Brandon Knight

Brandon Michael Knight

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 1, 1975 in Oxnard, CA
High School: Buena HS (Ventura, CA)
School: Ventura College (Ventura, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 14th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 2001
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Mets 2001-2008

Final Game: September 17, 2008
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1995	19	TEX-min	A,Rk	6	3	.667	3.51	12	11	0	0	0	0	66.2	49	29	26	5	27	0	63	0	1	6	272		1.140	6.6	0.7	3.6	8.5	2.33	CHS,RGS · SALL,GULF
1996	20	TEX-min	A+,A-	6	12	.333	4.88	28	26	0	2	0	0	155.0	177	94	84	10	66	0	126	3	1	8	699		1.568	10.3	0.6	3.8	7.3	1.91	CHT,HDV · FLOR,NYPL
1997	21	TEX-min	A+,AA	13	8	.619	3.35	28	26	1	5	2	0	182.2	165	85	68	21	57	0	175	3	6	9	763		1.215	8.1	1.0	2.8	8.6	3.07	CHT,TUL · FLOR,TL
1998	22	TEX-min	AA,AAA	6	13	.316	7.09	30	26	0	0	0	0	151.0	194	129	119	27	66	0	139	1	1	21	694		1.722	11.6	1.6	3.9	8.3	2.11	TUL,OKC · TL,PCL
1999	23	TEX-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.91	27	26	0	5	0	0	163.0	173	96	89	23	47	2	97	10	3	9	706		1.350	9.6	1.3	2.6	5.4	2.06	OKC · PCL
2000	24	NYY-min	AAA	10	12	.455	4.44	28	28	0	8	1	0	184.2	172	105	91	21	61	3	138	3	3	10	783		1.262	8.4	1.0	3.0	6.7	2.26	CLB · IL
2001	25	NYY-min	AAA	12	7	.632	3.66	25	25	0	3	0	0	162.1	174	77	66	16	45	0	173	2	1	9	681		1.349	9.6	0.9	2.5	9.6	3.84	CLB · IL
2001	25	NYY	AL	0	0		10.13	4	0	2	0	0	0	10.2	18	12	12	5	3	0	7	0	0	0	52	46	1.969	15.2	4.2	2.5	5.9	2.33
2002	26	NYY-min	AAA	2	7	.222	3.90	36	7	25	1	0	12	80.2	67	40	35	6	37	1	81	0	0	6	342		1.289	7.5	0.7	4.1	9.0	2.19	CLB · IL
2002	26	NYY	AL	0	0		11.42	7	0	5	0	0	0	8.2	11	12	11	2	5	0	7	0	0	1	41	40	1.846	11.4	2.1	5.2	7.3	1.40

2006	30	PIT-min	AA	2	7	.222	2.25	51	0	41	0	0	27	64.0	51	19	16	6	20	2	86	0	0	3	262		1.109	7.2	0.8	2.8	12.1	4.30	ATO · EL
2008	32	NYM-min	AAA	5	1	.833	2.28	12	5	2	0	0	1	43.1	28	12	11	5	12	0	55	0	0	3	164		0.923	5.8	1.0	2.5	11.4	4.58	NOR · PCL
2008	32	NYM	NL	1	0	1.000	5.25	4	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	14	7	7	0	7	0	10	2	0	0	57	83	1.750	10.5	0.0	5.3	7.5	1.43
2009	33	NYM-min	AAA,Fgn	10	11	.476	4.45	31	24	5	1	0	3	149.2	153	77	74	15	57	0	131	3	0	5	642		1.403	9.2	0.9	3.4	7.9	2.30	BFL,SAM · IL,KBO
2010	34	SAM	Fgn	6	5	.545	4.54	21	14		0	0	0	83.1	87	47	42	5	42	2	66	2			375		1.548	9.4	0.5	4.5	7.1	1.57	SAM · KBO
3 Yrs				1	0	1.000	8.62	15	2	7	0	0	0	31.1	43	31	30	7	15	0	24	2	0	1	150	52	1.851	12.4	2.0	4.3	6.9	1.60
162 Game Avg.				4	0	1.000	8.62	60	8	28	0	0	0	125	172	124	120	28	60	0	96	8	0	4	600	52	1.851	12.4	2.0	4.3	6.9	1.60

NYY (2 yrs)				0	0		10.71	11	0	7	0	0	0	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	0	14	0	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75
NYM (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.25	4	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	14	7	7	0	7	0	10	2	0	0	57	83	1.750	10.5	0.0	5.3	7.5	1.43

AL (2 yrs)				0	0		10.71	11	0	7	0	0	0	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	0	14	0	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75
NL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.25	4	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	14	7	7	0	7	0	10	2	0	0	57	83	1.750	10.5	0.0	5.3	7.5	1.43

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
2001	25	NYY	AL	10.2	4	0	12	10.13	4.50	-0.46	-0.34	98.6	4.56	-7	-0.6	.8	0.0	-0.4	-5	.357	.496	$
2002	26	NYY	AL	8.2	7	0	12	12.46	4.92	-0.37	-0.37	99.4	4.88	-7	-0.7	.1	0.3	-0.3	-6	.405	.496	$

2008	32	NYM	NL	12.0	4	2	7	5.25	4.48	0.10	0.10	97.6	4.37	-1	-0.1	.6	-0.0	0.0	0	.473	.499	$
3 Seasons				31.1	15	2	31	8.90	4.61	-0.22	-0.18	98.5	4.58	-15	-1.3	.4	0.3	-0.7	-11	.410	.497	$

NYY (2 yrs)				19.1	11	0	24	11.17	4.69	-0.42	-0.35	99.0	4.70	-14	-1.2	.4	0.3	-0.7	-11	.387	.496	$
NYM (1 yr)				12.0	4	2	7	5.25	4.48	0.10	0.10	97.6	4.37	-1	-0.1	.6	-0.0	0.0	0	.473	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
2001	25	NYY	AL	4	52	49	12	18	3	0	5	1	0	3	7	.367	.404	.735	1.139	.351	36	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	26	NYY	AL	7	41	36	12	11	3	0	2	0	0	5	7	.306	.390	.556	.946	.333	20	1	0	0	0	0	0

2008	32	NYM	NL	4	57	47	7	14	1	0	0	0	0	7	10	.298	.404	.319	.723	.368	15	1	2	0	1	0	0
3 Yrs				15	150	132	31	43	7	0	7	1	0	15	24	.326	.400	.538	.938	.353	71	2	2	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				60	600	528	124	172	28	0	28	4	0	60	96	.326	.400	.538	.938	.353	284	8	8	0	4	0	0
MLB Averages																.265	.333	.423	.756	.297

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
2001	25	NYY	AL	-6.0	-0.5	53	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	.19	-0.7	-1.4	-8.3	-0.7	0.19	-8.4	1	0	3
2002	26	NYY	AL	-6.7	-0.6	43	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.08	-0.3	-0.1	-6.8	-0.6	0.08	-4.1	0	0	5

2008	32	NYM	NL	-1.0	-0.1	57	-0.1	0.9	-1.0	1.07	-0.1	-0.0	-0.9	-0.1	1.07	-0.9	0	1	1
3 Yrs				-13.6	-1.2	153	-0.6	1.0	-1.5	.49	-1.1	-0.1	-16.1	-1.4	0.49	-13.3	1	1	9

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS	Pit/GS	<80	80-99	100-119	≥120	Max
2008	32	NYM	NL	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0%	43.5	48	39	0	0	0	2	6.7	12.0	5.0	99	0	2	0	0	99
1 Yr				4	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0%	44	48	39	0	0	0	2	6.7	12.0	5.0	99	0	2	0	0	99
MLB Averages													.500						48%	49	100	-12					4.8	4.8	5.9	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
2001	25	NYY	AL	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	75%	2	.192	1	0	3	0	0	4	2	2	3	0	3	0	8.0	49
2002	26	NYY	AL	7	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	40%	9	.076	0	0	5	3	0	4	3	4	1	2	1	0	3.7	23

