Joe Gonzales vs. Lou Polchow — Career Comparison

Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polchow
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gonzales built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polchow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Gonzales posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 5.63 and 1.625 for Lou Polchow. By the career numbers, Joe Gonzales had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gonzales and Lou Polchow

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.35
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
10.74
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
10.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
40.65
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
40.5
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
36
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Gonzales and Lou Polchow

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gonzales and Lou Polchow

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-53.43
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA