Karl Best vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller built a career as a starting pitcher and Karl Best as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 4.04 and 1.511 for Karl Best. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Best and Hod Eller

Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.67
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.92
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.04
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
9.46
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.84
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
3.97
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.5
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.6
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.73
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.47
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Hod Eller

Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.1
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.131
0.131
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Hod Eller

Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
61
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
300
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
600
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
566.87
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
125.15
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
106.75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.19
37.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
152.76
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
138.04
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.17
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.71
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.11
40.7
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
60
110.43
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33