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The big number is this season's NUT, his total production against league average, with its letter grade. Below that are his season and career lines, recent form over 7, 14 and 30 days, game logs, and percentile ranks against every qualified player. NUT is built on the advanced hitting and pitching stats analysts trust, with defense left out, so the number reflects what the player controls.

Ray Knight 2026 Season · DET

Career: .271/.321/.390, 84 HR, 1311 H in 1495 games.

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Ray Knight

#22

3B · DET

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-2.9Career NUT

+2.9 to Average

Career

.271AVG84HR595RBI1311H490R14SB

R/R · 6' 2", 190 lb · b. Dec 28, 1952 · Albany, GA · Draft 1970 (10th Rd, #231)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1974	21	CIN	—	14	12	11	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.250	.273	.091	.523	.222
1977	24	CIN	-0.2	80	103	92	8	24	5	1	1	13	9	0	1	16	1	1	1	1	0	.261	.324	.370	.109	.694	.303
1978	25	CIN	—	83	68	65	7	13	3	0	1	4	3	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.235	.292	.092	.527	.235
1979	26	CIN	+1.5	150	604	551	64	175	37	4	10	79	38	3	4	57	4	4	8	4	20	.318	.360	.454	.136	.814	.335
1980	27	CIN	-0.5	162	667	618	71	163	39	7	14	78	36	4	9	62	1	2	4	5	24	.264	.307	.417	.153	.724	.273
1981	28	CIN	-0.1	106	429	386	43	100	23	1	6	34	33	4	3	51	2	4	3	3	18	.259	.322	.370	.111	.692	.283
1982	29	HOU	+0.3	158	676	609	72	179	36	6	6	70	48	5	9	58	2	5	13	1	16	.294	.344	.402	.108	.746	.310
1983	30	HOU	+1.0	145	567	507	43	154	36	4	9	70	42	4	9	62	0	3	11	3	17	.304	.355	.444	.140	.799	.324
1984	31	HOU	-1.8	88	297	278	15	62	10	0	2	29	14	1	1	30	0	3	4	0	4	.223	.259	.281	.058	.540	.240
1984	31	NYM	-0.1	27	101	93	13	26	4	0	1	6	7	1	1	13	0	0	0	0	1	.280	.337	.355	.075	.692	.316
1984	31	TOT	-1.8	115	398	371	28	88	14	0	3	35	21	2	2	43	0	3	4	0	5	.237	.279	.299	.062	.578	.258
1985	32	NYM	-1.5	90	290	271	22	59	12	0	6	36	13	1	1	32	1	1	5	0	17	.218	.252	.328	.110	.580	.223
1986	33	NYM	+0.9	137	541	486	51	145	24	2	11	76	40	4	2	63	2	1	8	3	19	.298	.351	.424	.126	.775	.319
1987	34	BAL	-1.3	150	609	563	46	144	24	0	14	65	39	6	3	90	0	0	1	0	16	.256	.310	.373	.117	.683	.283
1988	35	DET	-1.4	105	327	299	34	65	12	2	3	33	20	3	0	30	1	1	3	2	12	.217	.271	.301	.084	.572	.230
Career	—	13 yrs	-2.9	1495	5291	4829	490	1311	266	27	84	595	343	36	43	579	14	25	61	22	169	.271	.321	.390	.119	.711	.290

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NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Knight's career NUT of -2.9

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.5

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NUT by Season

-0.2

+1.5

-0.5

-0.1

+0.3

+1.0

-1.8

-1.5

+0.9

-1.3

-1.4

Awards

1979Reds Ernie Lombardi MVP Award

1980NL All-Star

1982NL All-Star · Astros Most Valuable Player

1983The Hutch Award

1986World Series Championship · Willie Mays World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award

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