Kenta Maeda vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Kenta Maeda
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kenta Maeda 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. Kenta Maeda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.187 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Kenta Maeda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kenta Maeda and Lou Polli

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
2.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.11
76.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
4.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
7.96
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
9.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
37.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Kenta Maeda and Lou Polli

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.05
93.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.11
76.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kenta Maeda and Lou Polli

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
664.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
499.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
15.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
97.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
80.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
33.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
7.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
42
117.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
97.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA