Ken Holcombe vs. Jay Powell — Career Comparison

Ken Holcombe
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Holcombe built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Holcombe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.17 and 1.558 for Jay Powell. By the career numbers, Ken Holcombe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holcombe and Jay Powell

Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.38
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.15
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.98
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.17
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125
27
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
9.05
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
9.01
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.83
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
39.12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
40.06
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.7
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
4.9
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1457
34.97
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
34.5
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Ken Holcombe and Jay Powell

Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
27
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542.1
9
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.88
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.76
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holcombe and Jay Powell

Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
99
482.93
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
517.07
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
82.93
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
18.18
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
6.04
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
102.44
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
107.32
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
15.51
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-10.68
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA