Tom Glover vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Tom Glover
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glover 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 4.99 and 1.482 for Tom Glover. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glover and Ken Polivka

Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.99
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
10.43
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.88
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.72
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
40.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.73
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1549
36.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.55
40.55
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Tom Glover and Ken Polivka

Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.73
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.04
61.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glover and Ken Polivka

Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
314.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
571.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
19.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
114.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.22
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
13.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.5
73.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA