Ray Knight
Charles Ray Knight
Born: December 28, 1952
Albany, GA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1974-1988
Draft: Round 10 (1970 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Dougherty HS (Albany, GA)
Minor League Statistics
Ray Knight compiled a career batting average of .271 with 84 home runs and 595 RBI in his 1495-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 103 | 92 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | .261 | .324 | .370 | .693 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 68 | 65 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .200 | .235 | .292 | .528 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 604 | 551 | 64 | 175 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 57 | .318 | .360 | .454 | .814 | 250 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 667 | 618 | 71 | 163 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 62 | .264 | .307 | .417 | .724 | 258 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 106 | 429 | 386 | 43 | 100 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 51 | .259 | .322 | .370 | .692 | 143 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 158 | 676 | 609 | 72 | 179 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 58 | .294 | .344 | .402 | .746 | 245 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 145 | 567 | 507 | 43 | 154 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 62 | .304 | .355 | .444 | .798 | 225 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 88 | 297 | 278 | 15 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 30 | .223 | .259 | .281 | .540 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1984 | NL | New York Mets | 27 | 101 | 93 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .280 | .337 | .355 | .691 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 90 | 290 | 271 | 22 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 32 | .218 | .252 | .328 | .580 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 137 | 541 | 486 | 51 | 145 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 63 | .298 | .351 | .424 | .775 | 206 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 150 | 609 | 563 | 46 | 144 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 90 | .256 | .310 | .373 | .683 | 210 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 105 | 327 | 299 | 34 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 30 | .217 | .271 | .301 | .572 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 1495 | 5291 | 4829 | 490 | 1311 | 266 | 27 | 84 | 595 | 14 | 25 | 343 | 579 | .271 | .321 | .390 | .711 | 1883 | 169 | 36 | 22 | 61 | 43 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 14 | 1 | 40.7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.213 | .714 |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 37 | 1 | 90.3 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .941 | 3.188 | .865 |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 17 | 8 | 88.7 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 5 | .962 | 5.177 | 3.000 |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 5 | 2 | 22.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.200 |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 3 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .667 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 60 | 7 | 145.0 | 8 | 38 | 7 | 1 | .868 | 2.855 | .767 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.000 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | .750 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 149 | 149 | 1294.3 | 120 | 262 | 15 | 26 | .962 | 2.656 | 2.564 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 162 | 161 | 1416.3 | 120 | 291 | 13 | 19 | .969 | 2.612 | 2.537 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 105 | 104 | 923.0 | 69 | 176 | 11 | 18 | .957 | 2.389 | 2.333 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 96 | 93 | 829.7 | 945 | 55 | 10 | 76 | .990 | 1.848 | 1.417 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 67 | 65 | 564.3 | 57 | 131 | 7 | 18 | .964 | 2.998 | 2.806 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 143 | 141 | 1182.7 | 1285 | 73 | 9 | 131 | .993 | 1.334 | 9.497 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 54 | 48 | 433.0 | 37 | 86 | 7 | 6 | .946 | 2.557 | 2.278 |
| 1984 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 27 | 27 | 229.0 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 4 | .962 | 1.965 | 1.852 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 24 | 21 | 196.0 | 199 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | 9.551 | 8.667 |
| 1984 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.333 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 73 | 67 | 592.0 | 52 | 109 | 7 | 5 | .958 | 2.448 | 2.205 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.136 | 2.500 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 132 | 130 | 1139.7 | 88 | 204 | 16 | 17 | .948 | 2.306 | 2.212 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 6.000 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 130 | 128 | 1123.3 | 110 | 282 | 18 | 28 | .956 | 3.141 | 3.015 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 6 | 5 | 45.0 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .984 | 12.200 | 1.167 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 64 | 53 | 466.0 | 432 | 33 | 4 | 40 | .991 | 8.981 | 7.266 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 11 | 6 | 55.0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.364 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1397 | 1220 | 10927.3 | 3669 | 1858 | 131 | 421 | .977 | 4.552 | 3.956 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 6 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .192 | .167 | .359 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 6 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .391 | .440 | .565 | 1.005 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 65 | 61 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .279 | .308 | .361 | .668 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.552 | 1.667 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 63.0 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 3.429 | 4.000 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | 146.0 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .953 | 2.527 | 2.733 |
Awards
1986 - NL Babe Ruth Award 3B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
