Lou Possehl vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Doc Scanlan posted a stronger line than Lou Possehl. Doc Scanlan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 5.26) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.675). By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan 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 Doc Scanlan

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Lou Possehl and Doc Scanlan

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Possehl and Doc Scanlan

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100