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Proper Name
Kark Jori Best
High Level
MLB (1983-1988)
Positions
P (378)
Ht / Wt
6-4 / 210
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Born
March 6,1959
age
65.041
place
Aberdeen,Washington
High School
Kent-Meridian (Kent,WA)
Drafted
1977-12-312-Seattle Mariners
draft posit
p
MLB Debut
1983-08-19
MLB Teams
SEA [10] MIN [1] DET [1]
TBC#
8786
mlbam id
110952
Retrosheet
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Career MLB [1983-1988]4.041.485-6610591.39673
Strikeouts
76
Walks
31
Hittable
65
SO/BB
51
vsPower
65
Hitting
0
Durability
56
Team
.486
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year team name league level org age   # link role   w   l   g gs cg sh gr gf sv ip   h   r er hr bb so wp bk hb era whip h9 hr9 bb9 so9 ra9 so/bb
1978 Bellingham Mariners Nwst A- sea 19 -- -- Starter 3 3 10 9 0 0 1 0 0 54.0 58 32 30 7 32 47 8 0 4 5.00 1.67 9.67 1.17 5.33 7.83 5.33 1.47
1978 Stockton Mariners Calif A+ sea 19 -- -- St/Rel 1 5 12 6 1 1 6 0 0 40.0 42 37 21 4 33 32 5 0 1 4.73 1.88 9.45 0.90 7.42 7.20 8.33 0.97
1979 Alexandria Mariners Caro A+ sea 20 -- -- Starter 8 11 24 24 8 0 0 0 0 167.0 150 74 60 6 85 108 10 0 8 3.23 1.41 8.08 0.32 4.58 5.82 3.99 1.27
1980 Lynn Sailors East AA sea 21 -- -- Starter 9 14 26 26 5 0 0 0 0 154.0 144 116 95 10 106 92 8 0 4 5.55 1.62 8.42 0.58 6.19 5.38 6.78 0.87
1981 Lynn Sailors East AA sea 22 -- -- Starter 4 4 13 13 1 1 0 0 0 71.0 73 37 30 7 31 50 2 0 1 3.80 1.46 9.25 0.89 3.93 6.34 4.69 1.61
1982 Lynn Sailors East AA sea 23 -- -- Starter 9 4 21 21 9 2 0 0 0 138.1 104 63 53 8 90 125 6 0 4 3.45 1.40 6.77 0.52 5.86 8.13 4.10 1.39
1983 Salt Lake Gulls PCL AAA sea 24 -- -- Rel/St 7 4 51 1 0 0 50 12 2 84.0 86 51 45 10 64 108 8 0 3 4.82 1.79 9.21 1.07 6.86 11.57 5.46 1.69
1983 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 24 39 log Reliever 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 5.1 14 9 8 2 5 3 1 0 2 13.50 3.56 23.63 3.38 8.44 5.06 15.19 0.60
1984 Salt Lake Gulls PCL AAA sea 25 -- -- Reliever 6 5 46 0 0 0 46 26 8 76.0 69 52 44 7 55 77 5 0 2 5.21 1.63 8.17 0.83 6.51 9.12 6.16 1.40
1984 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 25 39 log Reliever 1 1 5 0 0 0 5 2 0 6.0 7 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 3.00 1.17 10.50 0.00 0.00 9.00 3.00 --
1985 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 26 -- -- Reliever 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 5.1 2 1 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0.00 1.13 3.38 0.00 6.75 13.50 1.69 2.00
1985 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 26 39 log Closer 2 1 15 0 0 0 15 7 4 32.1 25 9 7 1 6 32 0 0 1 1.95 0.96 6.96 0.28 1.67 8.91 2.51 5.33
1986 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 27 -- -- Reliever 0 1 16 0 0 0 16 12 1 17.0 16 6 3 1 12 20 1 0 0 1.59 1.65 8.47 0.53 6.35 10.59 3.18 1.67
1986 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 27 39 log Reliever 2 3 26 0 0 0 26 15 1 35.2 35 19 16 3 21 23 2 1 1 4.04 1.57 8.83 0.76 5.30 5.80 4.79 1.10
1987 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 28 -- -- Reliever 2 6 27 0 0 0 27 17 5 37.1 34 23 18 5 27 35 4 0 0 4.34 1.63 8.20 1.21 6.51 8.44 5.54 1.30
1987 Toledo Mud Hens IL AAA det 28 -- -- Closer 3 5 28 0 0 0 28 23 10 40.1 34 12 12 1 19 43 2 0 0 2.68 1.31 7.59 0.22 4.24 9.60 2.68 2.26
1988 Portland Beavers PCL AAA min 29 -- -- Closer 0 3 39 0 0 0 39 34 21 41.2 36 22 20 6 17 34 1 0 0 4.32 1.27 7.78 1.30 3.67 7.34 4.75 2.00
1988 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 29 38 log Reliever 0 0 11 0 0 0 11 8 0 12.0 15 9 8 1 7 9 0 1 0 6.00 1.83 11.25 0.75 5.25 6.75 6.75 1.29
1978 A+ / A- Total -- SEA -- -- -- St/Rel 4 8 22 15 1 1 7 0 0 94.0 100 69 51 11 65 79 13 0 5 4.88 1.76 9.57 1.05 6.22 7.56 6.61 1.22
1979 A+ Total -- SEA -- -- -- Starter 8 11 24 24 8 0 0 0 0 167.0 150 74 60 6 85 108 10 0 8 3.23 1.41 8.08 0.32 4.58 5.82 3.99 1.27
1980 AA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Starter 9 14 26 26 5 0 0 0 0 154.0 144 116 95 10 106 92 8 0 4 5.55 1.62 8.42 0.58 6.19 5.38 6.78 0.87
1981 AA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Starter 4 4 13 13 1 1 0 0 0 71.0 73 37 30 7 31 50 2 0 1 3.80 1.46 9.25 0.89 3.93 6.34 4.69 1.61
1982 AA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Starter 9 4 21 21 9 2 0 0 0 138.3 104 63 53 8 90 125 6 0 4 3.45 1.40 6.77 0.52 5.86 8.13 4.10 1.39
1983 AAA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Rel/St 7 4 51 1 0 0 50 12 2 84.0 86 51 45 10 64 108 8 0 3 4.82 1.79 9.21 1.07 6.86 11.57 5.46 1.69
1983 MLB Total -- SEA -- -- -- Reliever 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 5.3 14 9 8 2 5 3 1 0 2 13.50 3.56 23.63 3.38 8.44 5.06 15.19 0.60
1984 AAA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Reliever 6 5 46 0 0 0 46 26 8 76.0 69 52 44 7 55 77 5 0 2 5.21 1.63 8.17 0.83 6.51 9.12 6.16 1.40
1984 MLB Total -- SEA -- -- -- Reliever 1 1 5 0 0 0 5 2 0 6.0 7 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 3.00 1.17 10.50 0.00 0.00 9.00 3.00 --
1985 AAA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Reliever 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 5.3 2 1 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0.00 1.13 3.38 0.00 6.75 13.50 1.69 2.00
1985 MLB Total -- SEA -- -- -- Closer 2 1 15 0 0 0 15 7 4 32.3 25 9 7 1 6 32 0 0 1 1.95 0.96 6.96 0.28 1.67 8.91 2.51 5.33
1986 AAA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Reliever 0 1 16 0 0 0 16 12 1 17.0 16 6 3 1 12 20 1 0 0 1.59 1.65 8.47 0.53 6.35 10.59 3.18 1.67
1986 MLB Total -- SEA -- -- -- Reliever 2 3 26 0 0 0 26 15 1 35.7 35 19 16 3 21 23 2 1 1 4.04 1.57 8.83 0.76 5.30 5.80 4.79 1.10
1987 AAA Total -- SEA,DET -- -- -- Closer 5 11 55 0 0 0 55 40 15 77.7 68 35 30 6 46 78 6 0 0 3.48 1.47 7.88 0.70 5.33 9.04 4.06 1.70
1988 AAA Total -- MIN -- -- -- Closer 0 3 39 0 0 0 39 34 21 41.7 36 22 20 6 17 34 1 0 0 4.32 1.27 7.78 1.30 3.67 7.34 4.75 2.00
1988 MLB Total -- MIN -- -- -- Reliever 0 0 11 0 0 0 11 8 0 12.0 15 9 8 1 7 9 0 1 0 6.00 1.83 11.25 0.75 5.25 6.75 6.75 1.29
Total MLB (5 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 5 6 61 0 0 0 61 32 5 91.1 96 48 41 7 39 73 3 2 4 4.04 1.48 9.46 0.69 3.84 7.19 4.73 1.87
Total Minors (11 yrs) -- Minors -- -- -- -- -- 52 65 317 100 24 4 217 126 47 926.0 848 526 431 72 575 779 60 0 27 4.19 1.54 8.24 0.70 5.59 7.57 5.11 1.35
Total AL (5 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 5 6 61 0 0 0 61 32 5 91.1 96 48 41 7 39 73 3 2 4 4.04 1.48 9.46 0.69 3.84 7.19 4.73 1.87
Total AAA (6 yrs) -- AAA -- -- -- -- -- 18 24 211 1 0 0 210 126 47 301.2 277 167 142 30 198 325 21 0 5 4.24 1.57 8.26 0.90 5.91 9.70 4.98 1.64
Total AA (3 yrs) -- AA -- -- -- -- -- 22 22 60 60 15 3 0 0 0 363.1 321 216 178 25 227 267 16 0 9 4.41 1.51 7.95 0.62 5.62 6.61 5.35 1.18
Total A+ (2 yrs) -- A+ -- -- -- -- -- 9 16 36 30 9 1 6 0 0 207.0 192 111 81 10 118 140 15 0 9 3.52 1.50 8.35 0.43 5.13 6.09 4.83 1.19
Total A- (1 yrs) -- A- -- -- -- -- -- 3 3 10 9 0 0 1 0 0 54.0 58 32 30 7 32 47 8 0 4 5.00 1.67 9.67 1.17 5.33 7.83 5.33 1.47
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1978 Stockton Mariners Calif A+ sea 19 p 12 0 0.0 5 6 0 0 11 11 0 0 -- 1.000 0.9 -- -- 8.6 100.0 9
1978 Bellingham Mariners Nwst A- sea 19 p 10 0 0.0 0 6 3 0 9 6 0 0 -- .667 0.6 -- -- 14.1 100.0 11
1979 Alexandria Mariners Caro A+ sea 20 p 24 0 0.0 9 27 1 1 37 36 0 0 -- .973 1.5 -- -- 17.6 100.0 5
1980 Lynn Sailors East AA sea 21 p 26 0 0.0 6 22 1 2 29 28 0 0 -- .966 1.1 -- -- 19.0 100.0 5
1981 Lynn Sailors East AA sea 22 p 13 0 0.0 5 11 4 1 20 16 0 0 -- .800 1.2 -- -- 9.4 100.0 10
1982 Lynn Sailors East AA sea 23 p 21 0 0.0 9 16 2 1 27 25 0 0 -- .926 1.2 -- -- 15.1 100.0 10
1983 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 24 p 4 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50.00 .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.5 100.0 14
1983 Salt Lake Gulls PCL AAA sea 24 p 51 0 0.0 1 9 1 0 11 10 0 0 -- .909 0.2 -- -- 35.9 100.0 2
1984 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 25 p 5 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00 .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.1 100.0 14
1984 Salt Lake Gulls PCL AAA sea 25 p 46 0 0.0 2 9 2 0 13 11 0 0 -- .846 0.2 -- -- 32.9 100.0 2
1985 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 26 p 15 0 32.1 0 3 1 0 4 3 0 0 -- .750 0.2 0.09 0.84 9.3 100.0 13
1985 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 26 p 4 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 0.3 -- -- 2.8 100.0 17
1986 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 27 p 26 0 35.2 1 3 0 0 4 4 5 0 100.00 1.000 0.2 0.11 1.02 16.0 100.0 9
1986 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 27 p 16 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 0.1 -- -- 11.2 100.0 9
1987 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 28 p 27 0 0.0 1 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 -- 1.000 0.1 -- -- 19.1 100.0 5
1987 Toledo Mud Hens IL AAA det 28 p 28 0 0.0 2 6 0 0 8 8 0 0 -- 1.000 0.3 -- -- 20.0 100.0 5
1988 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 29 p 11 0 12.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 100.00 1.000 0.1 0.08 0.75 6.8 100.0 12
1988 Portland Beavers PCL AAA min 29 p 39 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 -- 1.000 0.1 -- -- 27.5 100.0 2
Total MLB (5 yrs) -- MLB -- -- p 61 0 90 1 7 1 0 9 8 8 1 88.89 .889 0.1 0.09 0.80 -- -- --
Total AAA (6 yrs) -- AAA -- -- p 211 0 0 9 31 3 0 43 40 0 0 -- .930 0.2 -- -- -- -- --
Total AA (3 yrs) -- AA -- -- p 60 0 0 20 49 7 4 76 69 0 0 -- .908 1.2 -- -- -- -- --
Total A+ (2 yrs) -- A+ -- -- p 36 0 0 14 33 1 1 48 47 0 0 -- .979 1.3 -- -- -- -- --
Total A- (1 yrs) -- A- -- -- p 10 0 0 0 6 3 0 9 6 0 0 -- .667 0.6 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1978 Minor 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 Minor 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 Minor 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 Minor 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 Minor 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 Minor 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MLB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Minor 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MLB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 Minor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MLB 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 Minor 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MLB 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 Minor 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Minor 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MLB 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0