Jeff McKnight
Jefferson Alan McKnight
Born: February 18, 1963
Conway, AR US
Deceased: March 1, 2015
Bee Branch, AR US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, P, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 28 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
Draft: Round 2 (1983 January Secondary Draft, New York Mets)
School: Westark Community College
Career: 1983-1998
Major League Statistics
Jeff McKnight compiled a career batting average of .266 with 34 home runs and 390 RBI in his 1059-game career with the Little Falls Mets, Columbia Mets, Lynchburg Mets, Jackson Mets, Tidewater Tides, Rochester Red Wings, Norfolk Tides, Columbia Mules and Newark Bears. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
 Little Falls Mets |
 Columbia Mets |
 Lynchburg Mets |
 Jackson Mets |
 Tidewater Tides |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Columbia Mules |
 Newark Bears |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | 39 | 131 | 115 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | .217 | .308 | .261 | .569 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 95 | 280 | 251 | 31 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 17 | .255 | .326 | .315 | .641 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 49 | 186 | 150 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | .220 | .341 | .273 | .614 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 67 | 183 | 159 | 26 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 18 | .264 | .350 | .333 | .683 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 132 | 562 | 469 | 71 | 118 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 58 | .252 | .354 | .341 | .695 | 160 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 87 | 214 | 184 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | .255 | .338 | .359 | .697 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 16 | 64 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .203 | .266 | .356 | .622 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 113 | 385 | 345 | 36 | 88 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 32 | .255 | .323 | .313 | .636 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 116 | 509 | 425 | 84 | 106 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 56 | .249 | .368 | .367 | .735 | 156 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 100 | 390 | 339 | 56 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 59 | .280 | .352 | .422 | .774 | 143 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 22 | 96 | 81 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | .383 | .469 | .556 | 1.024 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 102 | 406 | 352 | 43 | 108 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 52 | .307 | .395 | .406 | .801 | 143 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 8 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .346 | .400 | .385 | .785 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | 44 | 196 | 170 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | .294 | .357 | .394 | .751 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 10 | 42 | 31 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .387 | .548 | .452 | .999 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1000 | 3674 | 3156 | 458 | 840 | 156 | 19 | 34 | 390 | 38 | 25 | 450 | 398 | .266 | .356 | .360 | .716 | 1136 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 22 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | SS | 38 | 43 | 72 | 16 | 15 | .878 | 3.026 |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | OF | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 1B | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 2B | 28 | 66 | 65 | 3 | 18 | .978 | 4.679 |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | SS | 28 | 28 | 70 | 14 | 9 | .875 | 3.500 |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 3B | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .714 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 3B | 8 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 2.250 |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 1.200 |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 2B | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 3B | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.250 |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | OF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | SS | 31 | 35 | 83 | 10 | 16 | .922 | 3.806 |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | SS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | OF | 27 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.259 |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 1B | 19 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 2.895 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | SS | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | OF | 49 | 81 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .934 | 1.735 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 2B | 42 | 89 | 93 | 9 | 18 | .953 | 4.333 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 1B | 32 | 213 | 18 | 1 | 14 | .996 | 7.219 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 3B | 21 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | .938 | 2.143 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | OF | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 3B | 8 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .962 | 3.125 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 2B | 51 | 73 | 99 | 8 | 21 | .956 | 3.373 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 3B | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | SS | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .933 | 4.667 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | OF | 20 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.150 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 1B | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 1B | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 3B | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | OF | 49 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .947 | 1.102 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 2B | 37 | 56 | 104 | 6 | 23 | .964 | 4.324 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | SS | 18 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 5 | .925 | 2.722 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 1B | 12 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .970 | 5.417 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 1B | 76 | 584 | 47 | 3 | 55 | .995 | 8.303 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | OF | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.143 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | SS | 28 | 29 | 53 | 7 | 12 | .921 | 2.929 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 2B | 25 | 34 | 56 | 4 | 8 | .957 | 3.600 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 3B | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.900 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 51 | 79 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .956 | 1.686 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 40 | 54 | 130 | 9 | 28 | .953 | 4.600 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 12 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .988 | 6.667 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 7 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 4.714 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 14 | 21 | 39 | 4 | 5 | .938 | 4.286 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | OF | 60 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .982 | 1.817 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 1B | 30 | 212 | 21 | 6 | 12 | .975 | 7.767 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 2B | 17 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 11 | .985 | 3.882 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2B | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.500 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 1B | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | SS | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | .920 | 3.833 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | 2B | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 3.800 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | 3B | 27 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 2 | .887 | 2.333 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | 1B | 12 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .992 | 9.917 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 3B | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 3.000 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 2B | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1059 | 2470 | 1327 | 153 | 333 | .961 | 3.585 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Little Falls Mets | NYN | ||
| 1984 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Mets | NYN | ||
| 1985 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Mets | NYN | ||
| 1985 | A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Mets | NYN | ||
| 1986 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN | ||
| 1987 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1997 | Ind | Heartland League | Columbia Mules | |||
| 1998 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | June 16, 1998 | July 22, 1998 |
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