Walt Masterson vs. Jay Powell — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson 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. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.17 and 1.558 for Jay Powell. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Jay Powell

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
9.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.51
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
40.06
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2079
34.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Jay Powell

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
8.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.76
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Jay Powell

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
6.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-10.68
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA