John Knight

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and First 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)

Debut: April 14, 1905 (Age 19-190d, 2,682nd in MLB history)

Last Game: October 4, 1913 (Age 27-363d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season

Full Name: John Wesley Knight

Nicknames: Schoolboy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

AB

2664

R

301

H

636

BA

.239

HR

RBI

270

SB

OBP

.300

SLG

.309

OPS

.609

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1905	19	PHA	AL	88	346	325	28	66	12	1	3	29	4		9	68	.203	.227	.274	.501	57	89	1	11	6/5
1906	20	PHA	AL	74	277	253	29	49	7	2	3	20	6		19	63	.194	.250	.273	.523	61	69	0	5	5/4
1907	21	TOT	AL	138	535	499	37	107	16	4	2	41	9		29	79	.214	.260	.275	.535	71	137	2	5	*5/6
1907	21	PHA	AL	40	153	139	6	29	7	1	0	12	1		10	26	.209	.272	.273	.545	72	38	2	2	5
1907	21	BOS	AL	98	382	360	31	78	9	3	2	29	8		19	53	.217	.256	.275	.531	70	99	0	3	5/6

1908	22	BLT	A	140	495	495		113	10	12	9						.228	.228	.352	.580		174				BLT · EL
1909	23	NYY	AL	116	416	360	46	85	8	5	0	40	15		37	68	.236	.311	.286	.597	88	103	2	17	634/5
1910	24	NYY	AL	117	473	414	58	129	25	4	3	45	23		34	55	.312	.372	.413	.785	140	171	6	19	63/45O
1911	25	NYY	AL	132	542	470	69	126	16	7	3	62	18		42	63	.268	.342	.351	.693	89	165	11	19	634/5	MVP-14
1912	26	JER	AA	78	257	257		54	10	7	1						.210	.210	.315	.525		81				JER · IL
1912	26	WSH	AL	32	116	93	10	15	2	1	0	9	4	2	16	25	.161	.284	.204	.489	40	19	0	7	4/3
1913	27	JER	AA	77	300	300		81	9	6	1						.270	.270	.350	.620		105				JER · IL
1913	27	NYY	AL	70	282	250	24	59	10	0	0	24	7		25	27	.236	.310	.276	.586	72	69	2	6	34
1914	28	CLV	AA	135	530	530		163	26	13	3						.308	.308	.423	.730		224				CLV · AA
1915	29	CLV	AA	131	440	440		124	26	5	4						.282	.282	.391	.673		172				CLV · AA
1916	30	MNE	AA	164	592	592		151	27	9	1						.255	.255	.336	.591		199				MNE · AA
1917	31	MNE	AA	151	563	563		154	32	8	6						.274	.274	.391	.664		220				MNE · AA
1918	32	MNE	AA	27	107	107		30	6	0	0						.280	.280	.336	.617		36				MNE · AA
1919	33	SLE	AA	146	523	523		157	35	8	2						.300	.300	.409	.709		214				SLE · PCL
1920	34	OLD	AA	188	693	693		196	53	5	6						.283	.283	.400	.683		277				OLD · PCL
1921	35	OLD	AA	179	667	667		228	62	11	15						.342	.342	.535	.877		357				OLD · PCL
1922	36	OLD	AA	80	262	262		70	15	1	1						.267	.267	.344	.611		90				OLD · PCL
1923	37	OLD	AA	127	378	378		127	24	0	6						.336	.336	.447	.783		169				OLD · PCL
1924	38	DEN	A	157	610	610		193	56	12	6						.316	.316	.477	.793		291				DEN · WL
1925	39	DEN	A	169	645	645		227	56	16	19						.352	.352	.577	.929		372				DEN · WL
1926	40	SAC	AA	96	324	324		91	19	2	5						.281	.281	.398	.679		129				SAC · PCL
1927	41	SAC	AA	87	270	270		84	14	2	10						.311	.311	.489	.800		132				SAC · PCL
1928	42	DEN	A	103	341	341		103	22	6	6						.302	.302	.455	.757		155				DEN · WL
8 Yrs				767	2987	2664	301	636	96	24	14	270	86	2	211	448	.239	.300	.309	.609	84	822	24	89
162 Game Avg.				162	631	563	64	134	20	5	3	57	18		45	95	.239	.300	.309	.609	84	174	5	19

NYY (4 yrs)				435	1713	1494	197	399	59	16	6	171	63		138	213	.267	.338	.340	.678	99	508	21	61
PHA (3 yrs)				202	776	717	63	144	26	4	6	61	11		38	157	.201	.244	.273	.517	62	196	3	18
WSH (1 yr)				32	116	93	10	15	2	1	0	9	4	2	16	25	.161	.284	.204	.489	40	19	0	7
BOS (1 yr)				98	382	360	31	78	9	3	2	29	8		19	53	.217	.256	.275	.531	70	99	0	3