Greg Brummett vs. Bill Karns — Career Comparison

Greg Brummett
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Karns
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Brummett built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Karns as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Brummett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 6.35 and 2.294 for Bill Karns. By the career numbers, Greg Brummett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Brummett and Bill Karns

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.08
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.35
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
10.16
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
15.88
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.49
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.47
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.76
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.72
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
38.52
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
46.59
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.2
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.36
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
34.31
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.82
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59

Fielding Stats for Greg Brummett and Bill Karns

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Brummett and Bill Karns

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
433.33
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.24
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-39.12
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.87
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA