Speed Martin vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Speed Martin
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Speed Martin 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 3.78 and 1.411 for Speed Martin. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Speed Martin and Ken Polivka

Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.91
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.64
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
3.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592.1
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
9.8
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.9
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
38.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.65
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
35.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Speed Martin and Ken Polivka

Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.762
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Speed Martin and Ken Polivka

Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
390.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
553.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
107.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.04
33.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
144.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
126.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
64.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.55
32.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
44
135.38
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA