Doc Ayers vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers 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. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3 and 2.000 for Ken Polivka. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Ken Polivka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ken Polivka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ken Polivka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA