Russ Meyer vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Lou Polli

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Lou Polli

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Lou Polli

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA