What years did Lou Possehl play?

Lou Possehl played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1952.

Was Lou Possehl a pitcher?

Yes. Lou Possehl pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 22 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lou Possehl hit?

Lou Possehl hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Lou Possehl

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1952)

W–L 2–5

ERA 5.26

WHIP 1.68

SO 22

Pitcher PIV -1603.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 4/12/1926 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 10/7/1997 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1946-08-25
Last Game: 1952-06-04

Full name: Louis Thomas Possehl

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	5	15	8	1	0	0	51.3	62	30	6	24	22	5.26	-1603.8

Career ERA 5.26 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 35.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	PHI	NL	1	2	4	4	0	13.7	19	9	10	4	5.93	3.59 (-65%)	-281.8
1947	PHI	NL	0	0	2	0	0	4.3	5	2	0	1	4.15	—	0.0
1948	PHI	NL	1	1	3	2	1	14.7	17	8	4	7	4.91	4.10 (-20%)	-437.4
1951	PHI	NL	0	1	2	1	0	6.0	9	4	3	6	6.00	—	0.0
1952	PHI	NL	0	1	4	1	0	12.7	12	7	7	4	4.97	3.70 (-34%)	-884.5
Career · 5 seasons			2	5	15	8	1	51.1	62	30	24	22	5.26	—	-1,604

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
16	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	.100	.182	.100	.282	0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 61.5% below league average.

Career OBP .182 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 45.6% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 73.2% below league average.

Career OPS .282 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 60.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	PHI	NL	4	3	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	PHI	NL	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	PHI	NL	4	4	1	1	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	PHI	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	PHI	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			16	10	1	1	1	4	.100	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	8	5	0	1	0	1	.200
Away	8	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	25.0	30	16	12	10	5.76
Away	8	26.1	32	14	12	12	4.78

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1952-06-04	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1952-05-31	PHI	PIT	L	2	0	0	0
1952-05-04	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1952-04-21	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1951-09-26	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1951-09-18	PHI	CHC	L	1	0	0	0
1948-10-02	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1948-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	1	0	0	1
1948-09-26	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1948-09-20	PHI	PIT	W	3	1	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-06-04	PHI	CIN	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	0	1
1952-05-31	PHI	PIT	L	5.2	8	4	2	2	1	0
1952-05-04	PHI	CIN	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	1
1952-04-21	PHI	NY1	—	3.0	2	3	3	1	2	1
1951-09-26	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1951-09-18	PHI	CHC	L	4.0	8	5	4	2	4	0
1948-10-02	PHI	BRO	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1948-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	4.0	8	4	4	0	3	1
1948-09-20	PHI	PIT	W	9.0	8	4	4	4	3	2
1947-04-29	PHI	PIT	—	3.1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	15	0	3	10	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1946	PHI	P	4	1	3	0
1947	PHI	P	2	0	3	0
1948	PHI	P	3	1	2	1
1951	PHI	P	2	1	1	0
1952	PHI	P	4	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	15

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	IL	1944

Frequently Asked Questions about Lou Possehl

What years did Lou Possehl play?: Lou Possehl played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1952.
Was Lou Possehl a pitcher?: Yes. Lou Possehl pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 22 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lou Possehl hit?: Lou Possehl hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.