Aaron Cook vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Aaron Cook
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Cook 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. Aaron Cook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Aaron Cook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Cook and Lou Polli

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.03
49.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
4.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
10.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.81
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
2.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6121
39.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
4.97
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5558
35.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Aaron Cook and Lou Polli

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
2.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Cook and Lou Polli

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
345.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
484.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
73.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
16.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
102.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
24.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
57.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.7
13.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
130
164.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA