Chick Evans vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chick Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.785 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Chick Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Lou Possehl

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.96
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.21
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.93
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
38.96
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.675
1.675
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Lou Possehl

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Lou Possehl

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
3.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-17.51
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA