John Knight

Positions: First Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 6, 1885 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: December 19, 1965 in Walnut Creek, CA

Buried: Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA

High School: Central HS (Philadelphia, PA)

School: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Last Game: October 4, 1913 (Age 27-363d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season

Full Name: John Wesley Knight

Nicknames: Schoolboy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

2664

636

.239

301

RBI

270

OBP

.300

SLG

.309

OPS

.609

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1905	19	-9.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	88	346	325	28	66	12	1	3	29	4		9	68	.203	.227	.274	.501	89		1	11
1906	20	-8.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	74	277	253	29	49	7	2	3	20	6		19	63	.194	.250	.273	.523	69		0	5
1907	21		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-PHA	138	535	499	37	107	16	4	2	41	9		29	79	.214	.260	.275	.535	137		2	5
1907	21	-8.1	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	40	153	139	6	29	7	1	0	12	1		10	26	.209	.272	.273	.545	38		2	2
1907	21	-8.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	98	382	360	31	78	9	3	2	29	8		19	53	.217	.256	.275	.531	99		0	3
1908	22	-6.1	Baltimore	EL	A		140		495	62	113	10	12	9		16				.228		.352		174			19
1909	23	-5.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	116	416	360	46	85	8	5	0	40	15		37	68	.236	.311	.286	.597	103		2	17
1910	24	-3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	117	473	414	58	129	25	4	3	45	23		34	55	.312	.372	.413	.785	171		6	19
1911	25	-2.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	132	542	470	69	126	16	7	3	62	18		42	63	.268	.342	.351	.693	165		11	19
1912	26	-1.9	Jersey City	IL	AA		78		257		54	10	7	1						.210		.315		81
1912	26	-0.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	32	116	93	10	15	2	1	0	9	4	2	16	25	.161	.284	.204	.489	19		0	7
1913	27	-0.4	Jersey City	IL	AA		77	325	300	40	81	9	6	1		16		19	24	.270	.314	.350	.664	105			6
1913	27	0.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	70	283	250	24	59	10	0	0	24	7		25	27	.236	.311	.276	.587	69		2	6
1914	28	0.1	Cleveland	AA	AA		135	593	530	75	163	26	13	3		13		46	55	.308	.363	.423	.785	224			17
1915	29	0.9	Cleveland	AA	AA		131	525	440	61	124	26	5	4		12		64	40	.282	.373	.391	.764	172			21
1916	30	2.1	Minneapolis	AA	AA		164		592		151	27	9	1						.255		.336		199
1917	31	2.5	Minneapolis	AA	AA		151		563		154	32	8	6						.274		.391		220
1918	32	3.2	Minneapolis	AA	AA		27	118	107	6	30	6	0	0		5		8	10	.280	.330	.336	.667	36			3
1919	33	5.5	Seattle	PCL	AA		146		523		157	35	8	2						.300		.409		214
1920	34	5.9	Oakland	PCL	AA		188		693		196	53	5	6						.283		.400		277
1921	35	6.3	Oakland	PCL	AA		179		667		228	62	11	15						.342		.535		357
1922	36	7.3	Oakland	PCL	AA		80		262		70	15	1	1						.267		.344		90
1923	37	7.8	Oakland	PCL	AA		127		378		127	24	0	6						.336		.447		169
1924	38	9.6	Denver	WL	A		157		610		193	56	12	6						.316		.477		291
1925	39	9.6	Denver	WL	A		169		645		227	56	16	19						.352		.577		372
1926	40	11.6	Sacramento	PCL	AA		96		324		91	19	2	5						.281		.398		129
1927	41	12.7	Sacramento	PCL	AA		87		270		84	14	2	10						.311		.489		132
1928	42	15.2	Denver	WL	A		103		341		103	22	6	6						.302		.455		155
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		767	2988	2664	301	636	96	24	14	270	86	2	211	448	.239	.300	.309	.609	822		24	89
Minors (18 seasons)					Minors		2235	8200	7997	244	2346	502	123	101		62		137	129	.293		.425		3397			66
All Levels (24 Seasons)							3002	11188	10661	545	2982	598	147	115	270	148	2	348	577	.280		.396		4219		24	155

AA (14 seasons)					Minors		1666	6090	5906	182	1710	358	77	61		46		137	129	.290		.407		2405			47
A (4 seasons)					Minors		569	2110	2091	62	636	144	46	40		16				.304		.474		992			19