Lou Polli vs. Rip Vowinkel — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Vowinkel
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip Vowinkel 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. Rip Vowinkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Rip Vowinkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Rip Vowinkel

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
10.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
36.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
34.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Rip Vowinkel

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Rip Vowinkel

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
442.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
18.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
14.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100