Ray Hale vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows 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 Ray Hale 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 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. By the career numbers, Lou Possehl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Hale and Lou Possehl

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.26
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
10.87
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.86
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
40.68
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.79
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.675
1.675
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
36.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Ray Hale and Lou Possehl

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.62
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Hale and Lou Possehl

Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-17.51
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA