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Bobby
Knoop		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 175
 
Born: October 18, 1938 in Usa, IA, SIOUX CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1974   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 25 MIN AL     4 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6
1965 26 MIN AL     4 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5
1966 27 MIN AL     4 4 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 7 6 6 6 5 5
1967 28 MIN AL     4 4 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
1968 29 MIN AL     6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6
1969 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 6
1970 31 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6
1971 32 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1972 33 MIN AL $ 497,143   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6
1973 34 MIN AL $ 928,571   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
1974 35 MIN AL $ 928,571   6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5
1975 36 TAM AL $ 344,000   6 6 6 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 928,571   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1964 25 AA   126 329 36 88 10 3 6 27 3 6 47 61 .267 .359 .371 .730 44.9  
1965 26 AAA   135 495 51 117 11 2 13 55 3 10 53 87 .236 .310 .345 .656 53.3  
1966 27 AAA   136 498 69 141 15 3 16 58 4 6 73 91 .283 .375 .422 .796 79.8  
1967 28 AAA   136 516 65 138 15 3 16 64 3 3 69 100 .267 .354 .401 .755 75.7  
1968 29 AAA   135 509 56 130 18 0 12 55 8 7 55 102 .255 .328 .361 .690 61.8  
1969 30 MIN AL 126 376 51 99 6 1 7 38 3 2 34 85 .263 .327 .340 .667 41.0 6.1
1970 31 MIN AL 120 398 36 103 17 2 6 49 1 0 28 89 .259 .308 .357 .665 40.8 5.5
1971 32 MIN AL 93 199 22 53 10 0 2 27 1 1 17 37 .266 .330 .347 .677 21.7 2.9
1972 33 MIN AL 156 491 59 118 27 2 10 60 1 3 54 93 .240 .315 .365 .679 57.4 8.7
1973 34 MIN AL 153 557 66 136 26 4 5 44 3 1 37 87 .244 .291 .332 .624 47.9 1.9
1974 35 MIN AL 148 529 58 151 29 2 4 51 7 4 44 103 .285 .340 .371 .711 62.7 7.2
1975 36 AAA   120 398 57 120 15 1 12 55 8 2 36 77 .302 .359 .435 .794 61.5  
6 Years Sim 796 2550 292 660 115 11 34 269 16 11 214 494 .259 .317 .353 .670 271.5 32.3
5 Years AAA 662 2416 298 646 74 9 69 287 26 28 286 457 .267 .346 .391 .737 332.0  
1 Years AA 126 329 36 88 10 3 6 27 3 6 47 61 .267 .358 .371 .729 44.9  
6 Years Minors 788 2745 334 734 84 12 75 314 29 34 333 518 .267 .347 .389 .736 377.0  
162 Game Average 518 59 134 23 2 6 54 3 2 43 100 .259 .317 .353 .670 55.3  
Career Highs 156 557 66 151 29 4 10 60 7 4 54 103 .285 .340 .371 .711 62.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1668 179 405 59 5 21 174 10 7 128 363 .243 .297 .322 .619 159.8
vs LH   882 113 255 56 6 13 95 6 4 86 131 .289 .354 .410 .764 124.1
Home 400 1230 139 323 61 6 13 133 5 6 112 240 .263 .324 .354 .678 140.4
Away 396 1320 153 337 54 5 21 136 11 5 102 254 .255 .310 .352 .662 143.5
RISP   608 0 155 25 2 8 215 0 0 63 128 .255 .321 .342 .663 69.5
Pinch Hitting   88 13 24 3 0 2 18 0 0 11 17 .273 .354 .375 .729 12.1
Close/Late   319 30 78 12 0 3 35 0 0 37 60 .245 .322 .310 .632 33.9
Mar/Apr 134 438 48 123 24 2 7 47 2 1 36 87 .281 .335 .393 .727 56.5
May 161 545 50 131 17 1 3 52 6 0 43 120 .240 .299 .292 .591 48.6
June 133 433 54 113 17 3 11 57 1 2 41 75 .261 .325 .390 .715 55.0
July 117 362 55 98 18 2 6 44 1 1 29 67 .271 .327 .381 .708 44.1
August 124 381 41 99 18 0 5 35 4 2 19 75 .260 .296 .346 .642 37.6
Sep/Oct 127 391 44 96 21 3 2 34 2 5 46 70 .246 .325 .330 .655 42.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1969 30 MIN AL 2B 16 8 82.7 15 26 1 6 .976 4.46   0.2
1970 31 MIN AL 2B 13 9 91.0 11 37 1 4 .980 4.75   0.4
    RF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
1971 32 MIN AL 2B 20 12 117.0 14 41 2 5 .965 4.23   0.3
    SS 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1972 33 MIN AL 2B 156 153 1312.0 282 530 18 131 .978 5.57   4.5
1973 34 MIN AL 2B 151 148 1281.7 327 593 17 134 .982 6.46   4.7
    SS 1 1 9.0 2 6 2 2 .800 8.00   0.0
1974 35 MIN AL 2B 145 139 1206.3 292 546 16 133 .981 6.25   7.1
  2B 501 469 4090.7 941 1773 55 413 .980 5.97   17.3
  SS 3 1 11.7 2 6 2 2 .800 6.17   0.0
  RF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   506 470 4108.3 944 1779 57 415 .979 5.97   17.3
Career Highs   156 153 1312.0 329 599 19 136 .981 6.47    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1970 31 MIN AL 4 13 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .385 .385 .538 .923
Career Post-Season Batting 4 13 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .385 .385 .538 .923
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1972-10-156
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Bill Doran (974)
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  4. Bob Johnson (965)
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  6. Tom Brookens (962)
  7. Al Kozar (961)
  8. Jerry Lumpe (958)
  9. Mickey Haslin (956)
  10. Derrel Thomas (954)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Montreal in 1954
Injured on 4/13/1955 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 8/30/1957 with a Stiff Neck, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/28/1958 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Montreal to St. Louis on 5/1/1959 (Going to STL: SS Ron Samford. Going to MON: RF Dale Mitchell)
Injured on 6/12/1959 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks
Drafted in 4th round, 70th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1964
Injured on 4/22/1966 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/3/1969, off Joe Coleman (LAD)
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $497,143 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 5/10/1972
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $928,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $928,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/3/1974 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1974
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 4/2/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $344,000 per year
9/22/1975: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
 
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