Bud Black vs. Abner Powell — Career Comparison

Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Abner Powell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bud Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Abner Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Abner Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4.22 and 1.688 for Bud Black. By the career numbers, Abner Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Black and Abner Powell

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.81
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.22
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.13
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.32
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
39.38
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.63
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
7.35
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
36.56
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
37.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Bud Black and Abner Powell

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.7
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1941
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.27
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.94
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.45
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.41
83.41
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.047
2.047
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Black and Abner Powell

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
150
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
584.62
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
111.54
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
38.46
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.01
55.79
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
201.92
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
165.38
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.85
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
130.77
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.11
63.68
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.38
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100