C Paul Knight #75
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/15/1977
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
99 334 91 11 4 19 55 28 44 .272 .328 .500 0 2.5
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
08/14/1977 DET Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1977 DET Loss, 5-6 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 0
08/12/1977 DET Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1977 @ BAL Loss, 1-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1977 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1977 @ ATL Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1977 @ ATL Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/1977 @ ATL Loss, 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/04/1977 @ DET Win, 7-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/03/1977 @ DET Win, 4-2 4 1 1 1 1 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:132 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 99 334 91 11 4 19 55 45 28 44 .272 .328 .500 .828 .335 .228 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 367 1 13 0 6 1 3 167 34 0 1 0.0 53.3 5.67 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 25 2 2 7 13 16 9 7 2 0 0 .266 .324 .553 .877
Versus Right   240 66 9 2 12 42 29 19 37 1 1 1 .275 .330 .479 .809
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .176 .353 .529
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
August   36 8 1 0 2 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .263 .417 .680
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   2790 653 90 18 74 353 261 202 423 27 40 6 .234 .285 .359 .643
Home   156 50 8 3 7 27 24 18 20 0 1 0 .321 .391 .545 .936
Road   178 41 3 1 12 28 21 10 24 3 0 1 .230 .271 .461 .732
Grass   334 91 11 4 19 55 45 28 44 3 1 1 .272 .328 .500 .828
Day   193 57 8 3 8 30 29 17 22 2 1 1 .295 .352 .492 .844
Night   141 34 3 1 11 25 16 11 22 1 0 0 .241 .294 .511 .805
As Starter   329 89 11 4 18 54 44 28 44 3 1 1 .271 .327 .492 .819
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   96 20 0 0 6 12 12 4 14 1 1 0 .208 .238 .396 .633
Inning 1-3   89 23 3 0 5 12 13 10 10 0 0 0 .258 .333 .461 .794
Inning 4-6   119 39 7 3 8 28 19 12 17 1 0 0 .328 .386 .639 1.025
Inning 7-9   116 28 1 1 6 15 13 6 15 2 1 1 .241 .280 .422 .702
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
0 Outs   111 31 4 1 9 13 27 6 14 0 0 0 .279 .316 .577 .893
1 Outs   108 31 3 1 5 28 9 4 8 3 1 0 .287 .304 .472 .777
2 Outs   115 29 4 2 5 14 9 18 22 0 0 1 .252 .358 .452 .810
Scoring Position   103 29 3 1 7 42 14 19 12 3 1 1 .282 .389 .534 .923
Bases Empty   176 49 7 2 12 12 28 6 24 0 0 0 .278 .302 .545 .848
Runner on 1st   55 13 1 1 0 1 3 3 8 0 0 0 .236 .276 .291 .567
Runner on 2nd   34 7 1 0 0 2 2 8 5 0 1 1 .206 .372 .235 .607
Runner on 3rd   8 4 0 0 2 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .636 1.250 1.886
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 5 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .238 .304 .381 .685
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .200 .444 .644
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 6 1 0 3 14 6 6 1 1 0 0 .400 .545 1.067 1.612
Bases Loaded   16 5 1 0 1 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 .312 .294 .562 .857
Two Strikes   159 39 5 1 6 21 18 11 44 1 0 1 .245 .297 .403 .699
First Pitch   64 14 2 1 4 13 10 12 0 0 0 0 .219 .342 .469 .811
Count 0-1   32 13 2 1 3 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 .406 .394 .812 1.206
Count 0-2   32 8 1 0 2 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 .250 .250 .469 .719
Count 1-0   17 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .235 .278 .412 .690
Count 1-1   29 10 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .345 .333 .552 .885
Count 1-2   60 16 3 0 4 9 4 0 16 0 0 0 .267 .267 .517 .783
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-1   11 5 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 1.182 1.636
Count 2-2   35 9 1 1 0 8 2 0 8 1 0 1 .257 .270 .343 .613
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   12 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Full Count   32 6 0 0 0 2 7 11 10 0 0 0 .188 .395 .188 .583
Behind in Count   124 37 6 1 9 19 15 0 26 1 0 0 .298 .296 .581 .877
Ahead in Count   50 15 2 1 4 9 8 5 0 0 1 0 .300 .364 .620 .984
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   329 89 11 4 18 54 44 28 44 3 1 1 .271 .327 .492 .819
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Low Leverage   122 34 5 1 7 11 10 4 19 1 1 1 .279 .305 .508 .813
Medium Leverage   130 37 5 2 5 15 17 14 12 1 0 0 .285 .352 .469 .821
High Leverage   80 20 1 1 7 29 18 10 13 1 0 0 .250 .330 .550 .880
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 99 334 91 11 4 19 55 45 28 1 3 44 0 1 .272 .328 .500 .828 116 111 2.5
Total MLB 842 2790 653 90 18 74 353 261 202 6 27 423 6 14 .234 .285 .359 .643 85 80 7.7
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 96 92 604 59 6 667 4 .994 822.0 7.26 +1.4 1.010 9 73 31 42.5
TOTAL C 788 763 4187 508 50 4732 37 .992 6718.2 6.29 +2.2 .963 58 619 238 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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