Buzz Capra vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Buzz Capra
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buzz Capra 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. Buzz Capra posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Buzz Capra had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buzz Capra and Lou Polli

Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
2.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.59
45.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.96
42.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.87
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
7.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.99
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
4.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
5.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2338
38.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.56
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
33.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.66
38.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Buzz Capra and Lou Polli

Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.96
42.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buzz Capra and Lou Polli

Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
486.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
483.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
15.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
123.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
30.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
15.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
40
137.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
4.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA