Rube Marquard vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Rube Marquard
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Marquard 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. Rube Marquard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Rube Marquard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Marquard and Lou Polli

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.37
75.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3233
8.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1593
4.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13657
37.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1443
3.93
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12760
34.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Rube Marquard and Lou Polli

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
19.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
25.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
28.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Marquard and Lou Polli

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
269.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1107
555.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
99.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
88.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.2
23.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
112.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
119.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
31.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
63.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
22.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
208
104.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA