#5 John "Schoolboy" Knight, Third Base, 33 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox
Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
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| John Knight
Schoolboy
10/6/1885
33
USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA
5"10
180
Third Base
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4 / 6 (Popular)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,790,000
1918
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
172 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Talent | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 9 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 10/12 | @DET | W 17-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/15 | @CHA | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/16 | @CHA | L 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/18 | CHA | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/19 | CHA | W 7-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/20 | CHA | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/22 | CHN | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/23 | CHN | L 5-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/25 | @CHN | L 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/26 | @CHN | L 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 153 | 550 | 135 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 65 | 48 | 23 | .245 | .312 | .309 | .621 | .603 | .064 |
| Projected | 152 | 547 | 134 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 65 | 48 | 23 | .245 | .312 | .309 | .621 | .603 | .064 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 143 | 617 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 170 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 86.0 | 58.5 | 3.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 219 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 | .340 | .370 | .710 |
| vs. RHP | 331 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .224 | .292 | .269 | .561 |
| Close/Late | 90 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .362 | .367 | .729 |
| Scoring Position | 125 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .256 | .322 | .336 | .658 |
| Pinch Hitting | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .444 | .889 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 75 | 256 | 68 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 12 | .266 | .332 | .340 | .672 |
| Road | 78 | 294 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 11 | .228 | .281 | .282 | .563 |
| This Week | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .353 | .588 |
| Last Week | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .263 | .333 | .263 | .596 |
| March/April | 24 | 92 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | .185 | .291 | .272 | .563 |
| May | 25 | 93 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 6 | .280 | .321 | .398 | .719 |
| June | 25 | 86 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .279 | .312 | .314 | .626 |
| July | 21 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .267 | .309 | .307 | .615 |
| August | 26 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | .235 | .326 | .272 | .598 |
| Sept/Oct | 32 | 123 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | .236 | .280 | .293 | .573 |
| Postseason | 9 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .289 | .306 | .595 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1906 | 143 | 492 | 109 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 8 | .222 | .259 | .307 | .566 | BOS |
| 1907 | 141 | 536 | 142 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 58 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 6 | .265 | .302 | .341 | .644 | BOS |
| 1908 | 140 | 546 | 138 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 59 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 41 | 5 | .253 | .289 | .328 | .617 | BOS |
| 1909 | 147 | 560 | 137 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 93 | 62 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 34 | 11 | .245 | .291 | .361 | .652 | BOS |
| 1910 | 147 | 519 | 153 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 56 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 28 | 10 | .295 | .338 | .405 | .743 | BOS |
| 1911 | 147 | 581 | 174 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 70 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 42 | 10 | .299 | .335 | .379 | .714 | BOS |
| 1912 | 138 | 510 | 133 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 70 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 38 | 15 | .261 | .314 | .363 | .676 | BOS |
| 1913 | 149 | 567 | 155 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 78 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 41 | 11 | .273 | .337 | .356 | .693 | BOS,AL |
| 1914 | 150 | 541 | 141 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 73 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 52 | 13 | .261 | .313 | .349 | .662 | BOS,AL |
| 1915 | 151 | 565 | 156 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 66 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 33 | 14 | .276 | .331 | .379 | .709 | BOS |
| 1916 | 149 | 553 | 151 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 70 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 44 | 7 | .273 | .323 | .380 | .703 | BOS |
| 1917 | 153 | 591 | 152 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 68 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 42 | 14 | .257 | .307 | .321 | .629 | BOS |
| 1918 | 153 | 550 | 135 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 65 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 6 | .245 | .312 | .309 | .621 | BOS |
| Total | 1908 | 7111 | 1876 | 369 | 67 | 42 | 788 | 837 | 499 | 17 | 34 | 756 | 484 | 130 | .264 | .312 | .352 | .665 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1905, AA | 138 | 532 | 167 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 20 | 1 | .314 | .385 | .466 | .851 |
| 1907, AAA | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .412 | .571 | .983 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1906 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .370 | .593 |
| 1908 | 9 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .361 | .677 |
| 1909 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1914 | 12 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .318 | .375 | .364 | .739 |
| 1916 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .357 | .379 | .536 | .915 |
| 1918 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .289 | .306 | .595 |
| Total | 50 | 195 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 4 | .267 | .299 | .349 | .648 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 144 | 143 | 92 | 405 | 24 | 512 | 15 | .971 | 1319.0 | 3.49 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1905...
Had first career hit on 4/2/1906, off John Skopec (SLA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1906, off Jim St.vrain (DET)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1907, hitting .450 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Injured on 4/14/1908 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1908...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1908...
1/31/1909: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,700,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1909...
1/31/1910: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,142,857 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1910...
1/31/1911: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration...
7/4/1911: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $5,790,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 1913 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1913...
6/3/1914: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $5,790,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1914 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1914...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1914...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1916...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1917...
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1918...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1910 - .295 - 6th
1911 - .299 - 10th
| SLG
1910 - .405 - 8th
| OPS
1910 - .743 - 7th
| Hits
1911 - 174 - 7th
| Doubles
1910 - 39 - 10th
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Triples
1909 - 9 - 9th
| Homeruns
1909 - 6 - 3rd
1912 - 4 - 8th
1916 - 5 - 10th
| RBI
1909 - 93 - 3rd
1910 - 80 - 6th
| SB
1914 - 52 - 4th
1916 - 44 - 6th
1917 - 42 - 2nd
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