Ray Knight Stats

Ray Knight was born on Sunday, December 28, 1952, in Albany, Georgia. Knight was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1974, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ray Knight baseball stats page.

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"Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary." - Ray Knight in Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball (George Will, Harper Paperbacks, 04/24/1991, Page 217)

Ray Knight

Ray Knight Autograph on a 1988 Fleer Baseball Card (#564)

Ray Knight Autograph on a 1988 Fleer Baseball Card (#564)

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Birth Name:   Charles Ray Knight
Nickname:   Mr. Nancy Lopez
Born On:   12-28-1952  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Albany, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Dougherty High School (Albany, GA)
College:   Albany Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-10-1974 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1988
Draft:   1970 : 10th Round (231st)

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Ray Knight Pitching Stats

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Ray Knight Hitting Stats

1974 22 Reds 14 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .182 .250 .273
1977 25 Reds 80 92 8 24 5 1 1 0 13 9 1 16 1 1 0 0 .261 .324 .370
1978 26 Reds 83 65 7 13 3 0 1 0 4 3 0 13 0 0 0 4 .200 .235 .292
1979 27 Reds 150 551 64 175 37 4 10 1 79 38 4 57 4 8 3 20 .318 .360 .454
1980 28 Reds 162 618 71 163 39 7 14 3 78 36 9 62 5 4 4 24 .264 .307 .417
1981 29 Reds 106 386 43 100 23 1 6 0 34 33 3 51 3 3 4 18 .259 .322 .370
1982 30 Astros 158 609 72 179 36 6 6 0 70 48 9 58 1 13 5 16 .294 .344 .402
1983 31 Astros 145 507 43 154 36 4 9 0 70 42 9 62 3 11 4 17 .304 .355 .444
1984 32 Astros 88 278 15 62 10 0 2 0 29 14 1 30 0 4 1 4 .223 .259 .281
1984 32 Mets 27 93 13 26 4 0 1 0 6 7 1 13 0 0 1 1 .280 .337 .355
1985 33 Mets 90 271 22 59 12 0 6 0 36 13 1 32 0 5 1 17 .218 .252 .328
1986 34 Mets 137 486 51 145 24 2 11 0 76 40 2 63 3 8 4 19 .298 .351 .424
1987 35 Orioles 150 563 46 144 24 0 14 0 65 39 3 90 0 1 6 16 .256 .310 .373
1988 36 Tigers 105 299 34 65 12 2 3 0 33 20 0 30 2 3 3 12 .217 .271 .301
13 Years 1,495 4,829 490 1,311 266 27 84 4 595 343 43 579 22 61 36 169 .271 .321 .390

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Ray Knight Fielding Stats

1974 Reds 3B 14 1 120 10 0.7 10 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1977 Reds 2B 17 8 261 53 3.1 51 28 23 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 5.28
1977 Reds 3B 37 1 273 34 0.9 32 11 21 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 3.16
1977 Reds LF 5 2 66 7 1.4 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.86
1977 Reds SS 3 1 24 2 0.7 2 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1978 Reds 1B 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1978 Reds 2B 4 0 24 3 0.8 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1978 Reds 3B 60 7 435 53 0.9 46 8 38 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .868 2.86
1978 Reds LF 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1978 Reds RF 1 1 24 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1978 Reds SS 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Reds 3B 149 149 3,882 397 2.7 382 120 262 15 26 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.66
1980 Reds 3B 162 161 468 424 2.6 411 120 291 13 19 n/a n/a n/a .969 23.71
1981 Reds 3B 105 1 300 256 2.4 245 69 176 11 18 n/a n/a n/a .957 22.05
1982 Astros 1B 96 93 2,487 1,010 10.5 1,000 945 55 10 76 n/a n/a n/a .990 10.86
1982 Astros 3B 67 65 1,692 195 2.9 188 57 131 7 18 n/a n/a n/a .964 3.00
1983 Astros 1B 143 141 3,546 1,367 9.6 1,358 1,285 73 9 131 n/a n/a n/a .993 10.34
1984 Astros 1B 24 21 588 208 8.7 208 199 9 0 16 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.55
1984 Astros 3B 54 48 1,299 130 2.4 123 37 86 7 6 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.56
1984 Mets 1B 3 0 18 7 2.3 7 6 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.50
1984 Mets 3B 27 27 687 52 1.9 50 14 36 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.97
1985 Mets 1B 1 0 6 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1985 Mets 2B 2 1 21 5 2.5 5 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.43
1985 Mets 3B 73 67 1,776 168 2.3 161 52 109 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.45
1986 Mets 1B 1 0 12 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1986 Mets 3B 132 130 3,417 308 2.3 292 88 204 16 17 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.31
1987 Orioles 1B 6 5 135 62 10.3 61 59 2 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .984 12.20
1987 Orioles 3B 130 128 3,369 410 3.2 392 110 282 18 28 n/a n/a n/a .956 3.14
1988 Tigers 1B 64 53 1,398 469 7.3 465 432 33 4 40 n/a n/a n/a .991 8.98
1988 Tigers 3B 11 6 165 15 1.4 15 6 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1988 Tigers LF 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
3B Totals 1,021 791 17,883 2,452 2.4 2,347 694 1,653 105 144 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.54
1B Totals 339 313 8,196 3,134 9.2 3,110 2,936 174 24 271 n/a n/a n/a .992 10.25
2B Totals 23 9 306 61 2.7 59 31 28 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .967 5.21
LF Totals 9 2 81 8 0.9 8 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.67
SS Totals 4 1 27 2 0.5 2 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
RF Totals 1 1 24 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
13 Years 1,397 1,117 26,517 5,659 4.1 5,528 3,670 1,858 131 421 n/a n/a n/a .977 5.63

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Ray Knight Miscellaneous Stats

1974 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 5.5 - - -
1977 Reds 1 1 .500 28 1 n/a 92.0 5.8 7.1 - - -
1978 Reds 0 0 .000 20 2 n/a 65.0 5.0 16.3 - - -
1979 Reds 4 4 .500 1 0 n/a 55.1 9.7 7.0 - - -
1980 Reds 1 2 .333 1 0 n/a 44.1 10.0 7.9 - - -
1981 Reds 2 4 .333 1 0 n/a 64.3 7.6 11.4 - - -
1982 Astros 2 5 .286 0 0 n/a 101.5 10.5 8.7 - - -
1983 Astros 0 3 .000 4 0 n/a 56.3 8.2 7.2 - - -
1984 Astros 0 3 .000 11 1 n/a 139.0 9.3 9.6 - - -
1984 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 93.0 7.2 15.5 - - -
1985 Mets 1 1 .500 20 0 n/a 45.2 8.5 7.5 - - -
1986 Mets 2 1 .667 6 0 n/a 44.2 7.7 6.4 - - -
1987 Orioles 0 0 .000 2 0 14 40.2 6.3 8.7 - - -
1988 Tigers 1 1 .500 24 1 25 99.7 10.0 9.1 - - -
13 Years 14 25 .359 118 5 39 57.5 8.3 8.1 - - -

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Ray Knight Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Cincinnati Reds 25 $15,000.00 - -
1977 Cincinnati Reds 25 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Cincinnati Reds 25 $24,500.00 - -
1979 Cincinnati Reds 25 $155,000.00 - -
1980 Cincinnati Reds 25 $175,000.00 Stats -
1981 Cincinnati Reds 25 Undetermined - -
1982 Houston Astros 22 Undetermined Stats -
1983 Houston Astros 22 Undetermined - -
1984 Houston Astros 22 $480,000.00 - -
1984 New York Mets 22 "     "     - -
1985 New York Mets 22 $560,000.00 - -
1986 New York Mets 22 $645,000.00 - Stats
1987 Baltimore Orioles 25 $600,000.00 - -
1988 Detroit Tigers 22 $525,000.00 - -

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