Hosea Allen vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea 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 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea 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 Hosea Allen and Lou Polli

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
11.69
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.69
11.69
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
42.73
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.02
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
37.84
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Lou Polli

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Lou Polli

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA