C Paul Knight #75
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1977
C PAUL KNIGHT #75 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 298 83 10 4 17 51 26 41 .279 .335 .510 0 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 45
BABIP 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 35 40
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 20
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 65 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1977 BAL Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1977 BAL Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1977 ATL Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/27/1977 ATL Win, 7-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1977 @ NYE Win, 4-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/24/1977 @ NYE Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1977 @ NYE Loss, 2-8 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
07/22/1977 @ SEA Win, 7-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
07/21/1977 @ SEA Loss, 3-4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1977 @ SEA Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Paul is a good teammate who never misses a chance to golf.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:05/16/1948
Born in:Texarkana, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$180,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 25th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 298 83 10 4 17 51 40 26 41 .279 .335 .510 .845 .341 .232 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 83 329 1 12 0 5 1 3 152 31 0 1 0.0 49.9 5.99 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 23 2 2 6 12 14 8 6 2 0 0 .291 .348 .595 .943
Versus Right   219 60 8 2 11 39 26 18 35 1 1 1 .274 .331 .479 .810
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   19 2 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .105 .227 .158 .385
Last Week   19 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .158 .227 .316 .543
April   70 26 2 1 7 20 12 7 9 0 1 0 .371 .429 .729 1.157
May   84 22 0 1 7 15 12 5 16 1 0 0 .262 .300 .536 .836
June   71 23 7 1 2 10 9 6 7 1 0 1 .324 .380 .535 .915
July   73 12 1 1 1 6 7 8 9 1 0 0 .164 .244 .247 .490
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Spring Training   50 13 1 1 1 8 9 7 10 1 0 0 .260 .345 .380 .725
Last Year   326 66 11 2 5 35 23 25 45 4 4 1 .202 .258 .294 .553
2 Years Ago   440 105 12 1 17 67 51 46 81 4 7 1 .239 .310 .386 .696
Career   2754 645 89 18 72 349 256 200 420 27 40 6 .234 .285 .358 .643
Home   144 47 8 3 6 24 22 18 18 0 1 0 .326 .401 .549 .950
Road   154 36 2 1 11 27 18 8 23 3 0 1 .234 .271 .474 .745
Grass   298 83 10 4 17 51 40 26 41 3 1 1 .279 .335 .510 .845
Day   173 51 7 3 7 27 26 16 20 2 1 1 .295 .354 .491 .845
Night   125 32 3 1 10 24 14 10 21 1 0 0 .256 .309 .536 .845
As Starter   295 82 10 4 16 50 39 26 41 3 1 1 .278 .335 .502 .837
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   81 18 0 0 6 12 12 4 13 1 1 0 .222 .256 .444 .700
Inning 1-3   80 20 3 0 5 12 11 9 10 0 0 0 .250 .326 .475 .801
Inning 4-6   108 36 6 3 6 24 16 11 15 1 0 0 .333 .392 .611 1.003
Inning 7-9   102 26 1 1 6 15 13 6 14 2 1 1 .255 .297 .461 .758
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   101 29 4 1 9 13 24 5 13 0 0 0 .287 .321 .614 .935
1 Outs   93 27 3 1 4 25 8 4 7 3 1 0 .290 .310 .473 .783
2 Outs   104 27 3 2 4 13 8 17 21 0 0 1 .260 .369 .442 .811
Scoring Position   94 27 3 1 6 39 12 17 11 3 1 1 .287 .391 .532 .923
Bases Empty   154 44 6 2 11 11 25 6 22 0 0 0 .286 .312 .565 .877
Runner on 1st   50 12 1 1 0 1 3 3 8 0 0 0 .240 .283 .300 .583
Runner on 2nd   31 7 1 0 0 2 2 8 4 0 1 1 .226 .400 .258 .658
Runner on 3rd   7 4 0 0 2 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 .571 .700 1.429 2.129
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .211 .250 .368 .618
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .200 .444 .644
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 1 0 2 11 5 5 1 1 0 0 .385 .526 .923 1.449
Bases Loaded   15 5 1 0 1 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .312 .600 .912
Two Strikes   148 37 5 1 5 20 16 10 41 1 0 1 .250 .300 .399 .699
First Pitch   55 12 2 1 3 10 9 11 0 0 0 0 .218 .348 .455 .803
Count 0-1   29 12 2 1 3 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 .414 .400 .862 1.262
Count 0-2   31 8 1 0 2 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 .258 .258 .484 .742
Count 1-0   14 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-1   24 8 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .320 .583 .903
Count 1-2   54 14 3 0 3 8 3 0 14 0 0 0 .259 .259 .481 .741
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
Count 2-1   9 4 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 1.222 1.667
Count 2-2   33 9 1 1 0 8 2 0 7 1 0 1 .273 .286 .364 .649
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   11 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Full Count   30 6 0 0 0 2 6 10 10 0 0 0 .200 .400 .200 .600
Behind in Count   114 34 6 1 8 18 13 0 24 1 0 0 .298 .296 .579 .875
Ahead in Count   42 14 1 1 4 9 8 5 0 0 1 0 .333 .404 .690 1.095
Batting 8th   295 82 10 4 16 50 39 26 41 3 1 1 .278 .335 .502 .837
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Low Leverage   110 32 4 1 6 10 9 4 18 1 1 1 .291 .319 .509 .828
Medium Leverage   115 32 5 2 5 15 15 14 11 1 0 0 .278 .354 .487 .841
High Leverage   71 19 1 1 6 26 16 8 12 1 0 0 .268 .338 .563 .901
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Boston - MLB 23 97 305 65 3 1 6 32 21 26 0 3 44 0 1 .213 .272 .289 .561 63 57 0.2
1972 Boston - MLB 24 138 464 95 13 3 6 41 26 26 2 1 73 1 0 .205 .249 .284 .534 65 56 -0.0
1973 Boston - MLB 25 135 462 114 21 3 10 62 52 26 0 4 72 0 4 .247 .285 .370 .655 84 80 0.9
1974 Boston - MLB 26 134 459 117 19 4 11 61 43 25 1 8 64 1 4 .255 .290 .386 .676 99 92 2.0
1975 Boston - MLB 27 135 440 105 12 1 17 67 51 46 1 4 81 3 3 .239 .310 .386 .696 96 100 2.1
1976 Boston - MLB 28 104 326 66 11 2 5 35 23 25 1 4 45 1 1 .202 .258 .294 .553 63 57 -0.0
1977 Boston - MLB 29 88 298 83 10 4 17 51 40 26 1 3 41 0 1 .279 .335 .510 .845 121 115 2.4
Total MLB 831 2754 645 89 18 72 349 256 200 6 27 420 6 14 .234 .285 .358 .643 85 80 7.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Total - 18 22 97 42 11 1 2 27 31 11 1 2 7 2 1 .433 .486 .629 1.115 100 100 1.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Boston - MLB C 86 84 426 63 12 497 8 .984 706.1 6.23 +0.5 1.015 6 50 20 40.0
1971 Boston - MLB 1B 1 0 14 1 1 16 1 .938 8.0 16.88 -0.6 .820
1971 Boston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Boston - MLB C 129 124 745 88 13 838 5 .994 1131.0 6.63 -0.9 .919 15 76 33 43.4
1973 Boston - MLB C 126 124 594 64 6 662 4 .994 1091.2 5.42 -2.2 .762 7 88 34 38.6
1973 Boston - MLB 1B 3 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.0 1.037
1974 Boston - MLB C 129 123 673 92 6 772 7 .991 1107.1 6.22 +3.6 1.064 5 114 46 40.4
1975 Boston - MLB C 125 122 627 78 4 710 5 .993 1033.1 6.14 +1.2 .990 8 112 38 33.9
1975 Boston - MLB 3B 2 2 0 2 0 3 1 .667 18.0 1.00 -0.5 .702
1975 Boston - MLB SS 2 2 5 3 1 10 2 .800 17.0 4.24 -1.3 .704
1976 Boston - MLB C 97 94 518 64 3 586 4 .993 827.0 6.33 -1.4 .997 8 106 36 34.0
1977 Boston - MLB C 86 83 538 53 5 594 3 .995 741.2 7.17 +1.2 1.008 8 68 29 42.6
TOTAL C 778 754 4121 502 49 4659 36 .992 6638.1 6.27 +2.0 .962 57 614 236 38.4
TOTAL 1B 4 0 19 1 2 21 1 .952 15.0 12.00 -0.5 .856
TOTAL 3B 2 2 0 2 0 3 1 .667 18.0 1.00 -0.5 .702
TOTAL SS 2 2 5 3 1 10 2 .800 17.0 4.24 -1.3 .704
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 25, 137th overall pick) by the Boston Terriers, out of high school Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant; Mt. Pleasant, IA).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (50).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $32,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $99,720.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
06/19/1975 Suspended 2 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $177,920.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
02/04/1977 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $360,000 with the Boston Terriers organization.
07/10/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1974 8 6
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