Otto Knabe
1905–1916 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Terrapins, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,281G
.247AVG
.325OBP
.313SLG
More career statistics
1,103H
8HR
365RBI
143SB
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,281 | 1,282 |
| Batting · At bats | 4,469 | 4,467 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,103 | 1,105 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 191 | 324 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,255 | 5,251 |
| Batting · Runs | 572 | 574 |
| Batting · RBI | 365 | 368 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 143 | 147 |
| Batting · Walks | 485 | 483 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,281 | 5,255 | 4,469 | 572 | 1,103 | 178 | 48 | 8 | 365 | 485 | 191 | 143 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1,401 | .247 | .325 | .313 | .638 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1907-05-20 to 1907-05-31
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1907-06-25 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1913-09-29 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1911-09-19 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 647 | 2645 | 548 | 5 | 194 | 257 | 168 | .246 | .304 | .320 |
| Away | 635 | 2606 | 557 | 3 | 174 | 226 | 156 | .249 | .300 | .308 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 105 | 446 | 96 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 30 | .255 | .316 | .316 |
| May | 206 | 865 | 189 | 2 | 57 | 66 | 57 | .253 | .295 | .332 |
| June | 203 | 844 | 167 | 1 | 63 | 89 | 44 | .235 | .303 | .294 |
| July | 260 | 1101 | 243 | 3 | 91 | 98 | 69 | .258 | .310 | .336 |
| August | 222 | 899 | 165 | 1 | 46 | 77 | 56 | .215 | .269 | .274 |
| September | 231 | 870 | 190 | 1 | 53 | 87 | 51 | .262 | .318 | .316 |
| October | 55 | 226 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 17 | .281 | .336 | .362 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 158 | 671 | 170 | 2 | 62 | 68 | 26 | .305 | .355 | .384 |
| new-york-giants | 152 | 635 | 151 | 0 | 41 | 48 | 56 | .274 | .313 | .350 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 149 | 616 | 117 | 0 | 34 | 54 | 53 | .224 | .278 | .272 |
| chicago-cubs | 146 | 612 | 116 | 1 | 41 | 53 | 45 | .220 | .276 | .288 |
| cincinnati-reds | 143 | 597 | 112 | 1 | 36 | 59 | 32 | .224 | .286 | .292 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 137 | 586 | 117 | 0 | 42 | 52 | 36 | .233 | .288 | .279 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 137 | 581 | 126 | 1 | 45 | 55 | 31 | .258 | .312 | .323 |
| st-louis-terriers | 39 | 139 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 7 | .240 | .302 | .306 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 10 | 3 | – | 4 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 1907 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 443 | 113 | 1 | 30 | 18 | .255 | – | – |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 555 | 121 | – | 27 | 28 | .218 | – | – |
| 1909 | Philadelphia Phillies | 117 | 402 | 94 | – | 35 | 9 | .234 | – | – |
| 1910 | Philadelphia Phillies | 137 | 510 | 133 | 1 | 44 | 15 | .261 | – | – |
| 1911 | Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 528 | 125 | 1 | 39 | 23 | .237 | – | – |
| 1912 | Philadelphia Phillies | 126 | 425 | 120 | – | 51 | 16 | .282 | – | – |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Phillies | 148 | 571 | 150 | 2 | 55 | 14 | .263 | – | – |
| 1914 | BTBaltimore Terrapins | 147 | 469 | 108 | 2 | 43 | 13 | .230 | – | – |
| 1915 | BTBaltimore Terrapins | 103 | 321 | 81 | 1 | 22 | 7 | .252 | – | – |
| 1916 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 233 | 57 | – | 18 | 4 | .245 | – | – |