Mike Mason vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Mike Mason
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Mason 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. Mike Mason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Mike Mason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Mason and Lou Polli

Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
9.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.97
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
5.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635
39.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.98
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2329
34.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Mike Mason and Lou Polli

Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1817
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Mason and Lou Polli

Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6507.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
29.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
41.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA