Lou Polchow vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Lou Polchow
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polchow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.63 and 1.625 for Lou Polchow. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polchow and Monty Stratton

Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.29
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9.03
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.62
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.34
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
34.94
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Lou Polchow and Monty Stratton

Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polchow and Monty Stratton

Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
207.8
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
561.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
48.27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.72
48.93
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
70.24
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA