Jimmy Oldham vs. Jay Powell — Career Comparison

Jimmy Oldham
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Oldham 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. Jay Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 5.65 and 1.539 for Jimmy Oldham. By the career numbers, Jay Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Oldham and Jay Powell

Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.72
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.88
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
5.65
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.17
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
10.69
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
9.01
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.91
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
41.59
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
40.06
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
7.01
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
4.9
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.51
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
36.5
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
34.5
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.59
41.59
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Oldham and Jay Powell

Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.72
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.88
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.95
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.68
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.88
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.37
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.76
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.959
1.959
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Oldham and Jay Powell

Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
50
270.27
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
567.57
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
118.92
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
91.89
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
36.43
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
6.04
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
145.95
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
145.95
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.84
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
59.46
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
38.75
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-10.68
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.5
55.5
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA