Karl Best vs. Greg Smith — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greg Smith
MillenialLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Greg Smith 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 4.51 and 1.465 for Greg Smith. 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 Greg Smith

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.04
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.51
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
9.46
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.56
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.14
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.84
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.36
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.57
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.103
1.103
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.5
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
38.54
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.73
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.71
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.63
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.47
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
33.24
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Greg Smith

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.41
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.73
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.73
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.131
0.131
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Greg Smith

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1326.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
473.68
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
67.57
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
76.9
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA