Ed Morris vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Ed Morris
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Morris 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 4.19 and 1.476 for Ed Morris. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Morris and Ken Polivka

Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.87
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.71
55.71
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2022
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9.37
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.91
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016
40.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
5.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
36.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ed Morris and Ken Polivka

Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.086
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Morris and Ken Polivka

Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
350
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
552.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
107.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
75
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
34.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
152.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
125
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
95
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.17
32.93
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
67
167.5
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA