Joe Matthews vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Joe Matthews
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.100 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Joe Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Matthews and Lou Polli

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
39.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
33.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.6
39.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Matthews and Lou Polli

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Matthews and Lou Polli

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
900
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA