Sam Cooper vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam 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. Lou Polli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.843 compared to 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Lou Polli

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
10.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
40.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
6.64
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
34.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.77
40.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Lou Polli

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.53
89.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Lou Polli

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
557.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
71.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
107.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA