NL   2    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   35    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 26 PIT NL  11   21    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .048  .091  .048  -61    1   0   0   0   0   2
 1957 27 PIT NL  20   35    7   10   3  0   2    8   0  0   5   9  .286  .409  .543  157   19   0   1   0   3   0
 1958 28 PIT NL  57   82    6   15   1  0   2    2   0  0   8  19  .183  .256  .268   41   22   0   0   0   0   3
 1959 29 CIN NL  43   43    8   11   2  1   2    4   0  0   3  13  .256  .319  .488  108   21   0   0   0   1   0
 1960 30 TOT AL  18   30    5    4   1  1   0    0   0  0   5   3  .133  .257  .233   35    7   0   0   0   0   1
         BAL AL  10   18    3    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   1  .111  .238  .111   -1    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL   8   12    2    2   1  1   0    0   0  0   2   2  .167  .286  .417   91    5   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      151  215   26   42   7  2   6   14   0  0  22  48  .195  .281  .330   64   71   0   1   0   4   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        231   28   45   8  2   6   15   0  0  24  51  .195  .281  .330   64   76   0   1   0   4   6
 Career High     57   82    8   15   3  1   2    8   0  0   8  19                          22   0   1   0   3   3
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 25 PIT NL    4    3    0   0.0   104| .250  .263| .250  .334| .250  .416| .500  .750|  35  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1956 26 PIT NL   22   22    0   0.0   101| .048  .262| .091  .328| .048  .413| .139  .741| -61  .000  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1957 27 PIT NL   44   26    9   9.4   100| .286  .265| .409  .328| .543  .410| .952  .738| 157  .785   3.4   0.3   0%
 1958 28 PIT NL   90   70    5   1.9   103| .183  .266| .256  .334| .268  .416| .524  .749|  41  .165  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1959 29 CIN NL   47   32    7   5.8   108| .256  .275| .319  .341| .488  .425| .807  .766| 108  .606   0.3   0.0   0%
 1960 30 TOT AL   35   27    2   2.0   100| .133  .261| .257  .335| .233  .400| .490  .734|  35  .185  -2.8  -0.3   0%
         BAL AL   21   16    1   1.7   100| .111  .262| .238  .336| .111  .401| .349  .737|  -1  .142  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         CLE AL   14   11    1   2.4    99| .167  .260| .286  .333| .417  .398| .703  .731|  91  .248  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       242  180   23   3.4   103| .195  .266| .281  .334| .330  .414| .611  .748|  64  .368 -11.4  -1.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 25 PIT NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 2.10 0 0 2 1956 26 PIT NL OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 2.04 2.31 2.29 3 35.0 LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 2.77 2.08 2 26.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1957 27 PIT NL OF 9 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.07 2.04 2.29 6 66.3 RF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 2.50 1.73 3.18 1.97 3 28.3 LF 4 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.70 1.42 2.04 3 38.0 1958 28 PIT NL OF 14 27 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.00 1.95 2.42 2.26 12 104.0 RF 12 23 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.73 2.43 2.02 11 89.0 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.53 1.20 1.98 1 15.0 1959 29 CIN NL OF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.90 1.61 2.22 2 22.3 LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.60 0.68 2.03 1 13.3 RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.00 2.00 1 9.0 1960 30 TOT AL OF 9 13 0 1 0 .929 .985 1.44 1.96 2.44 2.25 5 48.0 TOT AL RF 7 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.29 1.67 2.38 1.96 4 34.0 BAL AL RF 4 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.25 1.68 1.61 1.96 4 28.0 CLE AL OF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 1.96 3.60 2.25 1 20.0 LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.67 2.57 2.12 1 14.0 RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.67 6.00 1.95 0 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 26 PIT NL LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 2.77 2.08 2 26.0 1957 27 PIT NL LF 4 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.70 1.42 2.04 3 38.0 1958 28 PIT NL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.53 1.20 1.98 1 15.0 1959 29 CIN NL LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.60 0.68 2.03 1 13.3 1960 30 CLE AL LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.67 2.57 2.12 1 14.0 1955 25 PIT NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 2.10 0 0 2 1956 26 PIT NL OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 2.04 2.31 2.29 3 35.0 1957 27 PIT NL OF 9 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.07 2.04 2.29 6 66.3 1958 28 PIT NL OF 14 27 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.00 1.95 2.42 2.26 12 104.0 1959 29 CIN NL OF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.90 1.61 2.22 2 22.3 1960 30 TOT AL OF 9 13 0 1 0 .929 .985 1.44 1.96 2.44 2.25 5 48.0 BAL AL OF 4 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.25 1.95 1.61 2.25 4 28.0 CLE AL OF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 1.96 3.60 2.25 1 20.0 1956 26 PIT NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1957 27 PIT NL RF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 2.50 1.73 3.18 1.97 3 28.3 1958 28 PIT NL RF 12 23 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.73 2.43 2.02 11 89.0 1959 29 CIN NL RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.00 2.00 1 9.0 1960 30 TOT AL RF 7 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.29 1.67 2.38 1.96 4 34.0 BAL AL RF 4 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.25 1.68 1.61 1.96 4 28.0 CLE AL RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.67 6.00 1.95 0 6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 44 71 2 1 0 .986 .980 1.66 1.99 28 275.7 18 0 27# RF* 25 46 1 1 0 .979 .977 1.88 1.71 20 169.3 LF* 18 20 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.17 1.64 8 106.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 44 71 2 1 0 .986 .980 1.66 1.99
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

January 30, 1959: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, and Frank Thomas to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix, and Don Hoak.

December 15, 1959: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

May 12, 1960: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Baltimore Orioles.

June 2, 1960: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hank Foiles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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