Ray Knight stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1988

First Baseman

Age 73 · 6' 1"

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Ray Knight played 13 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,495
AB
4,829
R
490
H
1,311
HR
84
RBI
595
SB
14
AVG
.271

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1974CIN141112020.182
1977CIN80928241131.261
1978CIN8365713140.200
1979CIN1505516417510794.318
1980CIN1626187116314781.264
1981CIN106386431006342.259
1982HOU158609721796702.294
1983HOU145507431549700.304
1984HOU/NYM11537128883350.237
1985NYM9027122596361.218
1986NYM1374865114511762.298
1987BAL1505634614414650.256
1988DET10529934653331.217

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
15
AB
61
R
5
H
17
HR
1
RBI
7
SB
1
AVG
.279

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,291
TB
1,883
XBH
377
HBP
36
IBB
43
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1974CIN12310000
1977CIN1033470100
1978CIN681940000
1979CIN604250513400
1980CIN667258604900
1981CIN429143304300
1982HOU676245485900
1983HOU567225494900
1984HOU/NYM398111172200
1985NYM29089181100
1986NYM541206374200
1987BAL609210386300
1988DET32790173000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
10.9
RC
634.3
RC/27
4.70
ISOP
.118
SECA
.187
BB/K
0.59
AB/HR
57.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1974CIN0.00.72.2.0910.20.500
1977CIN0.111.74.4.1090.20.6920
1978CIN-0.24.22.2.0920.10.2650
1979CIN2.892.16.3.1360.20.755.10
1980CIN2.081.94.7.1540.20.644.10
1981CIN1.148.34.4.1110.20.764.30
1982HOU2.888.85.3.1080.20.8101.50
1983HOU2.8836.1.1400.20.756.30
1984HOU/NYM-1.231.22.9.0620.10.5123.70
1985NYM-0.622.92.8.1110.20.445.20
1986NYM2.176.55.9.1260.20.644.20
1987BAL0.368.24.4.1170.20.440.20
1988DET-1.125.42.9.0840.20.799.70

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
73 yearsDec 28, 1952
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Albany, United States
World Series MVP
1986

What were Ray Knight's career stats?

Ray Knight played 13 seasons for the Reds, the Astros, the Mets, the Orioles and the Tigers. He was a career .271 hitter with 1,311 hits, 84 home runs and 595 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .318 batting average, 10 home runs and 79 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1988

Ray Knight finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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