Bobo Newsom vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bobo Newsom posted a stronger line than Lou Possehl. Bobo Newsom posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.98 vs 5.26) and WHIP (1.463 vs 1.675). By the career numbers, Bobo Newsom had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bobo Newsom and Lou Possehl

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.53
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.5
80.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
3.98
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
9.02
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
4.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
4.98
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.14
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16467
39.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1908
4.57
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14674
35.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Bobo Newsom and Lou Possehl

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bobo Newsom and Lou Possehl

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
253.57
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
556.7
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
105.34
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
92.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.32
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
20.91
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
120.75
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
112.84
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
42.47
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
77.86
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.48
17.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
7.08
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
110.76
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
35.81
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.49
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA