Greg Mathews vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Mathews 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 4.08 and 1.379 for Greg Mathews. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Mathews and Ken Polivka

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
8.6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.54
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Greg Mathews and Ken Polivka

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.65
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Mathews and Ken Polivka

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
298.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
514.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA