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Karl Best
Karl Jon Best
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 6, 1959 in Aberdeen, WA
High School: Kent-Meridian (Kent, WA)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 19, 1983
Final Game: June 20, 1988
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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
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 32 3.563 23.6 3.4 8.4 5.1 0.60
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 25 133 1.167 10.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
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 0 128 215 0.959 7.0 0.3 1.7 8.9 5.33
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 2 163 105 1.570 8.8 0.8 5.3 5.8 1.10
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 68 1.833 11.3 0.8 5.3 6.8 1.29
5 Seasons 5 6 .455 4.04 61 0 32 0 0 5 91.1 96 48 41 7 39 3 73 4 2 3 411 103 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 3 458 103 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 3 352 112 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 68 1.833 11.3 0.8 5.3 6.8 1.29

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 SEA AL 24 P 4 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.86 0.72
1984 SEA AL 25 P 5 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1985 SEA AL 26 P 15 0 32.1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.84 0.20 .975 1.86 0.70
1986 SEA AL 27 P 26 0 35.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.01 0.15 .950 1.84 0.68
1988 MIN AL 29 P 11 0 12.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.09 1.000 1.80 0.67
5 Seasons P 61 0 91.1 9 1 7 1 0 .889 0.79 0.13 .967 1.84 0.69
5 Seasons TOT 61 0 91.1 9 1 7 1 0 .889 0.79 0.13 .856 1.84 0.69

Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

June 22, 1987: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Bryan Kelly.

March 28, 1988: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Don Schulze.

August 16, 1988: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants for Alan Cockrell.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Seattle Mariners$70,000
1989San Francisco Giants$105,000
Career (may be incomplete)$175,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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