Karl Best vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison
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
61
6.01
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
2.01
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.54
50.54
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.04
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.35
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
7.19
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
6.69
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
40.5
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3577
38.48
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
3.15
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
35.47
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3225
34.69
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
61
6.01
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
2.01
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.48
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.41
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.93
94.93
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.131
0.131
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Cal Quantrill
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33