Al Cicotte vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Lou Possehl

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.04
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.12
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Lou Possehl

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.1
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.69
15.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Lou Possehl

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA