Dick Crutcher vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Crutcher 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. Dick Crutcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Dick Crutcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Crutcher and Lou Polli

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
9.74
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
763
33.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Lou Polli

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Lou Polli

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
381.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
24.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
129.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
21.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA