Lou Possehl vs. Calvin Schiraldi — Career Comparison

Lou Possehl
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Calvin Schiraldi
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Possehl built a career as a starting pitcher and Calvin Schiraldi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Calvin Schiraldi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 5.26 and 1.675 for Lou Possehl. By the career numbers, Calvin Schiraldi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Possehl and Calvin Schiraldi

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.63
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.82
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.4
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.52
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.63
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.07
45.07
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.28
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1660
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553.1
9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.87
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
8.49
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.01
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.21
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.34
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.86
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
7.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
40.68
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2409
39.18
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.9
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.79
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
4.64
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.31
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.44
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.12
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2102
34.19
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Lou Possehl and Calvin Schiraldi

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.82
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.76
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
27
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553.1
9
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.57
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.78
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.48
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.35
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.21
91.21
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.867
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Possehl and Calvin Schiraldi

Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
1175
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
600
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
540
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
60
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
19.77
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
105
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
75
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
50
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
75
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-17.51
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-2.02
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
45
225
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lou Possehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Possehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Calvin Schiraldi
Career
Per 600 PA