Ross Powell vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Ross Powell
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ross Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ross Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.706 compared to 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. By the career numbers, Ross Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ross Powell and Buzz Wetzel

Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.4
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.28
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.18
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.4
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.09
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
41.51
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.35
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.91
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.631
1.631
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
34.43
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Ross Powell and Buzz Wetzel

Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.52
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.86
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Powell and Buzz Wetzel

Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
5760
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA