Gus McGinnis vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Lou Possehl

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.69
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
40.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
36.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Lou Possehl

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Lou Possehl

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA