Paul McClellan vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Paul McClellan
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul McClellan 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 5.26 and 1.449 for Paul McClellan. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul McClellan and Lou Polli

Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.47
76.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.979
0.979
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
39.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
35.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Paul McClellan and Lou Polli

Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.47
76.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Paul McClellan and Lou Polli

Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
392.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
19.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA