Karl Best vs. Ed Holley — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Holley
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Holley 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. Karl Best posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 4.4 and 1.410 for Ed Holley. By the career numbers, Karl Best had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Best and Ed Holley

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.66
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.35
78.35
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.04
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.4
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547.2
9
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.46
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
9.89
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.84
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.79
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.78
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.5
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
39.29
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.73
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
4.93
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
35.47
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2194
36.05
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Ed Holley

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
27
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.1
9
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.113
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Ed Holley

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
61
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
286.83
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
600
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
573.66
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
90.73
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.1
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.63
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.63
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
16.06
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
105.37
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
105.37
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.05
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
5.63
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
125.85
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA