Lou Polli vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond 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. Bugs Raymond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Bugs Raymond

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Bugs Raymond

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Bugs Raymond

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
28.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
53.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100