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.
"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 KnightRay Knight Autograph on a 1988 Fleer Baseball Card (#564) |
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Ray KnightRay Knight Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ray KnightRay Knight Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,495 | 4,829 | 490 | 1,311 | 266 | 27 | 84 | 4 | 595 | 343 | 43 | 579 | 22 | 61 | 36 | 169 | .271 | .321 | .390 |
Ray KnightRay Knight Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Ray KnightRay Knight Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 14 | 25 | .359 | 118 | 5 | 39 | 57.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
Ray KnightRay Knight Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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