Willard Mains vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willard Mains and Ken Polivka are fairly close on the surface numbers. Willard Mains carried a career ERA of 3.53 against Ken Polivka's 3. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Willard Mains and Ken Polivka — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Ken Polivka

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
3.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
40.99
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
35.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.99
40.99
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Ken Polivka

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Ken Polivka

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
207.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
572.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
14
64.62
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA