Chris Michalak vs. Jim Powers — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Powers
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Powers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.7 and 1.800 for Jim Powers. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Powers

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
10.72
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
11.4
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.4
11.4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
41.02
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
43.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.7
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Powers

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Powers

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
34.02
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
35.67
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Powers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100