Ray Knight

3B/1B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1974–1988 BORN: ALBANY, USA

All-Star ×2

Career

1311 H · 84 HR · 595 RBI · 14 SB

.271 AVG · .711 OPS · 1495 G

1988 Season

.217 AVG · 3 HR · 33 RBI · 1 SB

.271 OBP · .301 SLG · .572 OPS

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Ray Knight was a third baseman in MLB. Across 1495 career games, with a .271 batting average and 84 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1974	CIN	14	11	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	.182	.250	.273	.523
1977	CIN	80	92	8	24	5	1	1	13	1	9	16	.261	.324	.370	.693
1978	CIN	83	65	7	13	3	0	1	4	0	3	13	.200	.235	.292	.528
1979	CIN	150	551	64	175	37	4	10	79	4	38	57	.318	.360	.454	.814
1980	CIN	162	618	71	163	39	7	14	78	1	36	62	.264	.307	.417	.724
1981	CIN	106	386	43	100	23	1	6	34	2	33	51	.259	.322	.370	.692
1982	HOU	158	609	72	179	36	6	6	70	2	48	58	.294	.344	.402	.746
1983	HOU	145	507	43	154	36	4	9	70	0	42	62	.304	.355	.444	.798
1984	HOU	88	278	15	62	10	0	2	29	0	14	30	.223	.259	.281	.540
1984	NYM	27	93	13	26	4	0	1	6	0	7	13	.280	.337	.355	.691
1985	NYM	90	271	22	59	12	0	6	36	1	13	32	.218	.252	.328	.580
1986	NYM	137	486	51	145	24	2	11	76	2	40	63	.298	.351	.424	.775
1987	BAL	150	563	46	144	24	0	14	65	0	39	90	.256	.310	.373	.683
1988	DET	105	299	34	65	12	2	3	33	1	20	30	.217	.271	.301	.572
Career Totals	—	1495	4829	490	1311	266	27	84	595	14	343	579	.271	.321	.390	.711

Awards & Achievements

Babe Ruth Award (1): 1986
Hutch Award (1): 1983
Player of the Week (1): 1987
TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1): 1986
World Series MVP (1): 1986

All-Star Selections

1980, 1982

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$560,000
1986	$645,000
1987	$600,000
1988	$525,000

Career Total: $2,330,000 (4 seasons)

Average: $582,500

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.