Danny Cox vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Danny Cox
Baby BoomersEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Cox 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. Danny Cox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Danny Cox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Cox and Lou Polli

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.66
49.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
3.64
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3894
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.96
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
5.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5464
37.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4905
34.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Danny Cox and Lou Polli

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3894
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Cox and Lou Polli

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
405.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
517.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
56.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.75
8.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
77.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
41.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.47
-7.89
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
152
219.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA