Sugar Cain vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Sugar Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sugar Cain 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 4.83 and 1.710 for Sugar Cain. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sugar Cain and Lou Polli

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.9
46.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.97
76.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
10.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
5.19
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4556
41.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3972
36.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.53
41.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Sugar Cain and Lou Polli

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sugar Cain and Lou Polli

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
287.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
548.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
82.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.56
18.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
95.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
33.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
62.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
14.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
83
132.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA