Vin Mazzaro vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Vin Mazzaro
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vin Mazzaro 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. Lou Polli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.843 compared to 4.79 and 1.580 for Vin Mazzaro. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vin Mazzaro and Lou Polli

Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
10.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
5.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
40.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
5.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.554
1.554
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
35.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Vin Mazzaro and Lou Polli

Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1149
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.379
0.379
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vin Mazzaro and Lou Polli

Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
3652.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
11.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
8.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA