Steve Barr vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Steve Barr
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barr 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 5.16 and 1.745 for Steve Barr. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barr and Lou Polli

Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
41.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
6.88
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
34.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.52
41.52
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Steve Barr and Lou Polli

Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barr and Lou Polli

Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA