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Paul Powell

Paul Ray Powell

Positions: Centerfielder, Pinch Runner and Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 19, 1948 in San Angelo, TX
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1971
Teams (by GP): Twins/Dodgers 1971-1975

Final Game: September 3, 1975
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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
1971 23 MIN AL 20 35 31 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 12 .161 .235 .258 .493 38 8 1 0 1 0 0 8
1973 25 LAD NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1975 27 LAD NL 8 11 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .273 .300 .573 63 3 1 0 0 0 0 /27
3 Yrs 30 47 42 9 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 15 .167 .239 .262 .501 41 11 2 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 254 227 49 38 5 0 5 11 0 0 22 81 .167 .239 .262 .501 41 59 11 0 5 0 0
LAD (2 yrs) 10 12 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 49 3 1 0 0 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 20 35 31 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 12 .161 .235 .258 .493 38 8 1 0 1 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 10 12 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 49 3 1 0 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 20 35 31 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 12 .161 .235 .258 .493 38 8 1 0 1 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
1971 23 MIN AL 20 35 -3 0 -0 2 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .496 .500 -0.2 0.2 -1 $ 8
1973 25 LAD NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .483 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /7
1975 27 LAD NL 8 11 -0 -0 -0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /27
3 Seasons 30 47 -3 0 -0 1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.2 0.2 -2 $
LAD (2 yrs) 10 12 -1 -0 -0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .500 0.0 -0.0 -1 $
MIN (1 yr) 20 35 -3 0 -0 2 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .496 .500 -0.2 0.2 -1 $

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
1971 23 MIN AL 35 28 2 1.9 95 .222 .161 .258 .235 .331 .258 .383 .493 .714 38 .206 -2.7 -0.3 .407 .194 .097 .0
1973 25 LAD NL 1 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .383 .000 .709 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1975 27 LAD NL 11 9 1 3.0 92 .250 .200 .260 .273 .330 .300 .375 .573 .704 63 .339 -0.5 -0.1 .444 .200 .100
3 Yrs 47 38 3 2.1 94 .231 .167 .259 .239 .330 .262 .381 .501 .712 41 .230 -3.4 -0.4 .405 .190 .095 .0
162 Game Avg. 254 205 16 2.1 94 .231 .167 .259 .239 .330 .262 .381 .501 .712 41 .230 -3.4 -0.4 .405 .190 .095
LAD (2 yrs) 12 10 1 2.7 92 .250 .182 .259 .250 .329 .273 .376 .523 .705 49 .297 -0.7 -0.1 .400 .182 .091
MIN (1 yr) 35 28 2 1.9 95 .222 .161 .258 .235 .331 .258 .383 .493 .714 38 .205 -2.7 -0.3 .407 .194 .097 .0
NL (2 yrs) 12 10 1 2.7 92 .250 .182 .259 .250 .329 .273 .376 .523 .705 49 .297 -0.7 -0.1 .400 .182 .091
AL (1 yr) 35 28 2 1.9 95 .222 .161 .258 .235 .331 .258 .383 .493 .714 38 .205 -2.7 -0.3 .407 .194 .097 .0

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
1971 23 MIN AL 35 2.9% 34.3% 8.6% 2.9% 20% 4.00 2.6 31.0 15.5 2.20 51%
1973 25 LAD NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1975 27 LAD NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 9.1% 50% 2.00 5.0 0.75 73%
3 Yrs 47 2.1% 31.9% 8.5% 4.3% 29% 3.75 2.8 42.0 21.0 1.56 55%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.8% 8.7% 5.9% 26% 1.58 6.5 47.1 9.0 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1971 23 MIN AL -2.7 -0.3 35 -0.6 0.3 -0.8 1.03 -0.2 -0.3 -5.6 -0.6 1.17 -3.1 3.47 2
1973 25 LAD NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .62 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.60 -0.2 0.62 1
1975 27 LAD NL -0.5 -0.1 11 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.50 -0.1 -0.0 -2.1 -0.2 1.13 -1.7 0
3 Yrs -3.5 -0.4 47 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 1.13 -0.4 -0.3 -7.9 -0.8 1.15 -5.0 2.52 3

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
1971 23 MIN AL 0 0 86% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 83% 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 3
1973 25 LAD 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
1975 27 LAD NL 0 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 0 0 80% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 71% 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 3

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
1971 23 MIN AL 35 71% 5 2 0 0 0 3.47 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 8 1 13% 36 1 3% 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
1973 25 LAD NL 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0.62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 27 LAD NL 11 45% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 47 64% 7 3 0 0 0 2.52 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 13 2 15% 8 1 13% 44 1 2% 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 55% 74% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

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
1971 23 20 35 31 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 12 .161 .235 .258 .493 38 8 1 0 1 0 0
1972 24 20 35 31 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 12 .161 .235 .258 .493 38 8 1 0 1 0 0
1973 25 22 36 32 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 13 .156 .229 .250 .479 34 8 1 0 1 0 0
1974 26 22 36 32 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 13 .156 .229 .250 .479 34 8 1 0 1 0 0
1975 27 30 47 42 9 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 15 .167 .239 .262 .501 41 11 2 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
1971 23 20 35 31 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 3 12 .161 .235 .258 .493 2 20
1973 25 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1975 27 8 11 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .273 .300 .573 1 8
3 Yrs 30 47 42 9 7 1 0 1 2 0 4 15 .167 .239 .262 .501 3 30
162 Game Avg. 162 254 227 49 38 5 0 5 11 0 22 81 .167 .239 .262 .501 16 30

* 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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