Karl Best vs. Jason Rakers — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Rakers
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Karl Best posted a stronger line than Jason Rakers. Karl Best posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.04 vs 8.76) and WHIP (1.511 vs 1.865). By the career numbers, Karl Best had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Karl Best and Jason Rakers

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.74
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.04
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
8.76
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.46
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
12.77
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.77
12.77
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.84
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.01
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
40.5
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
42.69
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.73
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
8.76
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
35.47
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Jason Rakers

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.74
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jason Rakers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.131
0.131
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.077
0.077
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Jason Rakers

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Rakers
Career
Per 600 PA