Lou Polli vs. Bob Sebra — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sebra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sebra 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 4.71 and 1.497 for Bob Sebra. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Bob Sebra

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.09
34.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
4.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
9.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.91
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
39.91
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
5.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
34.81
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Bob Sebra

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1100
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.06
93.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Bob Sebra

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
537.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
543.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
79.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
16.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
90.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
107.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
8.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
27
152.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA