Pud Galvin vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Pud Galvin
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Pud Galvin posted a stronger line than Ken Polivka. Pud Galvin posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.85 vs 3) and WHIP (1.191 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Pud Galvin 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 Pud Galvin and Ken Polivka

Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
1.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
1.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.46
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.07
54.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
0.97
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1903
2.85
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18010
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6003.1
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6405
9.6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
1.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
2.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.33
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25415
38.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3352
5.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24609
36.89
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Pud Galvin and Ken Polivka

Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
1.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19008
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6336
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
0.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
2.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
2.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pud Galvin and Ken Polivka

Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
157.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2748
591.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
118.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
92.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
18.72
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
26.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154.09
33.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716
154.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
127.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
59.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
47.35
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
106.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148.41
31.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
631
135.8
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.22
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.95
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.95
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pud Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA