Chase Anderson vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Chase Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chase Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Polivka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Polivka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 4.41 and 1.307 for Chase Anderson. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chase Anderson and Ken Polivka

Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
2.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.43
50.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.38
81.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
4.41
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3322
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107.1
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
7.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.177
1.177
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4677
38.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
4.68
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4187
34.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Chase Anderson and Ken Polivka

Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3322
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107.1
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.38
81.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chase Anderson and Ken Polivka

Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
480.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
528.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
48.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
44.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
4.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.89
-19.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
280.77
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA