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Nathan
Knighten		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: December 9, 1922 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1949   
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
1947 24 DC KL $ 300,000   6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
1948 25 DC KL $ 1,157,143   6 6 6 2 3 3 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1949 26 DC KL $ 1,157,143   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1950 27 DC KL $ 1,342,857   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,342,857   6 6 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 24 DC KL 156 549 67 144 16 4 9 70 0 2 76 77 .262 .350 .355 .706 69.1 9.1
1948 25 DC KL 149 520 75 115 17 1 7 66 2 0 89 81 .221 .331 .298 .629 60.7 5.0
1949 26 DC KL 154 616 105 173 26 4 5 59 0 1 91 57 .281 .374 .360 .735 87.5 13.2
1950 27 DC KL 149 553 86 166 25 3 8 62 3 1 108 62 .300 .415 .400 .815 97.6 17.6
4 Years Sim 608 2238 333 598 84 12 29 257 5 4 364 277 .267 .369 .354 .723 314.8 44.8
162 Game Average 596 88 159 22 3 7 68 1 1 96 73 .267 .369 .354 .723 83.9  
Career Highs 156 616 105 173 26 4 9 70 3 2 108 81 .300 .415 .400 .815 97.6  
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   1438 228 399 52 6 19 159 4 3 262 161 .277 .388 .362 .749 221.1
vs LH   800 105 199 32 6 10 98 1 1 102 116 .249 .333 .341 .675 96.0
Home 306 1092 160 287 31 5 20 123 2 3 186 148 .263 .369 .355 .725 157.2
Away 302 1146 173 311 53 7 9 134 3 1 178 129 .271 .368 .353 .722 160.0
RISP   547 0 150 19 2 10 223 0 0 91 67 .274 .367 .371 .738 82.5
Pinch Hitting   22 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .273 .360 .318 .678 2.7
Close/Late   275 29 68 5 1 3 28 0 0 42 39 .247 .346 .305 .651 32.9
Mar/Apr 93 342 56 98 12 2 9 46 2 0 62 45 .287 .396 .412 .808 59.2
May 105 382 69 102 18 3 3 42 0 0 71 43 .267 .380 .353 .733 56.7
June 100 376 59 97 18 3 4 43 0 0 59 52 .258 .358 .354 .712 51.1
July 101 378 51 97 13 2 3 48 2 2 52 50 .257 .345 .325 .670 45.7
August 108 389 47 109 8 1 4 41 0 1 58 30 .280 .373 .337 .710 53.1
Sep/Oct 101 371 51 95 15 1 6 37 1 1 62 57 .256 .362 .350 .712 51.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 24 DC KL SS 148 146 1310.3 196 426 12 77 .981 4.27   8.6
    2B 5 0 11.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.45   0.0
1948 25 DC KL SS 81 80 705.3 100 233 10 35 .971 4.25   3.7
    2B 68 67 603.3 119 199 13 39 .961 4.74   2.1
1949 26 DC KL SS 150 145 1308.7 197 509 18 86 .975 4.86   7.4
    2B 3 1 11.0 1 3 2 1 .667 3.27   0.0
1950 27 DC KL SS 146 143 1279.3 203 424 16 82 .975 4.41   5.4
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  SS 525 514 4603.7 696 1592 56 280 .976 4.47   25.1
  2B 77 68 626.3 121 205 15 40 .956 4.68   2.1
Career Totals   602 582 5230.0 817 1797 71 320 .974 4.50   27.2
Career Highs   153 147 1321.3 219 512 23 87 .981 4.84    
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.
On-Base Pct
1950-8-.415
 Games
CAR-43-608
 At-Bats
1949-4-616
CAR-43-2238
 Singles
1949-5-138
1950-9-130
CAR-27-473
 Walks
1948-7-89
1949-6-91
1950-5-108
CAR-18-364
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 7
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26
 
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  1. Edmundo Rubio (948)
  2. Berny Romero (923)
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  4. Duane Lara (915)
  5. Loren Trull (908)
  6. Neville Desjardins (905)
  7. William Britt (902)
  8. Tyrone Prior (899)
  9. Lloyd Wall (895)
  10. Phillip Brun (891)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 196th overall pick, by DC in 1947
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/2/1947, off Earle Olivier (ISS)
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/30/1948 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
1/26/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration
9/11/1950: Signed a contract extension with DC, $3,500,000 per year, for 5 years
 
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