Lou Polli vs. Johnnie Vivens — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnnie Vivens
Lost GenerationMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnnie Vivens 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. Johnnie Vivens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Johnnie Vivens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Johnnie Vivens

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
8.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
40.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.02
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
34.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Johnnie Vivens

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Johnnie Vivens

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA