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Karl Best
Karl Jon Best
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 6, 1959 in Aberdeen, WA, US

Major League Stats

Minors Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1978 19 2 Teams 2 Lgs A_ss-A SEA 4 8 .333 4.88 22 15 94.0 100 69 51 11 65 1.755 9.6 1.1 6.2
1978 19 Bellingham NORW A_ss SEA 3 3 .500 5.00 10 9 54.0 58 32 30 7 32 1.667 9.7 1.2 5.3
1978 19 Stockton CALL A SEA 1 5 .167 4.72 12 6 40.0 42 37 21 4 33 1.875 9.4 0.9 7.4
1979 20 Alexandria CARL A SEA 8 11 .421 3.23 24 24 167.0 150 74 60 6 85 1.407 8.1 0.3 4.6
1980 21 Lynn EL AA SEA 9 14 .391 5.55 26 26 5 0 0 154.0 144 116 95 10 106 0 92 0 8 1.623 8.4 0.6 6.2 5.4 0.87
1981 22 Lynn EL AA SEA 4 4 .500 3.80 13 13 0 1 1 0 71.0 73 37 30 7 31 1 50 0 2 1.465 9.3 0.9 3.9 6.3 1.61
1982 23 Lynn EL AA SEA 9 4 .692 3.45 21 21 0 9 2 0 138.1 104 63 53 8 90 2 125 0 6 1.402 6.8 0.5 5.9 8.1 1.39
1983 24 Salt Lake City PCL AAA SEA 7 4 .636 4.82 51 1 84.0 86 51 45 10 64 1.786 9.2 1.1 6.9
1984 25 Salt Lake City PCL AAA SEA 6 5 .545 5.21 46 0 76.0 69 52 44 7 55 1.632 8.2 0.8 6.5
1985 26 Calgary PCL AAA SEA 0 0 0.00 4 0 5.1 2 1 0 0 4 1.125 3.4 0.0 6.8
1986 27 Calgary PCL AAA SEA 0 1 .000 1.59 16 0 17.0 16 6 3 1 12 1.647 8.5 0.5 6.4
1987 28 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA DET-SEA 5 11 .313 3.48 55 0 77.2 68 35 30 6 46 1.468 7.9 0.7 5.3
1987 28 Toledo IL AAA DET 3 5 .375 2.68 28 0 40.1 34 12 12 1 19 1.314 7.6 0.2 4.2
1987 28 Calgary PCL AAA SEA 2 6 .250 4.34 27 0 37.1 34 23 18 5 27 1.634 8.2 1.2 6.5
1988 29 Portland, Phoenix PCL AAA SFG,MIN 0 3 .000 4.32 39 0 41.2 36 22 20 6 17 1.272 7.8 1.3 3.7
11 Seasons 52 65 .444 4.19 317 100 0 15 3 0 926.0 848 526 431 72 575 3 267 0 16 1.537 8.2 0.7 5.6 2.6 0.46
AAA (6 seasons) 18 24 .429 4.24 211 1 301.2 277 167 142 30 198 1.575 8.3 0.9 5.9
AA (3 seasons) 22 22 .500 4.41 60 60 0 15 3 0 363.1 321 216 178 25 227 3 267 0 16 1.508 8.0 0.6 5.6 6.6 1.18
A (2 seasons) 9 16 .360 3.52 36 30 207.0 192 111 81 10 118 1.498 8.3 0.4 5.1
A_ss (1 season) 3 3 .500 5.00 10 9 54.0 58 32 30 7 32 1.667 9.7 1.2 5.3
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1978 19 2 Teams 2 Lgs A_ss-A SEA 22
1978 19 Bellingham NORW A_ss SEA 10
1978 19 Stockton CALL A SEA 12
1979 20 Alexandria CARL A SEA 24
1980 21 Lynn EL AA SEA 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 22 Lynn EL AA SEA 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 23 Lynn EL AA SEA 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 24 Salt Lake City PCL AAA SEA 51
1984 25 Salt Lake City PCL AAA SEA 46
1985 26 Calgary PCL AAA SEA 4
1986 27 Calgary PCL AAA SEA 16
1987 28 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA SEA-DET 55
1987 28 Toledo IL AAA DET 28
1987 28 Calgary PCL AAA SEA 27
1988 29 Portland,Phoenix PCL AAA SFG,MIN 39
11 Seasons 317 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AAA (6 seasons) 211
AA (3 seasons) 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A (2 seasons) 36
A_ss (1 season) 10
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
1978 19 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-A_ss SEA P 22 0.00
1978 19 Bellingham NORW A_ss SEA P 10 0.00
1978 19 Stockton CALL A SEA P 12 0.00
1979 20 Alexandria CARL A SEA P 24 0.00
1980 21 Lynn EL AA SEA P 26 29 6 22 1 2 .966 1.08
1981 22 Lynn EL AA SEA P 13 20 5 11 4 1 .800 1.23
1982 23 Lynn EL AA SEA P 21 27 9 16 2 1 .926 1.19
1983 24 Salt Lake City PCL AAA SEA P 51 0.00
1984 25 Salt Lake City PCL AAA SEA P 46 0.00
1985 26 Calgary PCL AAA SEA P 4 0.00
1986 27 Calgary PCL AAA SEA P 16 0.00
1987 28 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA DET-SEA P 55 0.00
1987 28 Calgary PCL AAA SEA P 27 0.00
1987 28 Toledo IL AAA DET P 28 0.00
1988 29 Portland, Phoenix PCL AAA SFG,MIN P 39 0.00
11 Seasons 317 76 20 49 7 4 .908 0.22
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

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