Jim Missouri vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Jim Missouri
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Missouri 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 5.78 and 1.540 for Jim Missouri. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Missouri and Lou Polli

Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
5.78
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
10.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
40.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
6.76
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.76
6.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
852
36.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.9
40.9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Jim Missouri and Lou Polli

Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Missouri and Lou Polli

Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
462.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
567.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-2.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA