#5 John "Schoolboy" Knight, Third Base, 30 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox Monday, 10/23/1915 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Knight Schoolboy 10/6/1885 30 USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA 5"10 180
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,790,000 1918 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 9 8 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 9 (Range), .932 (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 | | |
9/24 | @PHA | W 4-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/25 | @PHA | L 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/26 | NYA | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/27 | NYA | W 8-2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @CLE | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/30 | PHA | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @CHA | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/3 | DET | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | W 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 565 | 156 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 66 | 46 | 70 | .276 | .331 | .379 | .709 | .678 | .103 |
Projected | 152 | 569 | 157 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 66 | 46 | 70 | .276 | .331 | .379 | .709 | .678 | .103 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 611 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 46 | 33 | 14 | 70.2 | 77.7 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 190 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .292 | .321 | .613 |
vs. RHP | 375 | 109 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 49 | 34 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .350 | .408 | .758 |
Close/Late | 76 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .360 | .329 | .689 |
Scoring Position | 150 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .367 | .347 | .714 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 272 | 75 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 38 | .276 | .334 | .408 | .743 |
Road | 78 | 293 | 81 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 32 | .276 | .327 | .352 | .679 |
March/April | 26 | 91 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | .242 | .343 | .363 | .705 |
May | 25 | 93 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 14 | .258 | .296 | .355 | .651 |
June | 25 | 86 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .349 | .391 | .477 | .868 |
July | 23 | 89 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | .292 | .351 | .382 | .733 |
August | 27 | 104 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | .221 | .289 | .327 | .616 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 102 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 14 | .304 | .324 | .382 | .706 |
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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 |
Total | 1453 | 5417 | 1438 | 300 | 52 | 31 | 621 | 634 | 366 | 11 | 29 | 599 | 361 | 103 | .265 | .312 | .357 | .669 | |
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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 |
Total | 34 | 131 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .252 | .285 | .321 | .605 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.2 | 6.75 | | | | |
Third Base | 142 | 141 | 84 | 297 | 15 | 389 | 8 | .979 | 1261.1 | 2.78 | | | | |
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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...
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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
| RBI 1909 - 93 - 3rd 1910 - 80 - 6th
| SB 1914 - 52 - 4th
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