Karl Best vs. Tom Rogers — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Rogers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Rogers 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. Tom Rogers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 4.04 and 1.511 for Karl Best. By the career numbers, Tom Rogers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Best and Tom Rogers

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.8
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.65
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.6
50.6
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.04
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.95
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1244
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414.2
9
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
9.46
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
9.35
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.84
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.52
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.04
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.5
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730
37.55
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.65
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.73
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.8
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.47
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
33.82
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Tom Rogers

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
27
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.1
9
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.976
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Tom Rogers

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
61
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
357.45
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
600
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
127.66
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.13
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.02
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.53
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
38.46
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
165.96
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
131.91
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.28
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.34
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.73
41.4
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
22
93.62
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
6.41
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.53
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100