Ned Garver vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Ned Garver
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ned Garver 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 3.73 and 1.363 for Ned Garver. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ned Garver and Ken Polivka

Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.09
82.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.73
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2471
8.98
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.77
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.2
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10583
38.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
4.3
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
35.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ned Garver and Ken Polivka

Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3581
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1193.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
3.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
5.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ned Garver and Ken Polivka

Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
285.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827
515.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
112.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
89.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
23.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.04
40.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
145.95
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
160.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
54.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
44.91
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
94.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.09
44.34
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
109
67.98
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.83
8.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
33.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.97
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA