Lou Polli vs. Julio Valera — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Julio Valera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Julio Valera 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 4.85 and 1.541 for Julio Valera. 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 Julio Valera

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
2.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
4.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.1
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
10.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.24
10.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.88
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
5.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
39.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250
35.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Julio Valera

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.529
0.529
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Julio Valera

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10200
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA