Jamie Moyer vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Jamie Moyer
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jamie Moyer 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. Jamie Moyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Jamie Moyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Moyer and Lou Polli

Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
0.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
4.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12222
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4074
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4231
9.35
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
1.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
2.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2441
5.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17356
38.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
4.59
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
0.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15803
34.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Jamie Moyer and Lou Polli

Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
1.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12222
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4074
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
1.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
2.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
2.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Moyer and Lou Polli

Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
837.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
478.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
60.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
54.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.07
13.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
66.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
103.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
28.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
46.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
7.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
41.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
152
181.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
76.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.98
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Moyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA