Roy Face vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Face as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Lou Possehl

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.92
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Lou Possehl

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Lou Possehl

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA