Bill Hoffer vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Possehl

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Possehl

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Possehl

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA