How Karl Best's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Karl Best totaled 96 career Hits, well below the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1984, posting 7, well below the relief pitcher average of 61.8 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 35, well below the relief pitcher average of 52.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 25 in 1985 to 35 in 1986 and 15 in 1988, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 7 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Karl Best Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Karl Best
| Karl Best
Hits | Karl Best
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 96 | 9.46 |
| Season Avg. | 19.2 | 9.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 254.95 | 9.46 |
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Karl Best Hits Per Season
Karl Best's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Karl Best Hits by Team
Karl Best's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Karl Best Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Karl Best's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Karl Best Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Karl Best's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Karl Best Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Karl Best's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
