Jack Powell vs. George Throop — Career Comparison

Jack Powell
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Throop
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Powell built a career as a starting pitcher and George Throop as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.83 and 1.606 for George Throop. By the career numbers, Jack Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Powell and George Throop

Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.19
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.38
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.06
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.5
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.52
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
49
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.27
89.27
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.87
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
2.97
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.83
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13167
27
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4389
9
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4319
8.86
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.72
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.23
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
2.09
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
3.32
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.74
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.25
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17896
36.7
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
40.39
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.12
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.91
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
4.08
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16755
34.36
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
33.59
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39

Fielding Stats for Jack Powell and George Throop

Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.32
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.38
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.46
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11934
27
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
9
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.31
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
2.19
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.49
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
2.67
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.13
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
2.5
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.13
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.892
1.892
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.1
35.1
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Powell and George Throop

Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
200.11
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
6000
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
600
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
550.74
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
105.7
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.79
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.74
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.52
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.43
34.35
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
136.49
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
137.86
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
45.5
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
42.42
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.81
34.83
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.39
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
29.76
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
102.28
George Throop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.1
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
George Throop
Career
Per 600 PA