Sandy Alcantara vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Sandy Alcantara
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sandy Alcantara 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. Sandy Alcantara posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.183 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Sandy Alcantara had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Lou Polli

Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
7.82
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.76
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
7.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4425
37.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
4.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4007
33.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Lou Polli

Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3226
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.17
93.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Lou Polli

Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
758.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
548.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.07
4.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
38.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.51
-27.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
99
424.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA