Brian Meadows vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Brian Meadows
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Meadows 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 5.05 and 1.508 for Brian Meadows. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Meadows and Lou Polli

Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.58
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.31
36.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
5.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
10.74
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.41
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
39.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3838
35.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Brian Meadows and Lou Polli

Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.05
95.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.31
36.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Meadows and Lou Polli

Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
964.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
516.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
9.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
68.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
57.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.8
-5.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
76
218.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meadows
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA