Webster McDonald vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Webster McDonald 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. Webster McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Webster McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Webster McDonald and Lou Polli

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
9.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
3.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Webster McDonald and Lou Polli

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Webster McDonald and Lou Polli

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
252.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
535.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
115.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
96.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.25
38.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
144.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
90.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
43.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA