Joe McIntosh vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Joe McIntosh
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McIntosh 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. Joe McIntosh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Joe McIntosh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McIntosh and Lou Polli

Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.63
29.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.21
70.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.68
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
38.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
35.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Joe McIntosh and Lou Polli

Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.21
70.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McIntosh and Lou Polli

Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
405.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
490.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
18.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
15.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
5.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA