I will give you a little advantage in the debate. Mike got out of pool around 89ish, when he signed on with Brunswick to do exhibitions etc... Earl's prime was early 90ish and into the 90s. So, go to Earl's prime years, and see what his record is against Mike Sigel. Even after a 5 year hiatus from pool, Mike's record against Earl is history, go discover it...
That is really saying something. 20 years after Mike basically retired from pool, Earl still is not the most winningest player in pool, Mike Sigel is. You could say Mike spotted him 20 years heh... Besides pool really does not pay enough to hold the attention of some of the great players, so that certainly is no way to judge who is the best. Also, you got a long road to haul to consider Earl's career wins against Mike's career wins, in what suppose to be "Earl's" game, 9 ball. 9 ball is not even Mike's best game, yet he has the better record. If we bring straight pool into the mix, it would be a slaughter...