Brandon Morrow vs. Ken Polivka — Career Comparison

Brandon Morrow
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Morrow 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 3.96 and 1.327 for Brandon Morrow. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Morrow and Ken Polivka

Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.45
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.26
54.26
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.83
33.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.96
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2577
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
7.97
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.92
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.86
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
9.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3653
38.27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.25
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
33.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Brandon Morrow and Ken Polivka

Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2577
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.83
33.83
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Morrow and Ken Polivka

Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
8016
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
576
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0
0.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.25
-54.02
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
15
360
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Morrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA