Lou Polli vs. Carlos Zambrano — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carlos Zambrano
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Carlos Zambrano 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. Carlos Zambrano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Carlos Zambrano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Carlos Zambrano

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.61
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.19
59.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
7.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.74
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
4.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
7.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
38.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
4.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7245
33.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Carlos Zambrano

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5877
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1959
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Carlos Zambrano

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
309.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
693
558.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
133.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
90.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.8
53.87
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
216.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
141.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
60.48
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
57.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.39
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.46
52.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
240
193.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100