Kenny Powers Hates Computers
The self-proclaimed greatest pitcher there ever was returned to HBO last night to try his hand in a Mexican League (not to be confused with THE Mexican League, as far as I know).
Clearly Kenny Powers doesn’t read FanGraphs because Kenny Powers “f**king hates computers, all kinds.”
But, if he did, besides calling the site something heinously profane, he might remember that for his career he averaged just above .5 wins above replacement per season — not to mention that, even in his best season, he would have only barely cracked the top 20 relief pitchers according to WAR.
Season Team G IP W L SV SO BB ER ERA WAR 2001 GWT* 15 23.0 4 0 12 28 0 1 0.39 ---- 2002 ATL 62 66.1 7 3 49 106 30 21 2.85 1.75 2003 NYA 64 62.2 7 3 39 79 20 33 4.74 1.13 2004 SFG 52 54.2 3 10 30 44 27 40 6.59 -0.46 2005 BOS 15 12.2 0 6 3 6 9 12 8.57 -0.31
The good news is, that assuming Kenny Powers is between the age of 29-31 (based on being drafted in 1999), he still has plenty of time to make it back to the big leagues!
David Appelman is the creator of FanGraphs.
that rookie card is worth 5 bucks