Willie Powell - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Willie Powell

Willie Ernest Powell
(Pee Wee; Pigmeat)

Born: October 30, 1903 in Eutaw, AL
Died: May 16, 1987 in Three Rivers, MI
(83 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: R

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Notes:

• College: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
• Buried: Parkville Cemetery (Three Rivers, MI)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1925	CAG	NNL	21	SP	2	2	.500	4	3		3	0	0	29.0	14	14	20		11	23	0		0	117	4.34	99
1926	CAG	MULT	22	SP	4	4	.500	12	10		3	1	0	69.2	34	29	75	0	27	42	2		1	101	3.75	88
1927	CAG	MULT	23	SP	14	4	.778	23	23		13	4	0	171.1	65	43	147	1	53	92	0		3	125	2.26	143
1927-28	CUB	CUB	24	SP	2	7	.222	18	11		4	0	0	85.2	66	46	101	6	48	42	1		3	414	4.83	87
1928	CAG	NNL/NNC	24	SP	10	6	.625	19	18		14	6	1	144.0	40	30	120	6	33	110	1		5	588	1.88	174
1930	DS	NNL/NNC	26	SP	9	7	.563	22	16		8	1	1	125.2	75	65	131	1	33	54	0		3	42	4.66	106
1931	DS	NNL	27	SP	5	9	.357	16	14		11	2	0	92.0	68	50	102	4	38	56	2		8	430	4.89	89
1933	CAG/AG	NN2	29	SP	8	4	.667	14	8		6	1	0	88.2	36	29	92	1	12	42	0		2	358	2.94	144
1934	CRS	NN2	30	SP	0	1	.000	2	1		0	0	0	4.2	13	12	17	0	1	1	0		0	34	23.14	20
8	5			SP	54	44	.551	130	104		62	15	2	810.2	411	318	805	19	256	462	6		25	2209	3.53	114
162 Game Average					16	13	.551	38	30		18	4	1	235.2	119	92	234	9	74	134	2		7	1022	3.53	114

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
8	Negro Leagues				52	37	.584	112	93		58	15	2	725.0	345	272	704	13	208	420	5		22	1795	3.38	118
1	vs Latin Leagues				2	7	.222	18	11		4	0	0	85.2	66	46	101	6	48	42	1		3	414	4.83	87

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
5	Chicago American Giants			SP	38	19	.667	71	61		38	12	1	492.1	187	143	446	8	133	302	3		10	1243	2.61	135
1	Cuba			SP	2	7	.222	18	11		4	0	0	85.2	66	46	101	6	48	42	1		3	414	4.83	87
2	Detroit Stars I			SP	14	16	.467	38	30		19	3	1	217.2	143	115	233	5	71	110	2		11	472	4.75	98
1	Akron Grays			SP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	10.1	2	2	8	0	3	7	0		1	46	1.74	241
1	Cleveland Red Sox			1B	0	1	.000	2	1		0	0	0	4.2	13	12	17	0	1	1	0		0	34	23.14	20

