Billy Beane vs. Joe Knight — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Knight
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Joe Knight posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. Joe Knight posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Knight had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Joe Knight

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
133
145.89
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
505
553.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
66
125.71
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
171.12
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
126.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
14
26.67
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.78
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
32.38
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
44.97
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.73
89.65
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
89
169.52
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
233.64
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
217.18
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.24
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
146.98
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.35
96.91
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
41.68
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.58
16.58
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
18.65
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Joe Knight

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.02
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3534
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.73
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.66
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.09
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.64
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.91
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0