Lou Polli vs. Jordan Zimmermann — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jordan Zimmermann
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jordan 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. Jordan Zimmermann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Jordan Zimmermann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Jordan Zimmermann

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.51
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.08
51.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4842
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1614
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
9.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.93
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1271
7.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6766
37.73
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
4.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6266
34.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Jordan Zimmermann

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4842
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Jordan Zimmermann

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
432.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
514.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
85.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
75.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.27
18.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
99.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
101.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
27.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
49.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.71
14.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
105
161.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
3.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.07
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Jordan Zimmermann
Career
Per 600 PA