2008	32	NYM	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	1.069	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	19
3 Yrs				15	13	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5	56%		.494	1	1	9	3	1	9	5	8	4	2	4	0	4.9	30

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
2001	25	NYY	AL	52	65%	9.6%	13.5%	5.8%	15.4%	44%	0.37	0.47	71%	29%	22.7%	19%	6	0	0%
2002	26	NYY	AL	41	59%	4.9%	17.1%	12.2%	12.2%	46%	0.80	0.73	66%	21%	16.7%	20%	14	1	7%

2008	32	NYM	NL	57	51%	0.0%	17.5%	12.3%	1.8%	7%	1.18	1.17	67%	24%	0.0%	12%	21	1	5%
3 Yrs				150	58%	4.7%	16.0%	10.0%	9.3%	33%	0.71	0.75	68%	25%	14.3%	17%	41	2	5%
MLB Averages					46%	2.8%	16.9%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	0.79	1.07	70%	20%	7.9%	12%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2001	25	NYY	AL	52	196	3.77	123	63%	24%	14%	28%	34%	76%	0%	47%	82%	56%	6%	3	3	29%	15	8	1	29%	0	0	0	0	0
2002	26	NYY	AL	41	161	3.93	101	63%	24%	13%	35%	29%	76%	0%	48%	83%	46%	7%	3	2	20%	8	3	0	29%	2	1	0	0	0

2008	32	NYM	NL	57	234	4.11	145	62%	26%	12%	36%	26%	74%	0%	46%	84%	54%	16%	9	5	26%	15	5	1	30%	0	4	0	0	0
3 Yrs				150	591	3.94	369	62%	25%	13%	33%	30%	75%	0%	47%	83%	53%	10%	15	10	25%	38	16	2	29%	2	5	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.75		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	59%	5%			22%				26%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
2001	25	NYY	AL	52	18	2	0	5	0	2	3	2	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	19	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	26	NYY	AL	41	11	1	0	2	0	3	2	0	1	1	3	3	0	100%	0	1	0	22	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

2008	32	NYM	NL	57	14	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	100%	0	0	0	30	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3 Yrs				150	43	5	0	7	0	9	5	2	6	1	8	8	0	100%	0	1	0	71	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MLB Averages																		53%							71%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
2001	25	0		10.13	4	0	2	10.2	18	12	12	5	3	7	0	0	52	46	1.969	15.2	4.2	2.5	5.9	2.33	46
2002	26	0		10.71	11	0	7	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	14	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75	43
2003	27	0		10.71	11	0	7	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	14	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75	43
2004	28	0		10.71	11	0	7	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	14	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75	43
2005	29	0		10.71	11	0	7	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	14	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75	43
2006	30	0		10.71	11	0	7	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	14	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75	43
2007	31	0		10.71	11	0	7	19.1	29	24	23	7	8	14	0	1	93	43	1.914	13.5	3.3	3.7	6.5	1.75	43
2008	32	1	1.000	8.62	15	2	7	31.1	43	31	30	7	15	24	2	1	150	52	1.851	12.4	2.0	4.3	6.9	1.60	52

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
2001	25	0	1	.000	9.90	10.0	18	12	11	5	3	7	0	2.100	16.2	2.7	6.3	2.33	4.5	4
2002	26	0	0		11.25	8.0	11	11	10	2	5	7	0	2.000	12.4	5.6	7.9	1.40	2.3	7

2008	32	0	1	.000	5.73	11.0	14	8	7	0	7	9	2	1.909	11.5	5.7	7.4	1.29	0.0	4
3 Yrs		0	2	.000	8.69	29.0	43	31	28	7	15	23	2	2.000	13.3		7.1	1.53	2.2	15

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