Jay Powell
[edit] Biography
Born on January 9, 1972 in Meridian, Mississippi, Jay Powell (James Willard Powell) played for the Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 11 year career. Powell broke into the bigs on September 10, 1995 with the Florida Marlins, and put up a 4.54 ERA in 71.1 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Jay Powell's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1998, when he posted a 3.33 ERA and struck out 62 batters. However, others believe that it was 1997, when he posted a 3.28 ERA and struck out 65 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.08
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| 67
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4.54
| 52
| 41
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 71.1
| 71
| 5
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1997
| FLA
| N
| 74
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 3.28
| 65
| 35
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 79.2
| 71
| 3
| 30
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.38
| 38
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 22
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| FLA
| N
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 4.21
| 24
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 36.1
| 36
| 5
| 22
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1998
| TOT
| N
| 62
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 3.33
| 62
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 70.1
| 58
| 6
| 37
| 9
| 1
| 3
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 67
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 4.32
| 77
| 38
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 75
| 82
| 3
| 40
| 4
| 5
| 3
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.67
| 16
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 29
| 1
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3.72
| 28
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.1
| 41
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| COL
| N
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2.79
| 26
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 38.2
| 34
| 5
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 74
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 3.24
| 54
| 36
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 75
| 75
| 9
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3.44
| 35
| 28
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.2
| 50
| 5
| 24
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 7.82
| 40
| 58
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 58.2
| 75
| 7
| 34
| 3
| 6
| 2
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.38
| 17
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 24
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 387
| 0
| 29
| 20
| 3.78
| 331
| 198
| 172
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 410
| 394
| 27
| 203
| 22
| 12
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 125
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 5.37
| 92
| 97
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 132.1
| 149
| 15
| 69
| 8
| 8
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 512
| 0
| 36
| 23
| 4.17
| 423
| 295
| 251
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 542.1
| 543
| 42
| 272
| 30
| 20
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 8.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 71.1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| FLA
| N
| P
| 74
| 0
| 79.2
| 5
| 16
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .840
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| FLA
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 36.1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| TOT
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 70.1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 75
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 0
| .800
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 27
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 36.1
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 2001
| COL
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 38.2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| P
| 74
| 0
| 75
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .944
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 49.2
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 58.2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 512
| 0
| 542.1
| 42
| 63
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 44
| 11
| 1
| .938
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| 67
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| FLA
| N
| 74
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| FLA
| N
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TOT
| N
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| COL
| N
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 74
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 388
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 513
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1990).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (19th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed July 18, 1993).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Florida Marlins in exchange for Bret Barberie (December 6, 1994).
- Traded by Florida Marlins with Scott Makarewicz to Houston Astros in exchange for Ramon Castro (July 4, 1998).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Ron Villone (June 27, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 13, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 27, 2005).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2005).
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