Bill Gatewood vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Bill Gatewood
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Gatewood 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 3.67 and 1.354 for Bill Gatewood. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Gatewood and Ken Polivka

Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.07
49.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.47
66.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
3.67
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2996
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
9.49
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.69
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4246
38.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
5.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
33.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Bill Gatewood and Ken Polivka

Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3539
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.76
91.76
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.292
2.292
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.84
25.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Gatewood and Ken Polivka

Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
269.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
512.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
143.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
109.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.89
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.83
75.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
194.35
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
207.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
72.76
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
63.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
130.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.08
83.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
23.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA