Rafael Medina vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Rafael Medina
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rafael Medina 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 5.96 and 1.908 for Rafael Medina. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Medina and Lou Polli

Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.96
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
7.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
43.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
42.73
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
34.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.38
43.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Rafael Medina and Lou Polli

Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.344
0.344
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Medina and Lou Polli

Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
768
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
456
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.09
-26.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA