Lou Possehl vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Possehl and Jay Ritchie

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
38.86
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
35.77
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Lou Possehl and Jay Ritchie

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291.1
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.95
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.377
0.377
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Possehl and Jay Ritchie

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.58
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA