Karl Best vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Quantrill
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Quantrill 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 4.35 and 1.337 for Cal Quantrill. 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 Cal Quantrill

Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.01
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.04
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.35
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
9.46
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
9.11
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.84
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.89
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
6.69
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577
38.48
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.73
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.61
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.47
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3225
34.69
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Cal Quantrill

Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.01
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.55
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.48
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.41
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.131
0.131
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.701
0.701
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Cal Quantrill

Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
61
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
3506.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
506.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.93
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.6
-11.28
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0