Ken Polivka vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Ken Polivka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard 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. William Sheppard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 3 and 2.000 for Ken Polivka. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Polivka and William Sheppard

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.06
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ken Polivka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Ken Polivka and William Sheppard

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Polivka and William Sheppard

Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.15
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-18.4
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Polivka
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA