Karl Best stats

Last played for the Minnesota Twins, 1988

Relief Pitcher

Age 67 · 6' 4"

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Karl Best played 5 MLB seasons, 1983 to 1988.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
61
W
5
L
6
ERA
4.04
IP
91.1
K
73
BB
39
WHIP
1.48
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1983SEA40113.505.1353.56
1984SEA5113.006.0601.17
1985SEA15211.9532.13260.96
1986SEA26234.0435.223211.57
1988MIN11006.0012.0971.83

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
7.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1983SEA0005.10000
1984SEA0009.00000
1985SEA0008.90000
1986SEA0005.80000
1988MIN0006.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
67 yearsMar 6, 1959
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
Aberdeen, WA

What were Karl Best's career stats?

Karl Best played 5 seasons for the Mariners and the Twins. He had 5 wins and 73 strikeouts with a 4.04 ERA over 91.1 innings. His best season was 1985: 2 wins, a 1.95 ERA and 32 strikeouts.

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