Ken McBride vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Ken McBride
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken McBride 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 3.79 and 1.347 for Ken McBride. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken McBride and Ken Polivka

Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.79
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
7.99
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.84
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.04
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
5.61
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.072
1.072
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.55
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3467
38.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3055
34.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ken McBride and Ken Polivka

Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2423
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken McBride and Ken Polivka

Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
328.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
542.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
78.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
20.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
110.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
102.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
63.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
8.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
102
209.59
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA