Eric Gagne vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Eric Gagne
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Eric Gagne and Ken Polivka are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Polivka posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 3.47) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.06). Eric Gagne had the advantage in WHIP (1.176 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Eric Gagne and Ken Polivka

Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
5.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.61
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
3.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
7.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.06
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.16
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
10.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2664
37.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
3.76
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
33.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Eric Gagne and Ken Polivka

Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.89
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Gagne and Ken Polivka

Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
2436.36
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
521.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
18.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
115.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
2.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
25
151.52
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
3.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA