Harry Coveleski vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Harry Coveleski
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Coveleski 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. Harry Coveleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.159 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Harry Coveleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Coveleski and Lou Polli

Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.56
59.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3744
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1248
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
7.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
2.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4994
36.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4561
32.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.01
36.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Harry Coveleski and Lou Polli

Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
18.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
21.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
20.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.561
2.561
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.13
13.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Coveleski and Lou Polli

Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
260.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
550
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
103.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
88.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.3
26.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
125
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
125
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
39.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
76.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.6
25.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
134
176.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA