Lou Polli vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Justin Verlander 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. Justin Verlander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Justin Verlander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Justin Verlander

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
0.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
8.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13351
33.68
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Justin Verlander

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10703
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3567.2
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.82
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
1.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Justin Verlander

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
5550
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
500
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.22
-22.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
24
240
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA