P Buddy McKnight #12
Providence Crabs PBE
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
11/20/2026
BNN Index | PBE | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BUDDY MCKNIGHT #12 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
44 6 4-6 3 5.11 68.2 68 14 39 40 1.56 -1.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 42 40 44 42
Movement 53 53 53 53
Control 51 51 51 51
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 48 48
Curveball 53 53
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 51
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 42
Defense 82
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/20/2026 @ NYV Loss, 2-7 X 5.2 7 6 6 3 2 Loss
10/15/2026 @ FL Loss, 0-5 X 4.1 4 5 5 2 2 Loss
10/07/2026 NYV Loss, 2-13 X 4.2 9 6 6 3 2 Loss
10/01/2026 UTA Loss, 3-5 X 5.1 2 3 3 5 1 Loss
09/27/2026 @ OBX Loss, 4-7 X 3.2 5 6 4 3 1 Loss
09/21/2026 FL Loss, 2-3 X 4.2 6 3 3 1 5 Loss
09/15/2026 SAS Win, 6-3 0.2 2 0 0 1 1
09/12/2026 OBX Win, 5-4 0.2 0 0 0 4 1 Win
09/11/2026 OBX Loss, 2-5 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
09/07/2026 @ FL Loss, 0-9 2.0 5 3 3 0 2
Birthday:12/04/1997
Born in:Hendersonville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:-
PRO BASEBALL EXPERIENCE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 44 6 4 6 3 5.11 68.2 68 41 39 14 39 40 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 0 100.0 38 26 14.16 8.91 5.24 5.11 6.45 1.56 148 -1.2 .257        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 130 36 13 0 6 18 20 22 2 0 1 .277 .373 .515 .888      
vs. RHB 131 32 9 1 8 23 19 18 1 1 0 .244 .338 .511 .849      
PRO BASEBALL EXPERIENCE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 8 0 0 0 1 3.24 8.1 4 3 3 1 4 6  
June 5 0 0 0 0 5.40 6.2 5 4 4 2 4 5  
July 10 0 2 0 0 0.00 12.0 8 0 0 0 3 6  
August 9 0 1 0 2 0.00 7.1 5 0 0 0 6 5  
September 8 2 1 2 0 7.53 14.1 24 14 12 3 9 11  
October 4 4 0 4 0 9.00 20.0 22 20 20 8 13 7  
Last Year 25 25 6 15 0 4.74 146.1 148 82 77 16 68 73  
Career 177 60 21 32 3 4.86 616.2 661 352 333 72 281 445  
Home 24 3 3 3 1 3.75 36.0 35 15 15 3 18 19  
Road 20 3 1 3 2 6.61 32.2 33 26 24 11 21 21  
Grass 43 6 4 6 3 5.16 68.0 67 41 39 14 38 39  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 1  
Night 44 6 4 6 3 5.11 68.2 68 41 39 14 39 40  
As Starter 6 6 0 6 0 8.58 28.1 33 29 27 9 17 13  
As Reliever / Substitution 38 0 4 0 3 2.68 40.1 35 12 12 5 22 27  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Providence - PBE 19 17 17 7 7 0 4.64 114.1 126 67 59 11 40 86 2 1 1.45 .320 4.47 1.3 93
2017 Outer Banks - PBE 19 4 4 1 1 0 3.38 29.1 30 11 11 4 10 26 1 0 1.36 .317 4.82 0.2 128
2017 Total - PBE 19 21 21 8 8 0 4.39 143.2 156 78 70 15 50 112 3 1 1.43 .320 4.54 1.6 100
2018 Outer Banks - PBE 20 21 8 2 3 0 5.72 89.2 105 59 57 10 39 85 0 0 1.61 .352 4.34 0.7 73
2019 Outer Banks - PBE 21 3 0 0 0 0 0.96 9.1 7 1 1 0 2 13 0 0 0.96 .350 1.59 0.3 331
2020 Outer Banks - PBE 22 21 0 0 0 0 4.23 55.1 60 27 26 6 25 46 0 0 1.54 .325 4.74 -0.2 99
2021 Outer Banks - PBE 23 16 0 1 0 0 3.89 44.0 42 19 19 3 22 38 0 0 1.45 .298 4.02 0.3 110
2022 Outer Banks - PBE 24 17 0 0 0 0 6.80 49.0 60 37 37 8 29 34 0 0 1.82 .325 5.88 -0.8 61
2023 Outer Banks - PBE 25 9 0 0 0 0 5.91 10.2 15 8 7 0 7 4 0 0 2.06 .349 4.81 -0.0 72
2025 Providence - PBE 27 25 25 6 15 0 4.74 146.1 148 82 77 16 68 73 1 0 1.48 .274 5.38 0.2 91
2026 Providence - PBE 28 44 6 4 6 3 5.11 68.2 68 41 39 14 39 40 0 0 1.56 .257 6.45 -1.2 85
Total PBE 177 60 21 32 3 4.86 616.2 661 352 333 72 281 445 4 1 1.53 .306 4.97 0.7 93
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Outer Banks - PBE 19 2 1 1 1 0 8.10 6.2 9 7 6 0 6 7 0 0 2.25 .391 0.00 0.0 0
Total PBE 2 1 1 1 0 8.10 6.2 9 7 6 0 6 7 0 0 2.25 .391 4.19 53.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Providence - MLB P 17 17 11 10 4 22 1 .955 114.1 1.65 +0.4 1.000
2017 Outer Banks - MLB P 4 4 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 29.1 0.61 +0.1 1.000
2018 Outer Banks - MLB P 21 8 8 6 1 15 1 .933 89.2 1.41 +0.3 1.025
2019 Outer Banks - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
2020 Outer Banks - MLB P 21 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 55.1 0.98 +0.0 1.031
2021 Outer Banks - MLB P 16 0 8 4 0 12 0 1.000 44.0 2.45 -0.1 1.007
2022 Outer Banks - MLB P 17 0 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 49.0 1.47 -0.2 1.019
2023 Outer Banks - MLB P 8 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 +0.0 1.005
2025 Providence - MLB P 25 25 5 23 0 28 0 1.000 146.1 1.72 +0.1 1.043
2026 Providence - MLB P 44 6 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 68.2 1.31 +0.2 1.136
TOTAL P 176 60 36 68 6 106 2 .981 616.2 1.52 +0.9 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
03/18/2017 Named the #26 prospect in the PBE
05/25/2017 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Death Valley Scorpions with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/25/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Pro Baseball Experience All-Star Game.
08/18/2017 Was traded by the Providence Crabs to the Outer Banks Aviators along with a 2018 2nd round pick and a 2018 3rd round pick in exchange for RP Ricky Vaughn.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (51); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 51 (51).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (51); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 51 (51).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (38); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 51 (51).
07/22/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Pro Baseball Experience All-Star Game.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (38); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 51 (51).
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Pro Baseball Experience All-Star Game.
07/26/2021 Wins the PBE PBE Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (38); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 51 (51).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (38); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 51 (51).
10/24/2023 Retired from professional baseball.
05/15/2025 Returned from retirement.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (47); Movement: 53 (53); Control: 51 (51).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 25 4
Year L Rank
2025 15 4
Year HLD Rank
2021 1 8
Year BB Rank
2017 50 8
2025 68 4
Year WP Rank
2018 7 6
Year BABIP Rank
2025 .274 9
Year H/9 Rank
2017 9.77 10
Year K/9 Rank
2017 7.02 6
Year GF Rank
2026 26 5
Year QSP Rank
2017 .571 8
Year CG Rank
2017 3 6
2025 1 9
Year CGP Rank
2017 .143 5
2025 .040 10
Year SHO Rank
2017 1 6
Year GB% Rank
2017 0.56 1
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