Jay Powell Stats

Jay Powell was born on Sunday, January 9, 1972, in Meridian, Mississippi. Powell was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1995, with the Florida Marlins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jay Powell baseball stats page.

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"Listening to Jay Powell's fastball pop a catcher's mitt, or watching hitters swing at his pitch after pitch without making contact during batting practice, you wonder: How long can they keep this guy on the farm? 'If he gets his job done this spring, there's definitely going to be a place for him on a major leaguepitching staff,' Marlins manager Rene Lachemann said." - Staff Writer David O'Brien in The Sun Sentinel (02/26/1996, Powell Pitching Well, But List Is Long, Full Story)

Jay Powell

Jay Powell Autograph on a 1996 Select Baseball Card (#186)

Jay Powell Autograph on a 1996 Select Baseball Card (#186)

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Birth Name:   James Willard Powell
Nickname:   Jay
Born On:   01-09-1972  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Meridian, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   West Lauderdale High School (Collinsville, MS)
College:   Mississippi State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   230
First Game:   09-10-1995 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-29-2005
Draft:   1993 : 1st Round (19th)

Jay Powell

Jay Powell Pitching Stats

1995 23 Marlins 9 0 1 0 0 .000 1.08 0 0 0 8.1 38 7 1 2 0 6 1 4 0 2 0 -
1996 24 Marlins 67 0 16 4 3 .571 4.54 0 0 2 71.1 321 71 36 41 5 36 1 52 3 4 0 -
1997 25 Marlins 74 0 23 7 2 .778 3.28 0 0 2 79.2 337 71 29 35 3 30 3 65 3 4 0 -
1998 26 Marlins 33 0 26 4 4 .500 4.21 0 0 3 36.1 165 36 17 19 5 22 6 24 1 2 0 -
1998 26 Astros 29 0 9 3 3 .500 2.38 0 0 4 34.0 137 22 9 9 1 15 3 38 0 1 0 -
1999 27 Astros 67 0 26 5 4 .556 4.32 0 0 4 75.0 341 82 36 38 3 40 4 77 5 3 0 16
2000 28 Astros 29 0 10 1 1 .500 5.67 0 0 0 27.0 127 29 17 18 1 19 1 16 0 0 0 5
2001 29 Astros 35 0 5 2 2 .500 3.72 0 0 0 36.1 170 41 15 18 4 19 0 28 0 0 1 5
2001 29 Rockies 39 0 15 3 1 .750 2.79 0 0 7 38.2 157 34 12 18 5 12 3 26 0 2 0 3
2002 30 Rangers 51 0 5 3 2 .600 3.44 0 0 0 49.2 224 50 19 28 5 24 4 35 2 1 0 12
2003 31 Rangers 51 0 20 3 0 1.000 7.82 0 0 0 58.2 279 75 51 58 7 34 3 40 6 2 0 2
2004 32 Rangers 23 0 4 1 1 .500 3.38 0 0 0 24.0 103 24 9 11 3 11 1 17 0 0 0 4
2005 33 Braves 5 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 3.1 15 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
11 Years 512 0 161 36 23 .610 4.17 0 0 22 542.1 2,414 543 251 295 42 272 30 423 20 21 1 48

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Jay Powell Hitting Stats

1995 23 Marlins 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 24 Marlins 67 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1997 25 Marlins 74 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500
1998 26 Marlins 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1998 26 Astros 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1999 27 Astros 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2000 28 Astros 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2001 29 Astros 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2001 29 Rockies 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2002 30 Rangers 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2003 31 Rangers 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2004 32 Rangers 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2005 33 Braves 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
11 Years 512 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167

