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Kenny Powers (character)

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Kenny Powers
First appearancePilot
Last appearanceChapter 13
Portrayed byDanny McBride
In-universe information
NicknameThe People's Champion, The Shelby Sensation, The Reverse Apache Master, The Man with the Golden Dick, Doctor Cock and Balls, La Flama Blanca
OccupationProfessional baseball pitcher
ReligionChristian
NationalityAmerican

Kenny Powers is the fictional main character from the HBO television series Eastbound and Down, played by American actor Danny McBride.[1] Powers is portrayed as once dominant baseball pitcher, whose poor work ethic and short temper jeopardized his professional career. In season one of Eastbound and Down, Powers becomes a substitute physical education teacher who is attempting to make a return to Major League Baseball.

Character biography

Powers enjoyed a spectacular debut, but his abrasive personality led him to be constantly traded as he wore out his welcome quickly, and in less than seven years he found himself out of major league baseball completely, He then went back to his hometown of Shelby, North Carolina to accept a job as a substitute physical education teacher at his former middle school, while trying to get back into the majors.

Statistics

Year Club G IP W-L S SO BB ER ERA WAR
2001 Gwinnett* 15 23 4-0 12 28 0 1 0.39 --
2002 Atlanta 62 66+13 7-3 49 106 30 21 2.85 1.75
2003 New York 64 62+23 7-3 39 79 20 33 4.74 1.13
2004 San Francisco 52 54+23 3-10 30 44 27 40 6.59 -0.46
2005 Boston 15 12+23 0-6 3 6 9 12 8.57 -0.31
2006 Seattle unknown
Career totals[2] 208 219+13 21-22 133 263 86 107 4.40 2.11
* Atlanta minor league affiliate

References

  1. ^ "Kenny Powers (Character)". IMDB.
  2. ^ "Kenny Powers Hates Computers | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-10-17.