Austin Gomber vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Austin Gomber
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Austin Gomber 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 5.08 and 1.404 for Austin Gomber. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Austin Gomber and Ken Polivka

Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
2.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.81
73.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2117
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
9.73
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.81
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
6.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
38.78
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
5.33
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.78
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2777
35.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Austin Gomber and Ken Polivka

Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.81
73.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Austin Gomber and Ken Polivka

Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
1609.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
485.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
10.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
152.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Austin Gomber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Austin Gomber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA