Dennis Martinez vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Dennis Martinez
Baby BoomersNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Martinez 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. Dennis Martinez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Dennis Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Martinez and Lou Polli

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
3.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11999
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3897
8.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.84
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
2.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2149
4.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.19
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16754
37.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
4.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
0.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15238
34.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Dennis Martinez and Lou Polli

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11999
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3999.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
1.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.564
1.564
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Martinez and Lou Polli

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
690.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
516.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
73.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
61.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.42
13.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
85.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
24.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
32.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
57.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
168
166.89
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA