Denny Neagle vs. Abner Powell — Career Comparison

Denny Neagle
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Abner Powell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Denny Neagle 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 4.24 and 1.336 for Denny Neagle. By the career numbers, Abner Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Neagle and Abner Powell

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.87
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.59
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.44
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.96
72.96
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
4.24
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
8.98
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
9.33
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.19
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
2.83
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.32
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.21
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
6.74
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.17
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8031
38.24
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
39.38
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
4.51
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
7.35
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.38
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.57
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7250
34.52
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
37.02
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Denny Neagle and Abner Powell

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.87
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1941
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
9
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.32
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.09
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.45
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.94
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.41
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.45
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.38
97.38
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.41
83.41
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.047
2.047
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Neagle and Abner Powell

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
380.25
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
150
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
600
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
312
600
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
507.32
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
584.62
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
83.12
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
150
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
62.1
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
111.54
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
16.24
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.78
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.02
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
38.46
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
24.2
23.13
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.01
55.79
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
113.69
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
201.92
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
102.23
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
165.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
31
29.62
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.04
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
28.85
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
66.88
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
130.77
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
16.98
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.11
63.68
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
155
148.09
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
71.66
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.91
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.73
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100