Tony Cloninger vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Cloninger 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. Tony Cloninger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Tony Cloninger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cloninger and Lou Polli

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.81
53.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
4.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
8.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
4.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
5.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7624
38.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
4.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6768
34.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Tony Cloninger and Lou Polli

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5302
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1767.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.79
93.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cloninger and Lou Polli

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
553.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
57.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
59.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
107.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
161
143.54
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA