Lou Polli vs. Bruce Zimmermann — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Zimmermann
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Zimmermann 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 5.64 and 1.460 for Bruce Zimmermann. 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 Bruce Zimmermann

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.79
71.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.64
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164.1
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
11.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.06
11.06
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
6.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
39.71
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.97
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.99
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
36.75
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Bruce Zimmermann

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.88
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.77
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.359
0.359
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.79
71.79
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Bruce Zimmermann

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Bruce Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5850
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA