Lou Polli vs. Sergio Valdez — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sergio Valdez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sergio Valdez 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 5.06 and 1.493 for Sergio Valdez. 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 Sergio Valdez

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
5.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
9.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
39.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
35.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Sergio Valdez

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Sergio Valdez

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
1933.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.43
7.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-10.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
233.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA