John Michaels vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

John Michaels
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Michaels 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 5.13 and 1.587 for John Michaels. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Michaels and Lou Polli

John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
11.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.27
11.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
41.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.58
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
37.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
37.84
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for John Michaels and Lou Polli

John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Michaels and Lou Polli

John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
790.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
14.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
7.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA