Archie Cole vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole 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 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Lou Polli

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
11.69
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.69
11.69
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
42.73
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
36.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Lou Polli

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Lou Polli

Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
8.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA