Hank Johnson vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Johnson 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. Lou Polli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.843 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Johnson and Lou Polli

Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
4.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
4.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4889
41.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4290
36.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.26
41.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Hank Johnson and Lou Polli

Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Johnson and Lou Polli

Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
543.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.97
43.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
163.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
146.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
69.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
46.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
112.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.9
46.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA