Joe Musgrove vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Joe Musgrove
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Musgrove 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. Joe Musgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Joe Musgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Musgrove and Lou Polli

Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.38
87.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.73
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
8.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
8.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
37.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4002
34.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Musgrove and Lou Polli

Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3170
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Musgrove and Lou Polli

Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
864.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
520.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
52.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
16.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.89
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
6.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
55
207.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA