Danny Herrera vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Danny Herrera
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Herrera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Herrera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Danny Herrera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Herrera and Lou Possehl

Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
11.6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.71
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.72
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
10.36
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.19
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.29
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
39.57
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.59
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.69
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
34.7
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Danny Herrera and Lou Possehl

Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
11.6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101.2
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Herrera and Lou Possehl

Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
15720
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.24
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.34
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA