Mort Cooper vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Cooper and Lou Polli

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7049
34.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Lou Polli

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Lou Polli

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
544.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
56.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
93.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
118
98.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
6.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA