Ray Knight
1974–1988 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, NLS, New York Mets
1,495G
.271AVG
.321OBP
.390SLG
More career statistics
1,311H
84HR
595RBI
14SB
2Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,495 | 5,291 | 4,829 | 490 | 1,311 | 266 | 27 | 84 | 595 | 343 | 579 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 1,883 | .271 | .321 | .390 | .711 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1982-05-01 to 1982-05-19
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1980-05-13 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1980-05-06 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1980-05-21 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 748 | 2575 | 606 | 39 | 288 | 174 | 296 | .258 | .303 | .383 |
| Away | 747 | 2716 | 705 | 45 | 307 | 169 | 283 | .284 | .322 | .396 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 187 | 695 | 172 | 15 | 85 | 51 | 61 | .274 | .321 | .416 |
| May | 252 | 947 | 255 | 18 | 108 | 68 | 105 | .297 | .341 | .442 |
| June | 274 | 964 | 238 | 14 | 99 | 60 | 110 | .270 | .309 | .373 |
| July | 229 | 789 | 188 | 12 | 103 | 60 | 94 | .266 | .314 | .394 |
| August | 254 | 914 | 217 | 8 | 102 | 52 | 92 | .258 | .294 | .342 |
| September | 273 | 896 | 212 | 14 | 87 | 48 | 112 | .255 | .290 | .363 |
| October | 26 | 86 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | .367 | .384 | .570 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 140 | 456 | 143 | 10 | 55 | 30 | 30 | .340 | .379 | .517 |
| san-francisco-giants | 133 | 450 | 107 | 6 | 45 | 36 | 46 | .266 | .318 | .383 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 132 | 482 | 123 | 8 | 56 | 28 | 61 | .277 | .313 | .392 |
| san-diego-padres | 131 | 475 | 117 | 7 | 52 | 30 | 42 | .268 | .309 | .359 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 105 | 374 | 96 | 7 | 51 | 23 | 39 | .279 | .318 | .424 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 102 | 352 | 88 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 35 | .271 | .304 | .397 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 101 | 362 | 84 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 42 | .254 | .287 | .347 |
| montreal-expos | 98 | 333 | 81 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 35 | .266 | .303 | .380 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 11 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1977 | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 92 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1978 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 4 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 551 | 175 | 10 | 79 | 4 | .318 | – | – |
| 1980 | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 618 | 163 | 14 | 78 | 1 | .264 | – | – |
| 1981 | Cincinnati Reds | 106 | 386 | 100 | 6 | 34 | 2 | .259 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Houston Astros | 158 | 609 | 179 | 6 | 70 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | 145 | 507 | 154 | 9 | 70 | – | .304 | – | – |
| 1984 | Houston Astros, New York Mets | 115 | 371 | 88 | 3 | 35 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1985 |  New York Mets | 90 | 271 | 59 | 6 | 36 | 1 | .218 | – | – |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 137 | 486 | 145 | 11 | 76 | 2 | .298 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Baltimore Orioles | 150 | 563 | 144 | 14 | 65 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Detroit Tigers | 105 | 299 | 65 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .217 | – | – |