Bill Karns vs. Ken Kravec — Career Comparison

Bill Karns
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Kravec
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Kravec 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. Ken Kravec posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.47 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 6.35 and 2.294 for Bill Karns. By the career numbers, Ken Kravec had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Karns and Ken Kravec

Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.34
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.45
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.43
43.43
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.35
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
4.47
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576
27
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858.2
9
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
15.88
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
8.53
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.82
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.76
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.23
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.84
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
46.59
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3770
39.51
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.99
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.57
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.53
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.82
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3244
34
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Bill Karns and Ken Kravec

Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.34
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576
27
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858.2
9
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.34
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.35
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.76
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.69
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Karns and Ken Kravec

Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3864
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
432
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.3
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.87
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-19.35
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
216
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ken Kravec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Kravec
Career
Per 600 PA