Lou Polli vs. Hal Wiltse — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Wiltse
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Wiltse 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 4.87 and 1.599 for Hal Wiltse. 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 Hal Wiltse

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.36
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.73
63.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.87
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500.1
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2267
40.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
5.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2040
36.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Hal Wiltse

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.539
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Hal Wiltse

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
351.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
558.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
89.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
20.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
103.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
106.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
55.17
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
14.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.45
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
30
103.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100