John Maine vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

John Maine
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Maine 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 4.45 and 1.373 for John Maine. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Maine and Ken Polivka

John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.55
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.45
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.1
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.23
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.1
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
7.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2565
38.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2227
33.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for John Maine and Ken Polivka

John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Maine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Maine and Ken Polivka

John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
333.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
476.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
11.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.97
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
48.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.49
-1.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
84
241.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Maine
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA