Jim Archer vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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. Jim Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Jim Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Lou Polli

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933
36.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Lou Polli

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Lou Polli

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA