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Brian Powell

William Brian Powell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 10, 1973 in Bainbridge, GA
High School: Bainbridge HS (Bainbridge, GA)
School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1998
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Phillies/Astros/Giants 1998-2004

Final Game: September 24, 2004
Died: October 5, 2009 in Tallahassee, FL
Buried: West Bainbridge Cemetery, Bainbridge, GA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1998 24 DET AL 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 26 HOU NL 9 10 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .333 .633 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 27 HOU NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2002 28 DET AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 29 SFG NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 30 PHI NL 17 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
6 Yrs 59 23 21 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .143 .182 .190 .372 -6 4 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 63 58 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 .143 .182 .190 .372 -6 11 0 0 3 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 10 11 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .273 .300 .573 41 3 0 0 0 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 17 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0 1 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 28 22 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .150 .190 .200 .390 -2 4 0 0 1 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1998 24 DET AL 18 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $170,000 1
2000 26 HOU NL 9 10 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
2001 27 HOU NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
2002 28 DET AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2003 29 SFG NL 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2004 30 PHI NL 17 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
6 Seasons 59 23 -4 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $170,000
HOU (2 yrs) 10 11 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
DET (2 yrs) 31 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $170,000
SFG (1 yr) 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
PHI (1 yr) 17 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1998 24 DET AL 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .272 .000 .340 .000 .432 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2000 26 HOU NL 10 7 1 3.8 122 .400 .222 .281 .300 .360 .333 .460 .633 .820 56 .352 -0.6 -0.1 .571 .222 .111
2001 27 HOU NL 1 1 0 0.0 117 .000 .275 .000 .348 .000 .451 .000 .799 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2003 29 SFG NL 2 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .268 .000 .339 .000 .429 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2004 30 PHI NL 9 8 0 0.0 115 .333 .125 .275 .125 .348 .125 .446 .250 .794 -36 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
6 Yrs 23 19 1 1.4 118 .300 .143 .277 .182 .352 .190 .450 .372 .802 -6 .085 -3.5 -0.3 .278 .095 .048
162 Game Avg. 63 52 3 1.4 118 .300 .143 .277 .182 .352 .190 .450 .372 .802 -6 .085 -3.5 -0.3 .278 .095 .048
HOU (2 yrs) 11 8 1 3.3 122 .400 .200 .281 .273 .359 .300 .459 .573 .818 41 .300 -0.9 -0.1 .500 .200 .100
SFG (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .268 .000 .339 .000 .429 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
PHI (1 yr) 9 8 0 0.0 115 .333 .125 .275 .125 .348 .125 .446 .250 .794 -36 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
DET (2 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .272 .000 .340 .000 .432 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (4 yrs) 22 18 1 1.5 118 .300 .150 .277 .190 .353 .200 .451 .390 .804 -2 .093 -3.2 -0.3 .294 .100 .050
AL (2 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .272 .000 .340 .000 .432 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1998 24 DET AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
2000 26 HOU NL 10 0.0% 40.0% 10.0% 10.0% 50% 4.00 2.3 0.67 2.00 50% 60% 0.0% 0%
2001 27 HOU NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.00 0%
2003 29 SFG NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
2004 30 PHI NL 9 0.0% 55.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.6 0.50 2.00 33% 25% 0.0% 0%
6 Yrs 23 0.0% 47.8% 4.4% 4.4% 33% 11.00 1.9 0.80 2.00 43% 36% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.8% 8.9% 8.0% 34% 1.89 5.3 31.2 7.4 0.78 1.07 70% 22% 8.2% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1998 24 DET AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.03 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 0
2000 26 HOU NL -0.6 -0.1 11 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .94 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 1.15 -0.7 0
2001 27 HOU NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.62 -0.0 -0.0 -0.4 -0.0 1.40 -0.3 0
2002 28 DET AL 0.0 0.0
2003 29 SFG NL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.43 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 1.15 -0.6 0
2004 30 PHI NL -1.7 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.23 -0.2 0.1 -1.8 -0.2 0.93 -1.9 0
6 Yrs -3.5 -0.3 24 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 1.12 -0.3 -0.0 -3.0 -0.3 1.07 -3.7 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1998 24 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 26 HOU NL 0 0 67% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 27 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 29 SFG NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 30 PHI NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1998 24 DET AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 26 HOU NL 10 70% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 8 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2001 27 HOU NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2003 29 SFG NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2004 30 PHI NL 9 44% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 23 57% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 7 0 0% 7 0 0% 18 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 54% 72% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1998 24 DET AL 1 3 3.00 3 100% 33% 67% 0% 0% 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2000 26 HOU NL 10 41 4.10 29 71% 31% 24% 28% 17% 69% 0% 49% 65% 20% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 25% 0 0 0
2001 27 HOU NL 1 6 6.00 3 50% 33% 0% 67% 0% 67% 0% 33% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2003 29 SFG NL 2 6 3.00 4 67% 25% 0% 25% 50% 75% 0% 50% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2004 30 PHI NL 9 46 5.11 30 65% 40% 20% 27% 13% 60% 0% 39% 67% 22% 0% 0 0 22% 2 1 0% 0 0 40% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 23 102 4.43 69 68% 35% 22% 28% 16% 65% 0% 44% 67% 22% 0% 0 0 9% 2 1 0% 0 0 27% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 62% 27% 15% 27% 32% 73% 2% 45% 80% 29% 5% 15% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 24 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 25 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 26 27 11 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .273 .300 .573 42 3 0 0 0 0 0
2001 27 28 12 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .182 .250 .273 .523 30 3 0 0 0 0 0
2002 28 41 12 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .182 .250 .273 .523 30 3 0 0 0 0 0
2003 29 42 14 13 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .154 .214 .231 .445 11 3 0 0 0 0 0
2004 30 59 23 21 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .143 .182 .190 .372 -6 4 0 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 24 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 18
2000 26 9 10 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .333 .633 1 9
2001 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
2003 29 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
2004 30 17 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
5 Yrs 46 23 21 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 .095 .136 .143 .279 1 46
162 Game Avg. 162 81 74 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 4 39 .095 .136 .143 .279 4 46

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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