Dick Matthews vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Matthews and Lou Polli

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Lou Polli

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Lou Polli

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA