Scott Dunn vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Scott Dunn
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Dunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Possehl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.675 compared to 10.97 and 2.719 for Scott Dunn. By the career numbers, Lou Possehl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Dunn and Lou Possehl

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.44
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.26
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
20.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
10.87
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.21
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.06
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.38
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
52.31
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
40.68
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.79
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.719
2.719
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.675
1.675
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
46.41
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
36.12
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Scott Dunn and Lou Possehl

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.44
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Dunn and Lou Possehl

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-17.51
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA