Karl
Best
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 6, 1959 in Usa, WA, ABERDEEN
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 24 MIL NL $ 300,000 4 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1984 25 MIL NL $ 300,000 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1985 26 MIL NL   4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1986 27 MIL NL   4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1987 28 MIL NL   4 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6
1988 29 MIL NL   3 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6
1989 30 MIL NL   3 6 7 6 4 5 5 5 5 5
1990 31 MIL NL $ 300,000 2 6 7 6 4 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 4 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 24 MIL NL 5 4 .556 50 0 0 0 12 70.3 73 33 5 37 42 4.22 .271 .362 .390 .753 4.7
1985 26 AAA   2 1 .667 44 0 0 0 3 60.3 35 13 3 19 61 1.94 .167 .236 .229 .464  
1986 27 AAA   4 3 .571 66 0 0 0 6 64.7 49 28 6 37 57 3.90 .209 .316 .345 .661  
1987 28 AAA   2 2 .500 49 0 0 0 3 81.3 65 33 8 45 88 3.65 .226 .331 .352 .683  
1988 29 AAA   5 1 .833 68 0 0 0 4 97.0 74 28 9 41 87 2.60 .213 .296 .317 .613  
1989 30 AAA   0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 15.7 18 12 1 9 14 6.90 .281 .370 .422 .792  
1990 31 MIL NL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 4 4 4 9 3.60 .250 .333 .575 .908 0.6
    AAA   4 2 .667 38 0 0 0 0 28.3 29 13 5 24 30 4.13 .279 .414 .471 .885  
2 Years Sim 5 4 .556 56 0 0 0 12 80.3 83 37 9 41 51 4.15 .269 .359 .414 .773 5.2
6 Years AAA 17 10 .630 276 0 0 0 16 347.3 270 127 32 175 337 3.29 .217 .313 .334 .647  
Season Average 2 2 .500 28 0 0 0 6 40.2 41 18 4 20 25 4.15 .269 .359 .414 .773  
Career Highs 5 4 .556 50 0 0 0 12 70.3 73 33 5 37 42 4.22 .271 .362 .575 .908  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   40 18 5 18 35   .235 .309 .371 .679
vs LH   43 19 4 23 16   .309 .407 .468 .875
Home 2 1 .667 30 0 0 0 5 47.7 52 19 4 18 32 3.59 .274 .337 .411 .747
Away 3 3 .500 26 0 0 0 7 32.7 31 18 5 23 19 4.96 .261 .380 .420 .800
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 2 17.3 25 12 4 10 9 6.23 .325 .402 .558 .961
May 1 2 .333 9 0 0 0 2 12.3 15 8 1 7 9 5.84 .326 .415 .457 .872
June 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 3 14.0 14 6 1 4 10 3.86 .241 .290 .345 .635
July 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 10.0 9 1 0 8 4 0.90 .250 .386 .306 .692
August 3 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 3 16.0 10 2 0 8 11 1.13 .189 .295 .245 .540
Sep/Oct 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 2 10.7 10 8 3 4 8 6.75 .256 .326 .513 .838
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 24 MIL NL P 50 0 70.3 5 13 1 1 .947 2.30    
1990 31 MIL NL P 6 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   56 0 80.3 5 13 1 1 .947 2.02    
Career Highs   50 0 70.3 5 13 1 1 .947 2.30    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 71st overall pick, by Minnesota in 1967
Traded from Minnesota to Detroit on 2/3/1969 (Going to MIN: 3B Chico Ruiz. Going to DET: SS Ken Boyer, P Rickey Clark, P Frank Reberger)
Earned first career win on 9/23/1970
Injured on 9/1/1971 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1972 (Going to DET: P Ron Taylor. Going to TAM: P Bill Champion, P Rickey Clark)
Injured on 7/19/1975 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 7/4/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drafted in 2nd round, 46th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1983
Earned first career win on 5/7/1983
Injured on 3/19/1988 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks