Harry McIntire vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Harry McIntire
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry McIntire 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 3.22 and 1.269 for Harry McIntire. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry McIntire and Ken Polivka

Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.64
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.77
37.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.32
79.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.76
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
3.22
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4950
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1650
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1555
8.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
2.94
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
3.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6714
36.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6079
33.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.62
36.62
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Harry McIntire and Ken Polivka

Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4563
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.88
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.988
1.988
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry McIntire and Ken Polivka

Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
231.88
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
554.89
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
120.9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
92.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.41
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
27.97
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.94
42.36
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
157.89
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
150.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
48.72
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
36.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
83.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.35
45.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.61
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 600 PA
110
99.25
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.34
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry McIntire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA