Melvin Powell
1929–1937 · bats R / throws R · ASW, Chicago American Giants
86G
.350AVG
.401OBP
.436SLG
More career statistics
49H
1HR
10RBI
0SB
20–9W–L
241.1IP
59K
1.64ERA
31GS
6Rare feats
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 154 | 140 | 27 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | .350 | .401 | .436 | .837 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241.3 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 229 | 145 | 44 | 7 | 56 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 1.181 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1934-06-25 to 1934-07-01
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Seven-Hit Game | 1935-06-09 | 1 in 27,955 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1935-06-09 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1935-06-09 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | CGChicago American Giants | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1933 | CGChicago American Giants | 16 | 35 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .286 | 72 | 26 |
| 1934 | CGChicago American Giants | 19 | 33 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .303 | 77 | 17 |
| 1935 | CGChicago American Giants | 26 | 38 | 21 | – | 1 | – | .553 | 52 | 9 |
| 1936 | CGChicago American Giants | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1937 | CGChicago American Giants | 23 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | – | .258 | 38 | 7 |