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Jay Powell Fielding Stats

1995 Marlins P 9 0 25 4 0.4 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.32
1996 Marlins P 67 0 214 9 0.1 9 3 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.14
1997 Marlins P 74 0 239 25 0.3 21 5 16 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .840 2.37
1998 Marlins P 33 0 109 10 0.3 10 6 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48
1998 Astros P 29 0 102 3 0.1 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.79
1999 Astros P 67 0 225 11 0.2 9 1 8 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .818 1.08
2000 Astros P 29 0 81 6 0.2 6 4 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
2001 Astros P 35 0 109 8 0.2 7 3 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.73
2001 Rockies P 39 0 116 11 0.3 11 7 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.56
2002 Rangers P 51 0 149 13 0.3 13 4 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36
2003 Rangers P 51 0 176 11 0.2 11 6 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
2004 Rangers P 23 0 72 3 0.1 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
2005 Braves P 5 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 512 0 1,626 114 0.2 107 43 64 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.78
11 Years 512 0 1,626 114 0.2 107 43 64 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.78

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Jay Powell Miscellaneous Stats

1995 Marlins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 4.32 6.48
1996 Marlins 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.44 6.56 4.54
1997 Marlins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 4.0 2.17 7.34 3.39
1998 Marlins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.09 5.95 5.45
1998 Astros 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.53 10.06 3.97
1999 Astros 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.93 9.24 4.80
2000 Astros 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.84 5.33 6.33
2001 Astros 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.47 6.94 4.71
2001 Rockies 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.17 6.05 2.79
2002 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.46 6.34 4.35
2003 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.18 6.14 5.22
2004 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.55 6.38 4.13
2005 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.25 2.70 10.80
11 Years 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0.0 1.5 12.0 1.56 7.02 4.51

Jay Powell

Jay Powell Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1995 Florida Marlins 59 $109,000.00 - -
1996 Florida Marlins 39 $118,000.00 - -
1997 Florida Marlins 39 $208,000.00 - Stats
1998 Florida Marlins 39 $320,000.00 - -
1998 Houston Astros 39 "     "     - -
1999 Houston Astros 39 $800,000.00 - -
2000 Houston Astros 39 $1,250,000.00 - -
2001 Houston Astros 39 $1,600,000.00 - -
2001 Colorado Rockies 39 "     "     - -
2002 Texas Rangers 39 $2,250,000.00 - -
2003 Texas Rangers 39 $3,250,000.00 - -
2004 Texas Rangers 39 $3,500,000.00 - -
2005 Atlanta Braves 43 $2,900,000.00 - -

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James Willard Powell was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Florida Marlins (1995-1998), Houston Astros (1998-2001), Colorado Rockies (2001), Texas Rangers (2002-2004), and Atlanta Braves (2005). Jay, his nickname, was the winning pitching of Game 7 during the 1997 World Series!

Jay Powell is part of an elite set of pitchers in Major League history whose career on the mound spanned at least ten seasons and NEVER once included a losing record! The other aces: Spud Chandler (11 seasons / 109 wins), Dizzy Dean (12 seasons / 150 wins), Dave Foutz (11 seasons / 147 wins), Joe McGinnity (10 seasons / 246 wins), Andy Pettitte (18 seasons 256 wins), Deacon Phillippe (13 seasons / 189 wins), Babe Ruth (10 seasons / 94 wins), and Urban Shocker (13 seasons / 187 wins).

On October 26, 1997, Jay Powell was called in from the bullpen during Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. The score was tied 2-2 in the eleventh inning and Powell walked Matt Williams, but made it out of the inning after Sandy Alomar, Jr. grounded out and Jim Thome grounded into a double play. The Florida Marlins rallied in the bottom of the bottom of the inning, Craig Counsell scored the winning run, the franchise won their first championship, and Jay was the winning pitcher.

Did you know that Jay Powell was the fifth Mississippi State University Bulldog ever drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft? Those who came before Powell were Del Unser (1966 Draft / 1st round / 18th overall), Will Clark (1985 Draft / 1st round / 2nd overall), Rafael Palmeiro (1985 Draft / 1st round / 22nd overall) and B.J. Wallace (1992 Draft / 1st round / 3rd overall).