Jeff McKnight was born on Monday, February 18, 1963, in Conway, Arkansas. McKnight was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 6, 1989, with the New York Mets. 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 Jeff McKnight baseball stats page.
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Jeff McKnight![]() Jeff McKnight Autograph on a 1991 Topps (#319) |
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Jeff McKnightJeff McKnight 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 | ||
Jeff McKnightJeff McKnight 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 |
| 1989 | 26 | Mets | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .357 | .250 |
| 1990 | 27 | Orioles | 29 | 75 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .259 | .267 |
| 1991 | 28 | Orioles | 16 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .171 | .209 | .195 |
| 1992 | 29 | Mets | 31 | 85 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .287 | .400 |
| 1993 | 30 | Mets | 105 | 164 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .256 | .311 | .323 |
| 1994 | 31 | Mets | 31 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .250 | .185 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 6 Years | 218 | 404 | 45 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .233 | .284 | .304 | ||
Jeff McKnightJeff McKnight Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1989 Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
| 1989 Mets | 2B | 4 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1989 Mets | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1989 Mets | SS | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1990 Orioles | 1B | 15 | 12 | 336 | 100 | 6.7 | 100 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.04 |
| 1990 Orioles | 2B | 5 | 3 | 81 | 16 | 3.2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.33 |
| 1990 Orioles | LF | 4 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.04 |
| 1990 Orioles | RF | 4 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.05 |
| 1990 Orioles | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1991 Orioles | 1B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.44 |
| 1991 Orioles | LF | 6 | 5 | 132 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 1991 Orioles | RF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1992 Mets | 1B | 9 | 5 | 168 | 66 | 7.3 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 10.45 |
| 1992 Mets | 2B | 14 | 8 | 246 | 50 | 3.6 | 49 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 5.38 |
| 1992 Mets | 3B | 3 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 3.60 |
| 1992 Mets | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1992 Mets | SS | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.14 |
| 1993 Mets | 1B | 10 | 2 | 102 | 40 | 4.0 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.59 |
| 1993 Mets | 2B | 15 | 7 | 207 | 43 | 2.9 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 5.22 |
| 1993 Mets | 3B | 9 | 2 | 84 | 13 | 1.4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 3.54 |
| 1993 Mets | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1993 Mets | SS | 29 | 14 | 450 | 88 | 3.0 | 83 | 31 | 52 | 5 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 4.98 |
| 1994 Mets | 1B | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 39 | 21 | 678 | 232 | 5.9 | 231 | 212 | 19 | 1 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.20 | |
| 2B Totals | 38 | 20 | 582 | 115 | 3.0 | 111 | 44 | 67 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 5.15 | |
| SS Totals | 34 | 15 | 486 | 95 | 2.8 | 89 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 4.94 | |
| 3B Totals | 13 | 3 | 120 | 18 | 1.4 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 3.38 | |
| LF Totals | 10 | 8 | 210 | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.41 | |
| RF Totals | 6 | 3 | 90 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 | |
| C Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 6 Years | 141 | 70 | 2,169 | 477 | 3.4 | 463 | 308 | 155 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 | 5.76 | |
Jeff McKnightJeff McKnight 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 |
| 1989 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1990 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75.0 | 4.4 | 18.8 | - | - | - |
| 1991 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 20.5 | - | - | - |
| 1992 Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 1 | n/a | 42.5 | 10.6 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1993 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 64 | 3 | n/a | 82.0 | 5.3 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
| 1994 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 31 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 13.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 6 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 118 | 7 | 5 | 80.8 | 5.3 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
Jeff McKnightJeff McKnight Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1989 New York Mets | 15 | $68,600.00 | - | - |
| 1990 Baltimore Orioles | 38 | $103,000.00 | - | - |
| 1991 Baltimore Orioles | 38 | $108,400.00 | - | - |
| 1992 New York Mets | 5 | $116,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 New York Mets | 7 | $146,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 New York Mets | 17, 18 | $180,000.00 | - | n/a |
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Jefferson Alan McKnight was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Mets (1989), Baltimore Orioles (1990-1991), and New York Mets (1992-1994). When Jeff made his big league debut on June 6, 1989, he became the first Southside High School graduate to play in the majors!

Jeff McKnight Rookie Card | 1990 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#162)
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Did you know that Jeff McKnight, and his father Jim McKnight (1960 Cubs | 1962 Cubs), were the one-hundred nineteenth father and son duo to play in the majors?
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