John Powers
John Calvin Powers
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 8, 1929 in Birmingham, AL
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 24, 1955
Final Game: May 31, 1960
Died: September 25, 2001
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Standard Batting

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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
1955 25 PIT NL 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1956 26 PIT NL 11 22 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .048 .091 .048 .139 -61 1 2 0 0 0 0 /79
1957 27 PIT NL 20 44 35 7 10 3 0 2 8 0 0 5 9 .286 .409 .543 .952 157 19 0 3 0 1 0 /79
1958 28 PIT NL 57 90 82 6 15 1 0 2 2 0 0 8 19 .183 .256 .268 .524 41 22 3 0 0 0 0 9/7
1959 29 CIN NL 43 47 43 8 11 2 1 2 4 0 0 3 13 .256 .319 .488 .808 108 21 0 1 0 0 0 /79
1960 30 TOT AL 18 35 30 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 .133 .257 .233 .490 35 7 1 0 0 0 0 /97
1960 30 BAL AL 10 21 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .111 .238 .111 .349 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1960 30 CLE AL 8 14 12 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .286 .417 .702 91 5 1 0 0 0 0 /79
6 Seasons 151 242 215 26 42 7 2 6 14 0 0 22 48 .195 .281 .330 .611 64 71 6 4 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 260 231 28 45 8 2 6 15 0 0 24 51 .195 .281 .330 .611 64 76 6 4 0 1 0
PIT (4 yrs) 90 160 142 13 27 4 0 4 10 0 0 14 32 .190 .275 .303 .578 56 43 5 3 0 1 0
CLE (1 yr) 8 14 12 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .286 .417 .702 91 5 1 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 43 47 43 8 11 2 1 2 4 0 0 3 13 .256 .319 .488 .808 108 21 0 1 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 10 21 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .111 .238 .111 .349 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 133 207 185 21 38 6 1 6 14 0 0 17 45 .205 .285 .346 .631 69 64 5 4 0 1 0
AL (1 yr) 18 35 30 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 .133 .257 .233 .490 35 7 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1955 25 PIT NL 4 3 0 0.0 104 .250 .250 .263 .250 .334 .250 .416 .500 .750 35 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1956 26 PIT NL 22 22 0 0.0 100 .059 .048 .260 .091 .327 .048 .411 .139 .738 -61 .000 -4.8 -0.5 .091 .048 .000
1957 27 PIT NL 44 26 9 9.4 100 .320 .286 .265 .409 .328 .543 .410 .952 .738 157 .785 3.4 0.3 1.080 .400 .257 .0
1958 28 PIT NL 90 70 5 1.9 103 .213 .183 .266 .256 .334 .268 .416 .524 .749 41 .165 -7.1 -0.7 .429 .183 .085 .0
1959 29 CIN NL 47 32 7 5.8 108 .321 .256 .275 .319 .341 .488 .425 .808 .766 108 .606 0.3 0.0 .781 .302 .233 .0
1960 30 TOT AL 35 27 2 2.0 100 .148 .133 .261 .257 .335 .233 .400 .490 .734 35 .185 -2.8 -0.3 .444 .267 .100
1960 30 BAL AL 21 16 1 1.7 100 .118 .111 .262 .238 .336 .111 .401 .349 .737 -1 .142 -2.6 -0.3 .313 .167 .000
1960 30 CLE AL 14 11 1 2.4 99 .200 .167 .260 .286 .333 .417 .398 .702 .731 91 .248 -0.2 -0.0 .636 .417 .250
6 Seasons 242 180 23 3.4 103 .222 .195 .266 .281 .334 .330 .414 .611 .748 64 .368 -11.3 -1.1 .542 .237 .135 .0
162 Game Avg. 260 193 25 3.4 103 .222 .195 .266 .281 .334 .330 .414 .611 .748 64 .368 -11.3 -1.1 .542 .237 .135
PIT (4 yrs) 160 121 14 3.1 102 .215 .190 .265 .275 .331 .303 .414 .578 .745 56 .326 -8.8 -0.9 .500 .211 .113 .0
CLE (1 yr) 14 11 1 2.4 99 .200 .167 .260 .286 .333 .417 .398 .702 .731 91 .248 -0.2 -0.0 .636 .417 .250
CIN (1 yr) 47 32 7 5.8 108 .321 .256 .275 .319 .341 .488 .425 .808 .766 108 .606 0.3 0.0 .781 .302 .233 .0
BAL (1 yr) 21 16 1 1.7 100 .118 .111 .262 .238 .336 .111 .401 .349 .737 -1 .142 -2.6 -0.3 .313 .167 .000
NL (5 yrs) 207 153 21 3.7 104 .237 .205 .267 .285 .333 .346 .416 .631 .750 69 .398 -8.5 -0.9 .559 .232 .141 .0
AL (1 yr) 35 27 2 2.0 100 .148 .133 .261 .257 .335 .233 .400 .490 .734 35 .185 -2.8 -0.3 .444 .267 .100

