Jack McAdams vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Jack McAdams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack McAdams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack McAdams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Jack McAdams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack McAdams and Lou Possehl

Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.21
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.72
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.86
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
35.38
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
28.86
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.38
35.38
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Jack McAdams and Lou Possehl

Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack McAdams and Lou Possehl

Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
800
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-17.51
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA