Marty McHale vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty McHale 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 3.57 and 1.289 for Marty McHale. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty McHale and Ken Polivka

Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Marty McHale and Ken Polivka

Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Marty McHale and Ken Polivka

Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
312
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA