Jim McAndrew vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Jim McAndrew
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McAndrew 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. Jim McAndrew posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Jim McAndrew had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McAndrew and Lou Polli

Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.32
68.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2314
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
8.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197
37.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
4.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2928
34.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Jim McAndrew and Lou Polli

Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2313
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.32
68.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McAndrew and Lou Polli

Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
385.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
478.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
12.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
61.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
1.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
83
197.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
71.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA