Marty McHale vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty McHale and Lou Polli

Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Marty McHale and Lou Polli

Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Marty McHale and Lou Polli

Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
312
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
43.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
57.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA