Shaun Marcum vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Shaun Marcum
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shaun Marcum 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. Shaun Marcum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Shaun Marcum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shaun Marcum and Lou Polli

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.93
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
8.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.74
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4305
37.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3912
34.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Shaun Marcum and Lou Polli

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Marcum and Lou Polli

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
738.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
483.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
22.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
93.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
30
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
48.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
14.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
44
165
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA