Lou Polli vs. Vince Velasquez — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vince Velasquez
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vince Velasquez 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 4.88 and 1.383 for Vince Velasquez. 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 Vince Velasquez

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
2.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.39
75.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.88
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2291
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
763.2
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
8.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
9.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3295
38.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2916
34.37
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Vince Velasquez

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2297
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.17
89.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.557
0.557
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Vince Velasquez

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
653.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
523.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
106.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
96.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.61
25.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
123.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
126.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
30
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
26.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
53.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
25.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
49
163.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.67
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Velasquez
Career
Per 600 PA