Ken Polivka vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan 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 a career ERA of 3 against Doc Scanlan's 3, with WHIP of 2.000 and 1.333 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Polivka and Doc Scanlan

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Ken Polivka and Doc Scanlan

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Polivka and Doc Scanlan

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100