 In eleven seasons, he played in 688 games and had 2,540 at bats, 353 runs, 689 hits, 116 doubles, 26 triples, 22 home runs, 327 RBIs, 65 stolen bases, 173 walks, a .271 batting average, .320 on-base percentage, .363 slugging percentage, 923 total bases and 43 sacrifice hits.Defensively, he recorded a .975 fielding percentage.During a dugout interview in a July 1938 game versus the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, Powell was asked by WGN radio announcer Bob Elson how he stayed in shape during the offseason; Powell, who claimed to be a policeman in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, (but in reality had only applied without being hired) replied that he kept in shape by "cracking niggers over the head with my blackjack."