Pat Malone vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Pat Malone
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Malone 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 3.74 and 1.378 for Pat Malone. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Malone and Ken Polivka

Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.29
59.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.62
61.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
3.74
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5745
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1934
9.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
3.31
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
4.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8276
38.9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
4.4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7526
35.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Pat Malone and Ken Polivka

Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.048
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Malone and Ken Polivka

Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
284.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
752
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
548.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
102.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
86.97
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.78
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.83
29.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
133.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
122.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
46.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
87.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.01
26.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
149
118.88
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
31.91
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA