Karl Best vs. Pete Wilson — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Wilson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Wilson 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. Pete Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.04 and 1.511 for Karl Best. By the career numbers, Pete Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Best and Pete Wilson

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.36
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.29
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.61
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.04
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
9.46
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
7.39
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.84
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
5.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
4.88
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.5
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
39.21
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.73
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.82
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.47
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
33.72
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Pete Wilson

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.35
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.29
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.44
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.98
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.64
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.64
88.64
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.131
0.131
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Pete Wilson

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
13.92
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.05
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA