Ken Polivka vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root 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 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Ken Polivka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Polivka and Charlie Root

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ken Polivka and Charlie Root

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Polivka and Charlie Root

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1191
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100