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1925	CAG	NNL	21	SP	29.0		1.07	1.24		19.7%	9.8%		9.4%	7.2%		2.09	1.37
1926	CAG	MULT	22	SP	69.2		1.46	1.23		13.7%	11.2%		8.8%	8.5%		1.56	1.34		0.0%
1927	CAG	MULT	23	SP	171.1		1.17	1.24		13.1%	14.4%		7.6%	7.0%		1.74	1.73		0.1%
1927-28	CUB	CUB	24	SP	85.2		1.74	1.51		10.1%	10.1%		11.6%	9.0%		0.88	1.12		1.4%	1.1%
1928	CAG	NNL/NNC	24	SP	144.0		1.06	1.19		18.7%	11.6%		5.6%	6.6%		3.33	1.80		1.0%	1.3%
1930	DS	NNL/NNC	26	SP	125.2		1.31	1.47		10.2%	13.7%		6.2%	8.8%		1.64	1.44		0.2%
1931	DS	NNL	27	SP	92.0		1.52	1.47		13.0%	12.1%		8.8%	9.1%		1.47	1.32		0.9%	1.0%
1933	CAG/AG	NN2	29	SP	88.2		1.17	1.35		11.7%	12.4%		3.4%	6.6%		3.50	1.89		0.3%	1.0%
1934	CRS	NN2	30	SP	4.2		3.86	1.46		2.9%	12.5%		2.9%	7.9%		1.00	1.58		0.0%	0.9%
8	5			SP	810.2		1.31	1.33		13.3%	11.3%		7.4%	7.5%		1.80	1.56		0.9%	1.1%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
8	Negro Leagues				725.0		1.26	1.31		13.7%	11.4%		6.8%	7.3%		2.02	1.61		0.8%	1.0%
1	vs Latin Leagues				85.2		1.74	1.51		10.1%	10.1%		11.6%	9.0%		0.88	1.12		1.4%	1.1%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
5	Chicago American Giants			SP	492.1		1.18	1.24		14.9%	11.2%		6.6%	6.8%		2.27	1.70		0.7%	1.0%
1	Cuba			SP	85.2		1.74	1.51		10.1%	10.1%		11.6%	9.0%		0.88	1.12		1.4%	1.1%
2	Detroit Stars I			SP	217.2		1.40	1.47		11.4%	11.8%		7.4%	8.5%		1.55	1.39		1.1%	1.1%
1	Akron Grays			SP	10.1		1.06	1.34		15.2%	12.3%		6.5%	6.5%		2.33	1.90		0.0%	1.0%
1	Cleveland Red Sox			1B	4.2		3.86	1.46		2.9%	12.5%		2.9%	7.9%		1.00	1.58		0.0%	0.9%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1925	CAG	NNL	21	SP	4	117		14	20						11	23		0
1926	CAG	MULT	22	SP	12	101	89	34	75	4	1	0	3	0	27	42		1	4	0	1	.843	.880	.910	1.790
1927	CAG	MULT	23	SP	23	125	110	65	147	3	0	1	4	3	53	92		3	2	1	1	1.336	1.216	1.391	2.606
1927-28	CUB	CUB	24	SP	18	414	344	66	101	9	7	6	5		48	42		3	7	11	3	.294	.374	.413	.787
1928	CAG	NNL/NNC	24	SP	19	588	537	40	120	13	2	6	13		33	110		5	13		7	.223	.275	.289	.563
1930	DS	NNL/NNC	26	SP	22	42	38	75	131	1	1	1	0		33	54		3	0		0	3.447	2.257	3.605	5.862
1931	DS	NNL	27	SP	16	430	377	68	102	14	4	4	10		38	56		8	7		4	.271	.350	.361	.711
1933	CAG/AG	NN2	29	SP	14	358	335	36	92	20	8	1	2		12	42		2	9		9	.275	.304	.391	.695
1934	CRS	NN2	30	SP	2	34	32	13	17	2	1	0	2		1	1		0	1		1	.531	.545	.656	1.202
8	5			SP	130	2209	1862	411	805	66	24	19	39	3	256	462		25	43	12	26	.261	.322	.353	.675

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8	Negro Leagues				112	1795	1518	345	704	57	17	13	34	3	208	420		22	36	1	23	.254	.309	.339	.649
1	vs Latin Leagues				18	414	344	66	101	9	7	6	5		48	42		3	7	11	3	.294	.374	.413	.787

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
5	Chicago American Giants			SP	71	1243	1032	187	446	40	11	8	21	3	133	302		10	25	1	17	.240	.287	.324	.611
1	Cuba			SP	18	414	344	66	101	9	7	6	5		48	42		3	7	11	3	.294	.374	.413	.787
2	Detroit Stars I			SP	38	472	415	143	233	15	5	5	10		71	110		11	7		4	.270	.348	.366	.715
1	Akron Grays			SP	1	46	39	2	8	0	0	0	1		3	7		1	3		1	.205	.279	.205	.484
1	Cleveland Red Sox			1B	2	34	32	13	17	2	1	0	2		1	1		0	1		1	.531	.545	.656	1.202

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