Mike McDermott vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Mike McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike McDermott and Ken Polivka are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Polivka posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 6.17) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.4). Mike McDermott had the advantage in WHIP (1.783 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mike McDermott and Ken Polivka

Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.83
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
42.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.783
1.783
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.54
42.54
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Ken Polivka

Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.33
86.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Ken Polivka

Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
217.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
536.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
116.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
78.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA