Randy Messenger vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Randy Messenger and Lou Polli are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lou Polli posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.68 vs 4.87) and home runs allowed (0.64 per nine innings vs 1.02). Randy Messenger had the advantage in WHIP (1.733 vs 1.843). By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Randy Messenger and Lou Polli

Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.87
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
10.97
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.97
10.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
41.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.652
1.652
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738
35.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.13
41.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Randy Messenger and Lou Polli

Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Messenger and Lou Polli

Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA