Karl Best

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: March 6, 1959 in Aberdeen, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent-Meridian HS (Kent, WA).

High School: Kent-Meridian HS (Kent, WA)

Debut: August 19, 1983 (Age 24-166d, 12,405th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: June 20, 1988 (Age 29-106d)
vs. CAL 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Karl Jon Best

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

W

L

ERA

4.04

G

GS

SV

IP

91.1

SO

WHIP

1.478

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1978	19	SEA-min	A-,A	4	8	.333	4.88	22	15		1	1	0	94.0	100	69	51	11	65	7	79	5	0	13				1.755	9.6	1.1	6.2	7.6	1.22	BLH,STK NORW,CALL
1979	20	SEA-min	A	8	11	.421	3.23	24	24		8	0	0	167.0	150	74	60	6	85	1	108	8	1	10				1.407	8.1	0.3	4.6	5.8	1.27	AXN CARL
1980	21	SEA-min	AA	9	14	.391	5.55	26	26		5	0	0	154.0	144	116	95	10	106	0	92	4	0	8				1.623	8.4	0.6	6.2	5.4	0.87	LYN EL
1981	22	SEA-min	AA	4	4	.500	3.80	13	13	0	1	1	0	71.0	73	37	30	7	31	1	50	1	0	2				1.465	9.3	0.9	3.9	6.3	1.61	LYN EL
1982	23	SEA-min	AA	9	4	.692	3.45	21	21	0	9	2	0	138.1	104	63	53	8	90	2	125	4	0	6				1.402	6.8	0.5	5.9	8.1	1.39	LYN EL
1983	24	SEA-min	AAA	7	4	.636	4.82	51	1	12	0	0	2	84.0	86	51	45	10	64	7	108	3	1	8				1.786	9.2	1.1	6.9	11.6	1.69	SLC PCL
1983	24	SEA	AL	0	1	.000	13.50	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	14	9	8	2	5	0	3	2	0	1	36	34	10.44	3.563	23.6	3.4	8.4	5.1	0.60
1984	25	SEA-min	AAA	6	5	.545	5.21	46	0	26	0	0	8	76.0	69	52	44	7	55	5	77	2	1	5				1.632	8.2	0.8	6.5	9.1	1.40	SLC PCL
1984	25	SEA	AL	1	1	.500	3.00	5	0	2	0	0	0	6.0	7	2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	25	140	0.77	1.167	10.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
1985	26	SEA-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	4	0	2	0	0	0	5.1	2	1	0	0	4	0	8	0	0	0				1.125	3.4	0.0	6.8	13.5	2.00	CGY PCL
1985	26	SEA	AL	2	1	.667	1.95	15	0	7	0	0	4	32.1	25	9	7	1	6	0	32	1	0	0	128	218	1.76	0.959	7.0	0.3	1.7	8.9	5.33
1986	27	SEA-min	AAA	0	1	.000	1.59	16	0	12	0	0	1	17.0	16	6	3	1	12	2	20	0	0	1				1.647	8.5	0.5	6.4	10.6	1.67	CGY PCL
1986	27	SEA	AL	2	3	.400	4.04	26	0	15	0	0	1	35.2	35	19	16	3	21	2	23	1	1	2	163	106	4.43	1.570	8.8	0.8	5.3	5.8	1.10

1987	28	DET-SEA-min	AAA	5	11	.313	3.48	55	0	40	0	0	15	77.2	68	35	30	6	46	4	78	0	1	6				1.468	7.9	0.7	5.3	9.0	1.70	TOL,CGY IL,PCL
1988	29	SFG-MIN-min	AAA					39																										PHX,POR PCL
1988	29	MIN	AL	0	0		6.00	11	0	8	0	0	0	12.0	15	9	8	1	7	1	9	0	1	0	59	70	4.10	1.833	11.3	0.8	5.3	6.8	1.29
5 Yrs				5	6	.455	4.04	61	0	32	0	0	5	91.1	96	48	41	7	39	3	73	4	2	3	411	105	3.55	1.478	9.5	0.7	3.8	7.2	1.87
162 Game Avg.				6	7	.455	4.04	68	0	36	0	0	6	102	107	54	46	8	43	3	81	4	2	3	458	105	3.55	1.478	9.5	0.7	3.8	7.2	1.87

SEA (4 yrs)				5	6	.455	3.74	50	0	24	0	0	5	79.1	81	39	33	6	32	2	64	4	1	3	352	114	3.47	1.424	9.2	0.7	3.6	7.3	2.00
MIN (1 yr)				0	0		6.00	11	0	8	0	0	0	12.0	15	9	8	1	7	1	9	0	1	0	59	70	4.10	1.833	11.3	0.8	5.3	6.8	1.29

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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