What years did Scott Karl play?

Scott Karl played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2000.

Was Scott Karl a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Karl pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 513 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Karl hit?

Scott Karl hit 2 career home runs with 19 hits.

Scott Karl

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2000)

W–L 54–56

ERA 4.81

WHIP 1.53

SO 513

Pitcher PIV -8107.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 8/9/1971 in Fontana, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-05-04
Last Game: 2000-09-28

Full name: Randall Scott Karl

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
54	56	178	161	5	1	0	1002.0	1,164	536	120	369	513	4.81	-8107.4

Career ERA 4.81 vs. league average 4.56 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	ML4	AL	6	7	25	18	1	0	124.0	141	57	50	59	4.14	4.45 (+7%)	-96.8
1996	ML4	AL	13	9	32	32	3	1	207.3	220	112	72	121	4.86	4.61 (-5%)	-2139.4
1997	ML4	AL	10	13	32	32	1	0	193.3	212	96	67	119	4.47	4.39 (-2%)	-662.1
1998	MIL	NL	10	11	33	33	0	0	192.3	219	94	66	102	4.40	4.43 (+1%)	-760.3
1999	MIL	NL	11	11	33	33	0	0	197.7	246	105	69	74	4.78	4.71 (-2%)	-1119.4
2000	COL	NL	2	3	17	9	0	0	65.7	95	56	33	29	7.68	4.77 (-61%)	-3115.2
2000	ANA	AL	2	2	6	4	0	0	21.7	31	16	12	9	6.65	4.77 (-39%)	-214.2
Career · 7 seasons			54	56	178	161	5	1	1,002.0	1,164	536	369	513	4.81	—	-8,107

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
179	134	11	19	2	1	2	7	0	8	42	.142	.194	.216	.411	-982

Career AVG .142 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Career SLG .216 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career OPS .411 vs. league average .766 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	ML4	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	ML4	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ML4	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	34	56	3	4	0	1	0	0	4	17	.071	.266 (-73%)	.335 (-60%)	.420 (-75%)	.755 (-68%)	-640.6
1999	MIL	NL	33	60	5	11	2	0	2	7	3	17	.183	.271 (-32%)	.344 (-37%)	.433 (-27%)	.778 (-31%)	-341.8
2000	COL	NL	17	14	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ANA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			179	134	11	19	2	1	2	7	8	42	.142	—	—	—	—	-982

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	86	55	7	6	1	2	.109
Away	93	79	4	13	1	5	.165

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	85	481.1	602	280	168	236	5.24
Away	93	520.2	562	256	201	277	4.43

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2000-09-28	LAA	OAK	W	0	0
2000-09-23	LAA	TEX	W	0	0
2000-09-15	LAA	MIN	W	0	0
2000-09-09	LAA	BAL	L	0	0
2000-09-04	LAA	DET	L	0	0
2000-08-29	LAA	TOR	W	0	0
2000-08-06	COL	PHI	L	1	1
2000-07-14	COL	CIN	L	0	0
2000-07-07	COL	LAA	L	0	0
2000-07-04	COL	SFG	L	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2000-09-28	LAA	OAK	—	5.0	3	2	0	3	2	0
2000-09-23	LAA	TEX	W	4.1	2	4	4	4	2	1
2000-09-15	LAA	MIN	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-09	LAA	BAL	L	3.1	7	6	4	3	1	1
2000-09-04	LAA	DET	L	5.2	9	5	4	2	4	0
2000-08-29	LAA	TOR	—	2.1	9	4	4	0	0	0
2000-08-06	COL	PHI	—	3.0	4	4	4	3	0	0
2000-07-14	COL	CIN	—	1.2	5	4	4	2	0	1
2000-07-07	COL	LAA	—	1.2	4	4	4	1	2	2
2000-07-04	COL	SFG	L	5.2	5	3	3	3	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	178	161	49	171	16	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	ML4	P	25	18	5	21	3	3
1996	ML4	P	32	32	13	27	3	2
1997	ML4	P	32	32	5	28	4	5
1998	MIL	P	33	33	12	38	0	3
1999	MIL	P	33	33	10	44	4	4
2000	COL	P	17	9	4	12	1	2
2000	ANA	P	6	4	0	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	178

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	COL	NL	$625,000
2000	COL	NL	$3,700,000
1999	MIL	NL	$2,900,000
1998	MIL	NL	$800,000
1997	ML4	AL	$250,000
1996	ML4	AL	$155,000
1995	ML4	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,539,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu	HI	1990, 1991, 1992

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Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Karl

What years did Scott Karl play?: Scott Karl played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2000.
Was Scott Karl a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Karl pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 513 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Karl hit?: Scott Karl hit 2 career home runs with 19 hits.