Cliney Allen vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Cliney Allen
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliney Allen 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 6.84 and 1.920 for Cliney Allen. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliney Allen and Lou Polli

Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
11.69
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.69
11.69
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
44.64
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
42.73
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.02
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
37.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Cliney Allen and Lou Polli

Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliney Allen and Lou Polli

Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-35.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliney Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA