Lefty Gomez vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Lefty Gomez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Gomez 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 3.34 and 1.352 for Lefty Gomez. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ken Polivka

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.37
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.95
64.95
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
3.34
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7509
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2503
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
8.23
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
3.94
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
5.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10729
38.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1091
3.92
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9615
34.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ken Polivka

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.22
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ken Polivka

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
215.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1024
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
904
529.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
77.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
71.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.34
16.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
84.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
108.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
34.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
33.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
68.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
10.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
29.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
252
147.66
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
39.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.93
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA