Jim McKnight
James Arthur McKnight
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 1, 1936 in Bee Branch, AR
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1960
Final Game: September 9, 1962
Died: February 24, 1994 in Van Buren County, AR
Relatives: Father of Jeff McKnight
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 CHC NL 24 2B 1 0 4.0 3 0 2 1 1 .667 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.50 2.00 .967 5.18 4.50
1960 CHC NL 24 OF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 2.19 1.90
1960 CHC NL 24 RF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 1.80
1962 CHC NL 26 3B 9 4 41.0 22 7 14 1 2 .955 -1.3 -38.0 -1.3 -0.3 -0.9 0 4.61 2.33 .950 2.94 2.56
1962 CHC NL 26 OF 5 3 30.0 8 6 1 1 1 .875 -0.2 -8.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.10 1.40 .975 2.07 1.80
1962 CHC NL 26 RF 5 3 30.0 8 6 1 1 1 .875 -0.2 -8.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.10 1.40 .975 1.89 1.64
1962 CHC NL 26 2B 2 2 17.0 9 4 5 0 2 1.000 -1.3 -91.8 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 0 4.76 4.50 .978 5.29 4.70
1 Season 3B 9 4 41.0 22 7 14 1 2 .955 -1.3 -38.0 -1.3 -0.3 -0.9 0 4.61 2.33 .950 2.94 2.56
2 Seasons OF 6 4 37.0 8 6 1 1 1 .875 -0.7 -22.7 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 1.70 1.17 .975 2.09 1.82
2 Seasons RF 6 4 37.0 8 6 1 1 1 .875 -0.7 -22.7 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 1.70 1.17 .975 1.90 1.67
2 Seasons 2B 3 2 21.0 12 4 7 1 3 .917 -1.1 -62.9 -1.1 -0.4 -0.7 0 4.71 3.67 .975 5.27 4.63
2 Seasons TOT 18 10 99.0 42 17 22 3 6 .929 -3.1 -37.6 -3.1 -0.7 -2.3 0 0 3.55 2.17 .890 3.12 2.66

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1960 CHC NL 24 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
1962 CHC NL 26 60 9 60 60 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 5 5 49 0
2 Seasons 63 10 63 63 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 6 6 50 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1962 CHC NL 26 191 57% 73% 25% 15 67% 1 6 3 2 1 9 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0%
1 Season 191 57% 73% 25% 15 67% 1 6 3 2 1 9 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 89% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 CHC NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 33 55% 85% 30% 4 0%
1962 CHC NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.0% 4 1 20.0% 0 142 69% 75% 22% 12 50%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 16.7% 4 1 16.7% 0 175 66% 77% 23% 16 38%
MLB Averages 41.6% 3.1% 61% 77% 28% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1960 CHC NL 24 15 47% 87% 53% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1962 CHC NL 26 85 66% 76% 21% 3 100% 0 4 1 3 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
2 Seasons 100 63% 78% 26% 5 100% 0 4 1 3 0 7 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 93%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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