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Karl Best   |   Major Leaguer   1983-1988

Full Name:  Kark Jori Best
Born:  March 6,1959  in  Aberdeen, Washington
Height:  6-4  Weight:  210  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
College:  

Debut:  August 19,1983

Drafted:  Selected by Seattle Mariners in 12nd Round (312nd overall) of 1977 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Jun 22,1987] - Traded by Mariners to Tigers for Bryan Kelly.  [Mar 28,1988] - Traded by Tigers to Twins for Don Schulze.  [Aug 16,1988] - Traded by Twins to Giants for Alan Cockrell.  

 Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevel WLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1978BellinghamNwest19SeaA- 335.0010900054.0583230732478 9.671.175.337.831.67--
 StocktonCalif19SeaA+ 154.7312611040.0423721433325 9.450.907.437.201.88--
1979AlexandriaCaro20SeaA+ 8113.232424800167.0150746068510810 8.080.324.585.821.41--
1980LynnEast21SeaAA 9145.552626500154.01441169510106928 8.420.586.195.381.62--
1981LynnEast22SeaAA 443.801313110071.0733730731502 9.250.893.936.341.46--
1982LynnEast23SeaAA 943.4521219200138.110463538901256 6.770.525.868.131.40--
1983Salt LakePCL24SeaAAA 744.825110012284.086514510641088 9.211.076.8611.571.79--
 SeattleAL24SeaMLB 0113.514000005.1149825310 23.643.388.445.073.5683%
1984Salt LakePCL25SeaAAA 655.214600026876.0695244755775 8.170.836.519.121.63--
 SeattleAL25SeaMLB 113.005000206.072200600 10.500.000.009.001.1754%
1985CalgaryPCL26SeaAAA 000.004000205.12100480 3.380.006.7513.511.13--
 SeattleAL26SeaMLB 211.95150007432.12597163200 6.960.281.678.910.9652%
1986CalgaryPCL27SeaAAA 011.591600012117.01663112201 8.470.536.3510.591.65--
 SeattleAL27SeaMLB 234.042600015135.23519163212321 8.830.765.305.801.5735%
1987ToledoIL28DetAAA 352.6828000231040.1341212119432 7.590.224.249.601.31--
 CalgaryPCL28SeaAAA 264.342700017537.134218527354 8.201.216.518.441.63--
1988Portland &
Phoenix		PCL29Min/SfAAA 034.3239000342141.2362220617341 7.781.303.677.351.27--
 MinnesotaAL29MinMLB 006.00110008012.0159817901 11.250.755.256.751.8321%
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)564.046100032591.19648417397332 9.460.693.847.191.4841%
Minor League Totals - 11 Season(s)52654.1931710024447926.08485054317257577960 8.240.705.597.571.54--
 

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1983SeattleAL24SeaMLB p040000000000000000 --------------
1984SeattleAL25SeaMLB p050000000000000000 --------------
1985SeattleAL26SeaMLB p0150000000000000000 --------------
1986SeattleAL27SeaMLB p0260000000000000000 --------------
1988MinnesotaAL29MinMLB p0110000000000000000 --------------
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)610000000000000000 --------------


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1978BellinghamNwest19SeaA-P1006390---.667--
1978StocktonCalif19SeaA+P12560110---1.000--
 
1979AlexandriaCaro20SeaA+P249271371---.973--
 
1980LynnEast21SeaAAP266221292---.966--
 
1981LynnEast22SeaAAP135114201---.800--
 
1982LynnEast23SeaAAP219162271---.926--
 
1983Salt LakePCL24SeaAAAP51191110---.909--
1983SeattleAL24SeaMLBP45.100000------.00
 
1984Salt LakePCL25SeaAAAP46292130---.846--
1984SeattleAL25SeaMLBP5600000------.00
 
1985CalgaryPCL26SeaAAAP401010---1.000--
1985SeattleAL26SeaMLBP1532.103140---.750.84
 
1986CalgaryPCL27SeaAAAP1611020---1.000--
1986SeattleAL27SeaMLBP2635.213040---1.0001.01
 
1987CalgaryPCL28SeaAAAP2713040---1.000--
1987ToledoIL28DetAAAP2826080---1.000--
 
1988Portland &
Phoenix		PCL29Min/SfAAAP3922040---1.000--
1988MinnesotaAL29MinMLBP111201010---1.000.75
 


 Awards
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985*60,000  299,10871
198670,000  325,46668
1988*62,500  325,30572
1989105,000  375,25751
 
Career:  $297,500   estimate
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