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Karl Best

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: March 6, 1959 in Aberdeen, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent-Meridian HS (Kent, WA).

High School: Kent-Meridian HS (Kent, WA)

Debut: August 19, 1983 (Age 24-166d, 14,789th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: June 20, 1988 (Age 29-106d)
vs. CAL 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Karl Jon Best

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

ERA

4.04

91.1

WHIP

1.478

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Team Record in Appearances: 2-3

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 2, Entered with runners on base: 3

1984 Pitching Game Log

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1984 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	SO	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	IR	IS	SB	AB	2B	SF	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	5	145	Sep 11	SEA	TEX	W,4-3	9-GF	W(1-0)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.77	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.62	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.22	9t 1-- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
2	6	146	Sep 12	SEA	TEX	L,1-8	9-GF		0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00	-0.23	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.43	9t 12- 2 out d7	9t end d 7
3	7	147	Sep 13	SEA	TEX	L,7-9	6-6		0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.77	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.10	6t --- 2 out d8	6t 3 out d8
4	8	149	Sep 15	SEA	KCR	L,5-8	5-6	L(1-1)	1	1.1	3	2	2	1	7.71	1.05	7	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	6	1	1	1.54	-0.303	.00	0.00%	-1.70	5t --- 0 out d1	6t -2- 1 out d1
5	9	160	Sep 28	SEA	CHW	W,7-1	6-9	H(1)	12	3.2	3	0	0	4	3.00	0.77	14	4	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	14	0	0	.67	0.222	.00	0.00%	3.28	6t 123 0 out a4	9t 1-3 2 out a6
						2-3		W-L:1-1,Hld:1	0.3	6.0	7	2	2	6	3.00	0.77	25	1.00		0%	0%	7	6	0%	1	24	1	1	.86	-0.064	.00	0.00%	2.34

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