How Lou Possehl's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Lou Possehl posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .301, above the starting pitcher average of .260 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1952, posting .235, near the starting pitcher average of .247 that year. The highest point came in 1946 at .333, well above the starting pitcher average of .252 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .304 in 1948 to .333 in 1951 and .235 in 1952. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.
Lou Possehl Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Lou Possehl
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Opposing Batting Average | Lou Possehl
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.301 | 0.315 |
| Season Avg. | 0.301 | 0.315 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.301 | 0.315 |
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Lou Possehl Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Lou Possehl's Opposing Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lou Possehl Opposing Batting Average by Team
Lou Possehl's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Possehl Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Lou Possehl's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Lou Possehl Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lou Possehl's seasonal Opposing Batting Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lou Possehl Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lou Possehl's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