Ratio Batting*

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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
1955 25 PIT NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 100%
1956 26 PIT NL 22 0.0% 18.2% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 4.00 5.3 1.14 77%
1957 27 PIT NL 44 4.6% 20.5% 11.4% 11.4% 50% 1.80 3.9 17.5 4.4 1.50 57%
1958 28 PIT NL 90 2.2% 21.1% 8.9% 3.3% 20% 2.38 4.3 41.0 41.0 0.87 68%
1959 29 CIN NL 47 4.3% 27.7% 6.4% 10.6% 46% 4.33 3.3 21.5 10.8 0.90 60%
1960 30 TOT AL 35 0.0% 8.6% 14.3% 5.7% 50% 0.60 10.0 0.85 77%
1960 30 BAL AL 21 0.0% 4.8% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 0.33 18.0 0.88 81%
1960 30 CLE AL 14 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 100% 1.00 6.0 0.80 71%
6 Seasons 242 2.5% 19.8% 9.1% 6.2% 36% 2.18 4.5 35.8 15.4 0.97 67%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1955 25 PIT NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 PIT 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 0
1957 27 PIT NL 0 0 31% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 0
1958 28 PIT NL 2 0 19% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 60% 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
1959 29 CIN NL 0 0 46% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1960 30 TOT AL 1 0 56% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1960 30 BAL AL 1 0 60% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1960 30 CLE AL 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
6 Seasons 3 0 32% 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 43% 13 9 4 4 1 3 4 2 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1955 25 PIT NL 4 100% 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
1956 26 PIT NL 17 94% 1 6 0 0 0 2.09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 4 0 0% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 5
1957 27 PIT NL 32 97% 10 8 3 1 4 1.49 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0% 3 2 67% 25 6 24% 3 3 100% 2 0 0% 12
1958 28 PIT NL 79 99% 15 34 8 1 1 1.66 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 3 18% 7 0 0% 42 0 0% 5 0 0% 2 1 50% 11
1959 29 CIN NL 47 100% 11 36 8 2 4 1.37 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 3 0 0% 28 2 7% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1960 30 TOT AL 35 100% 4 9 0 0 0 1.75 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 2 0 0% 28 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1960 30 BAL AL 21 100% 2 3 0 0 0 1.35 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 15 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1960 30 CLE AL 14 100% 2 6 0 0 0 1.95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 13 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
6 Seasons 214 99% 42 93 19 4 9 1.57 6 0 6 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 42 6 14% 19 2 11% 135 8 6% 13 3 23% 10 3 30% 28
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1955 25 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 13 26 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .080 .115 .080 .195 -45 2 2 0 0 0 0
1957 27 33 70 60 7 12 3 0 2 8 0 0 6 13 .200 .300 .350 .650 77 21 2 3 0 1 0
1958 28 90 160 142 13 27 4 0 4 10 0 0 14 32 .190 .275 .303 .578 56 43 5 3 0 1 0
1959 29 133 207 185 21 38 6 1 6 14 0 0 17 45 .205 .285 .346 .631 69 64 5 4 0 1 0
1960 30 151 242 215 26 42 7 2 6 14 0 0 22 48 .195 .281 .330 .611 64 71 6 4 0 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 25 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1956 26 11 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 11
1957 27 21 49 38 7 12 4 0 2 9 0 6 9 .316 .449 .579 1.028 9 20
1958 28 60 95 86 7 16 1 0 2 2 0 9 20 .186 .263 .267 .531 6 57
1959 29 45 49 45 8 12 2 1 2 4 0 3 14 .267 .327 .489 .815 7 43
1960 30 19 36 31 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 .129 .250 .226 .476 2 18
6 Seasons 158 256 226 28 44 8 2 6 15 0 24 50 .195 .285 .327 .613 24 151
162 Game Avg. 162 262 232 29 45 8 2 6 15 0 25 51 .195 .285 .327 .613 25 151

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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