Karl Best Stats

Karl Best was born on Friday, March 6, 1959, in Aberdeen, Washington. Best was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 19, 1983, with the Seattle Mariners. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Karl Best baseball stats page.

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Karl Best

Karl Best Autograph on a 1987 Donruss (#198)

Karl Best Autograph on a 1987 Donruss (#198)

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Birth Name:   Karl Jon Best
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-06-1959  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Aberdeen, Washington
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Kent-Meridian High School (Kent, WA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   08-19-1983 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-20-1988
Draft:   1977 : 12th Round (312th)

Karl Best

Karl Best Pitching Stats

1983 24 Mariners 4 0 0 0 1 .000 13.50 0 0 0 5.1 36 14 8 9 2 5 0 3 1 2 0 -
1984 25 Mariners 5 0 2 1 1 .500 3.00 0 0 0 6.0 25 7 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -
1985 26 Mariners 15 0 7 2 1 .667 1.95 0 0 4 32.1 128 25 7 9 1 6 0 32 0 1 0 -
1986 27 Mariners 26 0 15 2 3 .400 4.04 0 0 1 35.2 163 35 16 19 3 21 2 23 2 1 1 -
1988 29 Twins 11 0 8 0 0 .000 6.00 0 0 0 12.0 59 15 8 9 1 7 1 9 0 0 1 -
5 Years 61 0 32 5 6 .455 4.04 0 0 5 91.1 411 96 41 48 7 39 3 73 3 4 2 -

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Karl Best Hitting Stats

1983 24 Mariners 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 25 Mariners 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 26 Mariners 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 27 Mariners 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 29 Twins 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
5 Years 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Karl Best Fielding Stats

1983 Mariners P 4 0 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1984 Mariners P 5 0 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1985 Mariners P 15 0 97 4 0.3 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.84
1986 Mariners P 26 0 107 4 0.2 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.01
1988 Twins P 11 0 36 1 0.1 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.75
P Totals 61 0 274 9 0.1 8 1 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.79
5 Years 61 0 274 9 0.1 8 1 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.79

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Karl Best Miscellaneous Stats

1983 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.60 5.06 8.44
1984 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 9.00 0.00
1985 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.33 8.91 1.67
1986 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.10 5.80 5.30
1988 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.29 6.75 5.25
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.87 7.19 3.84

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Karl Best Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1983 Seattle Mariners 39 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Seattle Mariners 39 $40,000.00 - -
1985 Seattle Mariners 39 $60,000.00 - -
1986 Seattle Mariners 39 $70,000.00 - -
1988 Minnesota Twins 38 Undetermined - -

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