Jim Carter vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Jim Carter
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Carter 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 Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.595 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Jim Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Carter and Lou Polli

Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
42.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
34.52
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.04
42.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Jim Carter and Lou Polli

Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Carter and Lou Polli

Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
350
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
16.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
16.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA