Rube Curry vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Rube Curry
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Curry 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. Rube Curry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Rube Curry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Curry and Lou Polli

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.64
72.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1348
9.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
34.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
4.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4522
30.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.22
34.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Rube Curry and Lou Polli

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4104
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
3.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.424
2.424
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.74
70.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Curry and Lou Polli

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
220.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
541.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
116.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.11
41.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
154.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
53.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
52.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
101.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.97
45.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.17
109.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA