Jake Mooty vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Jake Mooty
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Mooty 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 4.03 and 1.448 for Jake Mooty. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Mooty and Ken Polivka

Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.03
41.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.23
34.23
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433.2
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
9.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.03
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1896
39.35
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.91
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.71
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
35.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jake Mooty and Ken Polivka

Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.946
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Mooty and Ken Polivka

Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
486.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
553.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.09
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
18.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
117.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
125.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
67.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
19.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.74
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.21
10.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Mooty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Mooty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA