Lou Polli vs. Charlie Zink — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Zink
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Zink 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 16.62 and 2.769 for Charlie Zink. 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 Charlie Zink

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.458
0.458
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
11.69
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.69
11.69
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
42.73
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
51.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.02
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.769
2.769
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
37.84
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
49.85
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.73
42.73
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Charlie Zink

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Charlie Zink

Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-9.54
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA