1959
Born March 6, 1959
Aberdeen, WA, USA
Karl Best Notable
Karl Best divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Seattle Mariners from 1983, then the Minnesota Twins through 1988.
He went 5 and 6 with a 4.04 earned run average, pitching 91.3 innings in 61 games. He struck out 73.
He was born in Aberdeen, WA, USA on March 6, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | SEA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | SEA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | SEA | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | SEA | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | MIN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | SEA | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13.50 |
| 1984 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 1985 | SEA | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 32.1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 1.95 |
| 1986 | SEA | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 35.2 | 35 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 4.04 |
| 1988 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 5 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 91.1 | 96 | 41 | 39 | 73 | 4.04 |