Lou Polli vs. Todd Van Poppel — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Van Poppel
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Van Poppel 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 5.58 and 1.572 for Todd Van Poppel. 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 Todd Van Poppel

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
3.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
5.58
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
7.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
40.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3505
34.78
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Todd Van Poppel

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2721
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Todd Van Poppel

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
3077.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
488.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
15.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
12.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
188.57
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA