Lou Manske vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Manske 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 5.63 and 2.125 for Lou Manske. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Manske and Lou Polli

Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
11.69
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.69
11.69
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
40.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Lou Manske and Lou Polli

Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Manske and Lou Polli

Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA