Bill Kay vs. Ray Knight — Career Comparison

Bill Kay
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Ray Knight
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Kay and Ray Knight are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Kay posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.333 vs .326) and batting average (.333 vs .271). Ray Knight had the advantage in home run production (84 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Kay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Kay and Ray Knight

Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1495
169.53
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5291
600
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
600
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4829
547.61
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1311
148.67
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
180
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
934
105.92
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
30.16
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.06
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.53
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
42.75
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
71.42
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577.65
65.51
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
230
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1883
213.53
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1690
191.65
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
55.57
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
67.47
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
113.51
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.8
87.97
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605.65
68.68
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.08
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
38.9
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.88
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
110
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
579
65.66
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
5.45
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
9.14
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.49
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.92
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
169
19.16
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.59
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.84
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.42
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.9
35.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Kay and Ray Knight

Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.07
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1397
1.15
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1220
1
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32782
27
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10927.1
9
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.69
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3669
3.02
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1858
1.53
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.11
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5658
4.66
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5527
4.55
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.68
97.68
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.956
3.956
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.33
87.33
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.35
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0