Herb Harris vs. Jack Powell — Career Comparison

Herb Harris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Powell
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Powell built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 10.29 and 2.714 for Herb Harris. By the career numbers, Jack Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Harris and Jack Powell

Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.19
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.06
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.5
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.52
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
49
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.27
89.27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.87
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
2.97
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.97
11.97
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13167
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4389
9
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
8.86
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.23
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
2.09
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
3.32
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.14
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.25
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17896
36.7
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.12
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
4.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.714
2.714
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16755
34.36
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Herb Harris and Jack Powell

Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
1.32
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.46
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11934
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.31
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
2.19
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
2.67
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
2.5
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.892
1.892
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.1
35.1
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Harris and Jack Powell

Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
200.11
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
600
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
550.74
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
105.7
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.79
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.74
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.52
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.43
34.35
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
136.49
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
137.86
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
45.5
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
42.42
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.81
34.83
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.39
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
29.76
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
299
102.28
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.1
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100