Abner Powell vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Abner Powell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Abner Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Abner Powell and Al Sima

Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.32
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.17
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
39.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
7.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
37.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Abner Powell and Al Sima

Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1941
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.94
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.41
83.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.047
2.047
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Abner Powell and Al Sima

Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
150
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
584.62
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
111.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
38.46
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.01
55.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
201.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
165.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.85
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
130.77
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.11
63.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0