Charlie Heard vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard 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 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Lou Possehl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Lou Possehl

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
10.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
40.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.675
1.675
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
36.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Lou Possehl

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Lou Possehl

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA