Karl Best

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1983–1988 BORN: ABERDEEN, USA
Career
5 W · 4.04 ERA · 73 K
91.1 IP · 1.48 WHIP · 61 G
1988 Season
0-0 · 6.00 ERA
12.0 IP · 9 K · 1.83 WHIP
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Karl Best was a pitcher in MLB. Across 61 career appearances, with a 4.04 ERA and 73 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1983 SEA 0 1 13.50 4 0 0 5.1 14 8 5 3 3.56
1984 SEA 1 1 3.00 5 0 0 6.0 7 2 0 6 1.17
1985 SEA 2 1 1.95 15 0 4 32.1 25 7 6 32 0.96
1986 SEA 2 3 4.04 26 0 1 35.2 35 16 21 23 1.57
1988 MIN 0 0 6.00 11 0 0 12.0 15 8 7 9 1.83
Career Totals 5 6 4.04 61 0 5 91.1 96 41 39 73 1.48
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1983 SEA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 SEA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 SEA 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 SEA 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -
Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1986$70,000
1989$105,000

Career Total: $175,000 (2 seasons)

Average: $87,500

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.