Lou Possehl vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Root posted a stronger line than Lou Possehl. Charlie Root posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 5.26) and WHIP (1.295 vs 1.675). By the career numbers, Charlie Root 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 Lou Possehl and Charlie Root

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Lou Possehl and Charlie Root

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Possehl and Charlie Root

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100