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) |
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Karl BestKarl Best Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 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 | - | ||
Karl BestKarl Best Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Karl BestKarl Best Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Karl BestKarl Best Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.87 | 7.19 | 3.84 |
Karl BestKarl Best Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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