Larry McWilliams vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Larry McWilliams
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry McWilliams 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. Larry McWilliams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Larry McWilliams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry McWilliams and Lou Polli

Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.52
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.54
60.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.99
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4675
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
8.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
3.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
5.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6702
38.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
4.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5979
34.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Larry McWilliams and Lou Polli

Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4675
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.54
60.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry McWilliams and Lou Polli

Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
442.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
519.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
69.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
60.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.98
12.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
81.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
86.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
30.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
47.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
2.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
193
224.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
62.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA