Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1974
- World Series MVP
- 1986
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1974
- World Series MVP
- 1986
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CIN | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| 1977 | CIN | 80 | 92 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .261 |
| 1978 | CIN | 83 | 65 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1979 | CIN | 150 | 551 | 64 | 175 | 10 | 79 | 4 | .318 |
| 1980 | CIN | 162 | 618 | 71 | 163 | 14 | 78 | 1 | .264 |
| 1981 | CIN | 106 | 386 | 43 | 100 | 6 | 34 | 2 | .259 |
| 1982 | HOU | 158 | 609 | 72 | 179 | 6 | 70 | 2 | .294 |
| 1983 | HOU | 145 | 507 | 43 | 154 | 9 | 70 | 0 | .304 |
| 1984 |  HOU/NYM | 115 | 371 | 28 | 88 | 3 | 35 | 0 | .237 |
| 1985 | NYM | 90 | 271 | 22 | 59 | 6 | 36 | 1 | .218 |
| 1986 | NYM | 137 | 486 | 51 | 145 | 11 | 76 | 2 | .298 |
| 1987 | BAL | 150 | 563 | 46 | 144 | 14 | 65 | 0 | .256 |
| 1988 | DET | 105 | 299 | 34 | 65 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .217 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CIN | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 103 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 68 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 604 | 250 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 667 | 258 | 60 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 429 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOU | 676 | 245 | 48 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | HOU | 567 | 225 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | HOU/NYM | 398 | 111 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYM | 290 | 89 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 541 | 206 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 609 | 210 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 327 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CIN | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 0.1 | 11.7 | 4.4 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 92 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | -0.2 | 4.2 | 2.2 | .092 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 65 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 2.8 | 92.1 | 6.3 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 55.1 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 2.0 | 81.9 | 4.7 | .154 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 44.1 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 1.1 | 48.3 | 4.4 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 64.3 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOU | 2.8 | 88.8 | 5.3 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 101.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | HOU | 2.8 | 83 | 6.1 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 56.3 | 0 |
| 1984 | HOU/NYM | -1.2 | 31.2 | 2.9 | .062 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 123.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYM | -0.6 | 22.9 | 2.8 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 45.2 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 2.1 | 76.5 | 5.9 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 44.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 0.3 | 68.2 | 4.4 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.2 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | -1.1 | 25.4 | 2.9 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 99.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1979 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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