Howie Pollet vs. Lou Possehl — Career Comparison

Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Howie Pollet posted a stronger line than Lou Possehl. Howie Pollet posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 5.26) and WHIP (1.350 vs 1.675). By the career numbers, Howie Pollet 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 Howie Pollet and Lou Possehl

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.72
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.19
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.04
53.04
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.98
68.98
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.51
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
8.95
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.62
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
3.18
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.99
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8980
38.35
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8212
35.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Howie Pollet and Lou Possehl

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Pollet and Lou Possehl

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
309.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
530.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
97.97
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
83.54
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.91
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.43
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.23
26.76
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
113.92
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
139.75
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
41.01
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
36.46
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
77.47
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.8
27.19
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
41.77
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
120.76
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
28.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.63
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA