Santo Alcala vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Polli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.843 compared to 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Lou Polli

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Lou Polli

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Lou Polli

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
510
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA