Joe Grzenda vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Grzenda and Ken Polivka are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Polivka posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 4) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.58). Joe Grzenda had the advantage in WHIP (1.562 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ken Polivka

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ken Polivka

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ken Polivka

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA