Nate Andrews vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Nate Andrews
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nate Andrews 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 3.46 and 1.337 for Nate Andrews. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nate Andrews and Ken Polivka

Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.63
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.38
76.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773.1
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
9.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.51
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.585
0.585
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3307
38.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
4.07
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
35.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Nate Andrews and Ken Polivka

Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.677
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Andrews and Ken Polivka

Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
272.34
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
510.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
74.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
63.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.21
19.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
123.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
51.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.6
16.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
66
140.43
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA