Pat Mahomes vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Pat Mahomes
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Pat Mahomes and Ken Polivka are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Polivka posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 5.47) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.47). Pat Mahomes had the advantage in WHIP (1.629 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 Pat Mahomes and Ken Polivka

Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
3.91
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.45
20.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
5.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
9.37
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
4.98
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
5.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.37
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3163
40.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
5.85
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.23
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2711
34.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.15
40.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Pat Mahomes and Ken Polivka

Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.91
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2127
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.89
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.477
0.477
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.45
20.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Mahomes and Ken Polivka

Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
4082.61
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
52.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
54.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
208.7
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Mahomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Mahomes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA