Lou Polli vs. Jake Volz — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Volz
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Volz 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 6.1 and 1.643 for Jake Volz. 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 Jake Volz

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
40.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.644
1.644
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
33.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.62
40.62

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Jake Volz

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Jake Volz

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
660
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA