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, 14,789th in major league 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

ERA

4.04

91.1

WHIP

1.478

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-21

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 12

1986 Pitching Game Log

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1986 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	25	11	Apr 19	SEA		OAK	L,2-7	9-GF		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.77	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
2	26	15	Apr 23	SEA		MIN	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	3	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.97	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.040	.93	0.02%	0.54	10t 1-- 1 out d1	10t end d 1
3	27	16	Apr 24	SEA	@	OAK	W,3-1	8-GF	S(1)	0	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.44	7	2	2	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.90	0.119	2.18	0.08%	-0.10	8b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
4	28	20	Apr 29	SEA	@	BOS	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	2.77	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.012	.39	0.01%	0.45	8b 12- 2 out d2	8b end d 2
5	29	21	Apr 30	SEA	@	BOS	L,4-9	7-7		0	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.91	4.41	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.86	-0.162	2.13	-0.07%	-1.36	7b -23 1 out tie	7b 123 2 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	30	23	May 2	SEA	@	TOR	W,3-2	9-9	BS(1)	1	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.75	4.52	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.44	-0.448	2.66	-0.16%	-0.96	9b --- 1 out a1	9b 1-- 2 out tie
7	31	27	May 6	SEA	@	MIL	L,0-10	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	3.77	5	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d10	8b end d10
8	32	29	May 8	SEA		BOS	L,2-4	7-GF		1	2.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.68	2.91	10	1	4	0	0	3		2	2	1	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.231	.52	-0.07%	-0.46	7t 1-3 2 out tie	9t end d 2
9	33	32	May 11	SEA		TOR	L,3-4	9-GF		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	2.90	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.040	.99	0.02%	0.51	9t 1-3 2 out d1	9t end d 1
10	34	35	May 14	SEA		MIL	L,6-9	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.79	2.77	7	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.025	.12	0.01%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
11	35	38	May 18	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-11	7-7		3	0.1	3	4	4	2	0	0	0	6.30	3.37	6	1	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.077	.23	-0.03%	-4.25	7b 1-3 1 out d2	7b 12- 2 out d7
12	36	42	May 23	SEA		BAL	L,5-7	8-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.10	3.16	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.049	.85	0.02%	0.59	8t 12- 0 out d1	8t 12- 1 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	37	53	Jun 5	SEA	@	BAL	L,1-7	6-7		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.11	2.93	6	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.006	.02	0.00%	1.01	6b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d5
14	38	57	Jun 8	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	L(1-1)	2	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	5.68	3.64	5	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.65	-0.357	1.08	-0.06%	-2.08	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	39	93	Jul 19	SEA		BOS	L,4-9	5-7		40	2.1	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.40	3.57	12	2	4	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.096	.12	-0.03%	-1.35	5t -23 2 out d3	7t 3 out d6
16	40	95	Jul 21	SEA		TOR	L,3-8	6-7		1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	5.29	4.42	9	2	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	.22	-0.011	.12	0.00%	0.03	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d5
17	41	97	Jul 23	SEA		TOR	L,2-6	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	4.33	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.04	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
18	42	98	Jul 25	SEA		MIL	L,2-4	8-GF		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.07	6	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.048	.17	0.02%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
19	43	100	Jul 27	SEA		MIL	L,1-8	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.29	4.01	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
20	44	101	Jul 28	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	L(1-2)	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.37	3.92	7	1	4	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	-0.077	1.19	-0.02%	0.02	9b 1-3 2 out tie	11b end d 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	45	106	Aug 3	SEA		CAL	W,6-3	5-6	H(1)	5	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	5.40	4.44	5	0	3	2	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.23	-0.178	.31	-0.03%	-2.14	5t -23 2 out a4	6t --- 1 out a1
22	46	107	Aug 4	SEA		OAK	W,9-8	8-8	W(2-2)	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.18	4.50	4	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.030	.10	0.00%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
23	47	111	Aug 8	SEA	@	CAL	L,4-6	6-7		3	1.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.85	4.46	7	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.012	.02	0.00%	0.78	6b --- 1 out d4	7b 3 out d4
24	48	117	Aug 14	SEA		MIN	L,1-14	5-GF		5	4.2	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	4.11	4.21	17	4	7	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	2.27	5t 1-3 1 out d12	9t end d13
25	49	124	Aug 23	SEA	@	DET	L,0-14	2-3		8	1.0	3	3	0	3	1	0	0	3.98	4.38	10	2	4	2	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.22	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-2.89	2b --- 2 out d6	3b 1-3 2 out d9
26	50	129	Aug 29	SEA		NYY	L,12-13	6-GF	BL(2-3)	5	4.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	0	4.04	4.43	17	3	5	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	-0.207	.00	0.00%	0.07	6t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 1
							5-21		W-L:2-3,Sv:1,BSv:2,Hld:1	2.4	35.2	35	19	16	21	23	3	1	4.04	4.43	163	0.69		8%	0%	27		23	39%	5	0	0	137	6	2	2	1	2	1	.94	-1.489	.42	-0.30%	-4.65

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