Jim McKnight

James Arthur McKnight
Born: June 1, 1936
Bee Branch, AR US
Deceased: February 24, 1994
Van Buren County, AR US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, LF, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1955-1972
Major League Statistics

Jim McKnight compiled a career batting average of .280 with 171 home runs and 894 RBI in his 1837-game career with the Paducah Chiefs, Gainesville G-Men, Ardmore Cardinals, Houston Buffalos, Tulsa Oilers, Rochester Red Wings, Memphis Chicks, Richmond Virginians, Houston Buffs, Denver Bears, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tacoma Giants, Atlanta Crackers, San Diego Padres, Phoenix Giants and Decatur Commodores. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.

Houston Buffalos	Rochester Red Wings	Tulsa Oilers	Richmond Virginians	Houston Buffs	Denver Bears
Toronto Maple Leafs	San Diego Padres	Phoenix Giants	Decatur Commodores	Decatur Commodores

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1957	D	SOSL	Ardmore Cardinals	0	0			3						0.0									0
Totals				0	0			3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1955	D	KITL	Paducah Chiefs	86	284	284		57	4	2	4						.201	.201	.271	.472	77
1956	D	FLOR	Gainesville G-Men	137	524	524		144	16	3	7						.275	.275	.357	.632	187
1957	D	SOSL	Ardmore Cardinals	122	525	471	101	169	37	3	17	112	18		44	43	.359	.415	.558	.974	263		5	0	5	6
1958	AA	TL	Houston Buffalos	149	598	569	67	162	34	7	7	77	8	6	21	39	.285	.312	.406	.718	231		3	2	3
1959	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	22	74	66	8	13	1	1	2	10	3		5	4	.197	.243	.333	.577	22		0	0	3	0
1959	AA	TL	Tulsa Oilers	103	428	394	57	131	20	2	6	69	18	10	29	18	.332	.383	.439	.822	173		4	0	1
1960	AAA	IL	Richmond Virginians	36	132	123	17	25	5	0	5	12	1	0	8	21	.203	.258	.366	.623	45		1	0	0
1960	AA	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	7	28	28		6	0	0	0						.214	.214	.214	.429	6
1960	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	67	211	196	17	57	11	0	3	19	3		14	13	.291	.338	.393	.731	77		0	1	0	0
1961	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	152	643	562	97	159	36	4	24	102	1		61	45	.283	.355	.489	.844	275		6	6	8	4
1963	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	53	224	208	40	65	8	3	10	29	1	0	10	26	.312	.348	.524	.872	109		3	0	3
1963	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	89	358	330	44	99	14	1	9	46	3	5	22	33	.300	.346	.430	.777	142		3	0	3
1964	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	135	549	511	69	131	18	4	24	89	3	3	27	75	.256	.291	.448	.739	229		1	3	7
1965	AAA	IL	Atlanta Crackers	96	351	317	40	80	11	1	6	33	2	3	30	34	.252	.317	.350	.667	111		1	1	2
1965	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Giants	46	190	176	21	38	5	2	0	11	1	0	11	29	.216	.265	.267	.532	47		1	1	1
1966	AAA	PCL	(+) Phoenix Giants	117	441	393	48	111	19	4	13	49	5	2	32	56	.282	.343	.450	.793	177		6	6	4
1966	AAA	PCL	(+) San Diego Padres	117	441	393	48	111	19	4	13	49	5	2	32	56	.282	.343	.450	.793	177		6	6	4
1967	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	123	474	437	62	126	22	5	7	65	2	4	27	61	.288	.330	.410	.739	179		3	1	6
1968	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	136	529	489	62	133	20	6	14	75	2	0	28	72	.272	.318	.423	.741	207		7	1	4
1969	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	51	155	141	18	36	5	0	5	19	0	0	13	20	.255	.316	.397	.713	56		0	0	1
1970	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	130	521	481	59	133	29	3	9	76	1	2	25	61	.277	.317	.405	.722	195		7	0	8
1971	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	90	337	319	49	92	16	4	12	49	1	1	13	34	.288	.320	.476	.797	152		3	0	2
1972	A	MIDW	Decatur Commodores	7	25	24	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.125	.160	.125	.285	3		1	0	0
Totals				1837	7160	6650	830	1859	312	51	171	894	68	34	388	634	.280	.321	.419	.740	2786	0	49	16	57	10

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1957	D	SOSL	Ardmore Cardinals	P	3						.000
1957	D	SOSL	Ardmore Cardinals	3B	122	134	240	33	22	.919	3.066
1958	AA	TL	Houston Buffalos	3B	141	127	277	38	30	.914	2.865
1958	AA	TL	Houston Buffalos	SS	12	16	21	3	1	.925	3.083
1959	AA	TL	Tulsa Oilers	2B	72	173	200	15	43	.961	5.181
1959	AA	TL	Tulsa Oilers	LF	30	52	3	1	0	.982	1.833
1959	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	3B	10	6	15	1	5	.955	2.100
1960	AAA	IL	Richmond Virginians	2B	34	80	88	6	18	.966	4.941
1960	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	3B	33	18	61	4	1	.952	2.394
1960	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	OF	22	29	4	1	0	.971	1.500
1960	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	2B	14	7	14	0	2	1.000	1.500
1961	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	2B	14	30	31	6	6	.910	4.357
1961	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	SS	14	21	44	4	9	.942	4.643
1961	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	3B	130	106	223	15	26	.956	2.531
1963	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	3B	68	53	118	7	14	.961	2.515
1963	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	OF	24	36	5	1	0	.976	1.708
1963	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	3B	19	14	27	12	3	.774	2.158
1963	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	2B	18	44	51	4	16	.960	5.278
1963	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	OF	18	33	3	0	0	1.000	2.000
1964	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	2B	26	49	61	3	13	.973	4.231
1964	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	OF	113	171	16	6	5	.969	1.655
1965	AAA	IL	Atlanta Crackers	OF	58	73	3	3	0	.962	1.310
1965	AAA	IL	Atlanta Crackers	3B	43	38	51	6	2	.937	2.070
1965	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Giants	2B	28	61	67	8	16	.941	4.571
1965	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Giants	3B	17	13	39	2	0	.963	3.059
1967	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	OF	80	162	4	9	2	.949	2.075
1967	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	3B	24	18	31	6	2	.891	2.042
1967	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	1B	2	13	2	2	1	.882	7.500
1967	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	2B	14	27	25	3	6	.945	3.714
1968	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	3B	7	4	8	0	0	1.000	1.714
1968	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	2B	4	5	8	1	1	.929	3.250
1968	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	1B	11	70	5	2	7	.974	6.818
1968	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	OF	109	184	4	4	0	.979	1.725
1969	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	OF	36	63	2	2	0	.970	1.806
1969	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	1B	1	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.000
1970	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	1B	99	826	55	6	76	.993	8.899
1970	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	OF	24	32	1	2	0	.943	1.375
1971	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	OF	58	102	1	6	0	.945	1.776
1971	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	1B	18	120	12	2	13	.985	7.333
1971	AAA	PCL	Phoenix Giants	3B	1	1	1	1	0	.667	2.000
1972	A	MIDW	Decatur Commodores	1B	6	64	5	1	2	.986	11.500
Totals					1577	3077	1827	226	342	.956	3.110

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1955	D	Kitty League	Paducah Chiefs	SLN
1956	D	Florida State League	Gainesville G-Men	SLN
1957	D	Sooner State League	Ardmore Cardinals	SLN
1958	AA	Texas League	Houston Buffalos	SLN
1959	AA	Texas League	Tulsa Oilers	SLN
1959	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1960	AA	Southern Association	Memphis Chicks	SLN
1960	AAA	International League	Richmond Virginians	NYA
1960	AAA	American Association 2	Houston Buffs	CHN
1961	AAA	American Association 2	Houston Buffs	CHN
1963	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Denver Bears	ML1
1963	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs	ML1
1964	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs	DET
1965	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Tacoma Giants	SFN
1965	AAA	International League	Atlanta Crackers	ML1
1966	AAA	Pacific Coast League	San Diego Padres	PHI
1966	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Phoenix Giants	SFN
1967	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Phoenix Giants	SFN
1968	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Phoenix Giants	SFN
1969	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Phoenix Giants	SFN
1970	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Phoenix Giants	SFN
1971	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Phoenix Giants	SFN
1972	A	Midwest League	Decatur Commodores	SFN

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